Another free day in Carlisle so I decided to visit Housesteads, one of the Roman fort museums about halfway along the Wall. My chosen route involved taking a train, a bus, and a 3.5 mile walk along Hadrian’s Wall to get there. The Sill/Once Brewed > Housesteads, 3.5m I was sooo excited to see the … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 4

Today is my Carlisle Sightseeing Day. A beautiful sunny morning as I left the hotel, turned the corner and entered the cathedral close. I knew it was close by as they were practicing bell ringing for an hour last night (!). Fortunately it was melodic, not ear-splitting 🙂 Carlisle Cathedral circa 1133 Voted the ‘Nation’s … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 3

Another view of my walk. Luckily I found accommodation enroute in all places but one so won’t have to do any of the tangents listed Day 2: Burgh > Bowness-on-Solway, 8.9 miles I took advantage of the dry morning and called for a cab at 7:30am to take me back to Burgh to walk west … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 2

This morning I took the train from Newcastle west to Carlisle, my base for the next few nights. As the forecast seemed dry-ish for the next few hours (rain is predicted all week) I decided to get a head start on tomorrow’s walk by doing the last half today so I dropped my bag at … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path, Day 1

Time for another long-distance walk! This time I’m doing the Hadrian’s Wall Path: 84 miles coast to coast across northern England. I’m currently in the ending city of Newcastle (it was the easiest airport to fly into) with a day of sightseeing planned, then tomorrow I’ll head west to Carlisle to get ready for the … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path, Day 0