The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre
The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre is in Henshaw, Northumberland, England. The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre is situated nearby to the planetarium Stargazing, as well as near the hamlet Once Brewed.- Email: enquiries@nnpa.org.uk
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Address: Eastburn, South Park, Hexham, NE47 7AN
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sycamore Gap tree and Twice Brewed.
Sycamore Gap tree
Photo: Clementp1986, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sycamore Gap tree, also known as the Robin Hood tree, was a 120-year-old sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. Sycamore Gap tree is situated 4,100 feet northeast of The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre.
Twice Brewed
Pub
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Twice Brewed is a pub, which is situated 540 feet west of The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre.
Vindolanda
Fort
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it pre-dated. Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD. Vindolanda is situated 1¼ miles east of The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Once Brewed and Haltwhistle.
Once Brewed
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Once Brewed is a village in Northumberland, England. It lies on the Military Road. A motorist arriving over the B6318 from the east will see the place name shield "Once Brewed", while those coming from the west will read "Twice Brewed".
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 southwest of The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre.
The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre
- Category: tourism
- Location: Henshaw, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99591° or 54° 59′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.3882° or 2° 23′ 18″ westOperator
Northumberland National Park AuthorityOpen location code
9C6VXJW6+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 5001780252OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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Highlights include Stargazing and Peel Gap.
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