Walltown National Park Centre

Walltown National Park Centre is a café in Thirlwall, Northumberland, England. Walltown National Park Centre is situated nearby to Walltown Quarry, as well as near Roman Army Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Magnis and Milecastle 46.

Magnis

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Magnis or Magna was a Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain. Its ruins are now known as Carvoran Roman Fort and are located near Carvoran, Northumberland, in northern England. Magnis is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Walltown National Park Centre.

Milecastle 46

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle 46 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 46 is situated 1,300 feet west of Walltown National Park Centre.

Thirlwall Castle

Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thirlwall Castle is a 12th-century castle in Northumberland, England, on the bank of the River Tipalt close to the village of Greenhead and approximately 20 miles west of Hexham. Thirlwall Castle is situated 3,100 feet west of Walltown National Park Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilsland and Haltwhistle.

Gilsland

Village

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 2 miles west of Walltown National Park Centre.

Haltwhistle

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.

Plenmeller

Locality

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107. Plenmeller is situated 3½ miles southeast of Walltown National Park Centre.

Walltown National Park Centre

Type: Café
Location: Thirlwall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.98663° or 54° 59′ 12″ north

Longitude

-2.51952° or 2° 31′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C6VXFPJ+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1024847171

OpenStreetMap feature

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