Hadrian's Wall - Lomond Walking Holidays, Scotland

The Hadrian’s Wall path is a new national Trail linking the east and west coasts of northern England, close to the Scottish Border. Following the route of the historic Hadrian’s wall for much of it’s length the path traces a route from the Solway Firth to the heart of the city of Newcastle. Our guided trek is broken in to 6 stages of between 12 and 15 miles.

Opened in May 2003 this is destined to become a popular trail steeped in ancient history and passing through rustic scenery littered with archaeological sites.

Our package is an all inclusive one including mini-bus support, bag transfer and all meals.

We begin our walk on the Solway Firth, and finish with a stroll along the River Tyne and the heart of industrial Newcastle before reaching Segednum Fort at Wallsend.

We do the walk west to east as the prevailing wind tends to blow from the west and on wet and windy days its best to have the wind behind you!

A detailed guidebook: Hadrian’s Wall Path by Anthony Burton and published by Aurum is available from bookshops and via the internet.

The walk begins with a leisurely stroll along the Solway Firth, a vast area of saltmarshes and peat bogs harbouring a wide variety of wildlife. Much of the days section is on roads which gives easy but hard conditions underfoot. We finish in the city of Carlisle.

On leaving Carlisle we cross the Eden Valley and head through a number of small villages and open arable land before beginning to climb towards Banks and some of the better preserved sections of the wall. Thanks to the efforts of John Clayton the central sections are well preserved. He purchased many farms in the area and prevented stone being removed from the wall for building purposes.

This is the highest and wildest section of the walk. There are again many examples of well preserved stretches of wall and forts. The section between Steel Rigg and Housesteads is particularly well preserved and referred to by Archaeologists as the ‘Clayton Wall’. We finish at Housesteads Fort.

The section to Portgate and the crossing point of the A68 Trunk Road begins in bleak moorland but through the day, as we follow a path alongside the B6318, the scenery gradually begins to change as we head east and descend to cross the River North Tyne. We pass Limestone corner, a point on the wall where the wall stands on a limestone outcrop with a ditch dug through solid rock to the north.

Today’s section again follows the remains of the wall and the B6318 for much of the day. After passing through the village of Heddon on the Wall we head south to walk beside the River Tyne finishing the walk at the Tyne Riverside Country Park on the outskirts of the city of Newcastle.

The final section is along the banks of the Tyne through the very heart of industrial Newcastle and to the finish of the path at the Segednum Fort at Wallsend. The wall on this section has all but been obliterated by the development of the city through the centuries.

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2005 Dates & Prices
10 - 15 April (Sunday - Friday) 26 June – 1 July (Sunday - Friday) 31 July – 5 August (Sunday - Friday) 23 - 28 October (Sunday - Friday)
Hostel (Full board)	£379
Guest House / Hotel (Full board)	£495

Long Distance Paths / Treks

These are particularly suited to those who do not have much walking experience in Scotland. The holidays consist of 5 - 7 days walking across the heart of the Scottish Highlands encompassing the best scenery on offer. The all inclusive packages include luggage transfer by mini-bus, all meals, experienced guides and quality accommodation. If walkers require a rest day / half day they can simply travel in the support vehicle. (Grade 1 or 2). Packed lunches also included in price.

Lomond Walking Holidays

Hadrian's Wall Path

(Grade 2)

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