Wallsend on Tyne as the name states is the east end of Hadrian's Wall with a piece of wall being in the Swan Hunter Shipyard on the river side. On demolishing the shipyard workers terraced home recently the remains of a Roman Settlement were found.  SEGEDUNUM Roman Fort, Baths & Museum is now fully excavated and open to view along with a reconstructed piece of wall as it would have been in AD 410 when the Romans withdrew and returned to Rome. This site is easily accessed from the Tyneside, Metro Rapid Transit system.

Photos by Graeme Peacock

Built in stone and some 73 miles long and 5 metres high it was a great feat of engineering and the Roman Empire. There are also many forts, museums, temples and other remains of the Wall in Northumberland the best being between Hexham and Haltwhistle on the north side of the Tyne valley.

Along the aptly named Military Road from Chollerford to Greenhead, from which the buried remains are obvious to the eye on either side of the road.

Chester's Roman Fort

A Roman Cavalry Fort built to accommodate 500 men. Located near the north Tyne and has a bath house with a sauna and flushing toilets. The visitor’s centre includes a collection of sculptures and Roman inscriptions.

Housesteads Roman Fort 

North of Bardon Mill, the walls of a complete Roman Fort, actually on Hadrian's Wall , visible are a hospital and flushing latrines The museum Visitor’s Centre make this an ideal stop to view the majestic border scenery from the wall.

Roman Vindolanda 

Also near Bardon Mill and Housesteads, this Fort and civilian settlement has a full size reconstruction of a section of Hadrian's Wall and Roman temple with a museum with rare Roman writing instruments leathers, textiles, pottery artifacts. The shop and country restaurant are facilities worthy of an extended break in ones journey.

Roman Army Museum

Near Greenhead there is a museum of Roman Military life with life size models and audio-visual shows, it provides a unique insight into the daily life of a Roman soldier based on Hadrian's Wall.

Birdoswald Roman Fort

Built into the structure of Hadrian's Wall the existence of prior turf wall can be seen, visitors Centre and Tea Room complete the Educational visit.  Tel: 016977-476-02  birdoswald@dial.pipex.com  

Hadrian's Wall Bus 

Runs from Hexham to Carlisle stopping at all the Roman Sites along the Wall, ideal for Back Packers to access the out of the way places. Tel: 01434-344-777