Hadrian’s Wall Campsite
Hadrian’s Wall Campsite is a campsite in Henshaw, Northumberland, England. Hadrian’s Wall Campsite is situated nearby to the archaeological site Mare and Foal, as well as near the mountain saddle Caw Gap.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Milecastle 41.
Hadrian’s Wall
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadrian's Wall was built by the Roman Empire to protect their territory in England from the Pictish tribes of Scotland. It was built relatively quickly from 122 AD, with associated castles and forts, and stretches for 73 miles from the Tyne estuary on the east coast to Solway Firth on the west coast.
Milecastle 41
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 41 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 41 is situated 4,200 feet north of Hadrian’s Wall Campsite.
Milecastle 42
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 42 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 42 is situated 1 mile northwest of Hadrian’s Wall Campsite.
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 2 miles southwest of Hadrian’s Wall Campsite.
Hadrian’s Wall Campsite
- Type: Campsite
- Categories: tourism and camping
- Location: Henshaw, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.986° or 54° 59′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.42146° or 2° 25′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C6VXHPH+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 780859240OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=camp_site
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Highlights include Mare and Foal and Caw Gap.
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