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.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 1 mile 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 630 feet northwest 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
- Type: Commerce
- Location: Henshaw, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99493° or 54° 59′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.38822° or 2° 23′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C6VXJV6+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 491534183OpenStreetMap feature
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