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Haltwhistle is located in the geographic
center of Britain, and is the closest town to some of the most popular
attractions on Hadrian's Wall in the Northumberland National Park. If you love
to hike, or history, or both, you'll love this countryside with its sweeping
moors and wooded areas. Getting here is fairly easy by train. The historic
railway is still in use today Newcastle and Carlisle, on the eastern and
western borders.
Built under the orders of Roman Emperor
Hadrian in 122 AD, Hadrian's Wall is the most significant pile of stones in the
United Kingdom. Spanning 73 miles of northern England, Northumberland holds the
longest stretch of it and it rises and plunges across some of the county's most
staggering landscapes.
Hadrian's Wall was one of the largest
architectural projects of the ancient world. Various Roman forts scattered
along the wall take you back to the Roman Empire, including excavation sites,
ancient temples, and bathhouses that sit before a backdrop of beautiful
landscapes.
Why was an empire based in Italy interested
in controlling a region as far north as Britain? Simply put, Rome's leaders
wanted the natural resources found in the area. With the various Celtic
kingdoms in Britain constantly warring and shifting alliances, Rome was able to
take advantage of the instability to establish a new Roman province — in the
area we now know as England and Wales.
Following abuse by Roman officials, Queen
Boudicca of the local Iceni people raised an army and attacked Roman London in
the 60s AD. When the Roman emperor Hadrian toured Britannia sixty years later,
he ordered the construction of the wall that would bear his name. The
Learn more about the Roman empire with these unit studies:
Pick up activities and worksheets to augment your real or virtual trip in the unit study bundle below!
YES! I want 122 pages of FUN STUDIES!
- o Introduction & Geography of England
- o Portsmouth
- o The Mary Rose & naval archaeology
- o London
- o The British Museum & archaeology
- o The Wallace Collection & medieval history
- o The Tower of London / London Bridge & the Tudors
- o Buckingham Palace & royalty
- o Victoria and Albert Museum & medieval art
- o Thames / Globe Theater & Shakespeare
- o Sherlock Holmes Museum & British Literature
- o Abbey Road & British Invasion
- o Leeds
- o Royal Armouries & middle ages
- o York
- o Jorvik & Vikings
- o York Castle & archaeology
- o Haltwhistle
- o Hadrian’s Wall & ancient Celts
- o Vindolanda & archaeology
- o Alnwick
- o Alnwick Castle & architecture
- o Poison Garden & herbs
- o Barter Books & WW2 history
- o Alnmouth
- o North Sea & train history
- o Newcastle o Segedunum & ancient Romans
- o Tips & Tricks for Travelling in England
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