Hadrians Wall Path Walking Holiday Highlights
in Northern England
Relaxed Paced
in 6 Days
5 nights and 4 days walking
Day to Day Itinerary
Hadrians Wall Path Walking Holiday Highlights
Relaxed Paced
6 day Itinerary
4 days walking and 5 nights
Walking Holiday in Northern England
from Wall to Newtown
Walk the highlights of Hadrian’s Wall Path, one of England’s long distance walking trails, in the far North of England from Wall to Newtown.
This highlights of Hadrian’s Wall Path is 33 miles/ 53kms of way-marked long-distance walking trail. This hiking tour can be walked in either direction.
This English self-guided walking holiday hikes through some of the highlights of Roman Britain thanks to Emperor Hadrian and his wall. The Hadrian’s Wall Path is a great introduction to walking holidays in UK. The Hadrian’s Wall Path tour walks through some of Northern England’s most historic landscapes full of wildlife and Roman heritage.
Hadrian’s Wall Path is one of UK’s National Walking Trails.
This walking holiday begins at Wall and ends in Newtown. All along the route there are Roman remains to visit and interesting countryside to enjoy. This walking holiday is great hiking for visitors to the UK as it offers a taste of England’s ancient history.
The hiking route is a great first walking holiday as it is fairly easy walking and offers a wealth of interesting places to visit en-route.
Our Hadrians Wall Path Walking Holiday Highlights connects with:
St Oswald’s Way at Wall
Our self-guided walking holidays are designed with your comfort and enjoyment in mind and can be tailor-made to your own personal requirements.
The routes are clearly way-marked to provide reassurance on your hiking vacation.
We use a selection of guest houses, inns or small hotels with en-suite or private bathroom to ensure you are well rested each night after a busy day hiking and sightseeing. Rest assured that all our accommodation walking holiday providers are hand-picked and offer you that famous British hospitality.
Special diets can be catered for, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free.
We organize the luggage transfer so your bags are at your next accommodation when you arrive. We try to get your bags delivered by 4pm, but this may be delayed due to road conditions.
Let’s Go Walking has developed one of the largest selection of walking holidays.
Our offices are staffed 9am to 9pm during our walking season (March to September) to ensure your walking holiday runs without a hitch.
All our walking holidays are self-guided and you must be a confident map reader and able to navigate from a compass bearing. The weather in the UK and Ireland can change quickly effecting visibility and underfoot conditions. It is important to carry a selection of clothing with you on your hike each day to cope with changing weather conditions. If you are not confident of completing any days walk, do not set out.
This walking holiday in the UK operates March to September and in either direction.
The daily distances are only a suggestion. If you would like to walk longer or shorter distances, we can arrange that too.
Our stated distances include mileage to the accommodation or pickup point and so may not agree with the guide book mileages.
Rest days can be taken in any location.
Why not combine this walk with a hiking tour in another part of the UK or Ireland. Our staff will be happy to advise on necessary transfers.
Online booking available.
A deposit of £85 per person is required to secure the booking, with the balance due 6 weeks before departure.
Optional extra days and accommodation upgrades can be added during the booking process online.
Please wait for the confirmation of your holiday before making final travel plans just in case your holiday is not available for your requested date.
Hadrians Wall Path Walking Holiday
Suggested Tour Duration:
5 nights, 4 days walking
Total Distance:
33 miles
Min/max daily distance:
5/11 miles
Average Daily distance:
8 miles
Grading:
easy/moderate
Features:
Housesteads
Vindolanda
Birdoswald
Castlesteads
Hadrians Wall Path Walking Holiday Highlights
Relaxed Paced
Walking Holiday in Northern England
from Wall to Newtown
in 6 days, 5 nights and 4 days walking
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Wall
To start your walking holiday on The Hadrian’s Wall Path walking trail you make your own way to Wall. We can assist with coach or train transfers if necessary. Car parking is available for the duration of your self-guided walking holiday on Hadrian’s Wall Path. At Wall Hadrians Wall Path connects with St Oswalds Way.
Day 2: Wall to Grindon 9 miles /14.5 km
Walking on from Wall on the Hadrian’s Wall Path passes Chollerford famous for its bridge over the River North Tyne and large Roman Fort of Chesters. Another highlight of todays walk is Brocolitia Fort and its great views to the South.
Day 3: Grindon to Once Brewed 5 miles/8 km
Walking on from Wall the hiking trail soon reaches Chesters Fort Museum, Cilurnum and Brocolitia Fort the Hadrian’s Wall Path reaches one of its most scenic sections through rugged countryside full of Roman remains. The museum at Housesteads Fort is well worth a visit. You can take the Hadrian’s Wall bus to visit the large Vindolanda Fort complex a couple miles off route.
Optional Day: Housesteads Fort and Vindolana Fort
Spend an extra day in Once Brewed to visit Housesteads Fort and Vindolanda Fort.
Day 4: Once Brewed to Gilsland 9 miles/14 km
Today’s hike climbs to Winshields Crags, the highest point on the Hadrian’s Wall path on this walking holiday, with great views in every direction. A great day’s walking in stunning countryside.
Day 5: Gilsland to Newtown 10 miles/16 km
Having crossed the River Irthing the walking route leaves Northumberland and enters Cumbria. This section of the Hadrian’s Wall Path offers great views of England’s Pennine range of hills. The walking trail today passes through the small towns of Birdoswald and Banks and is an easy day’s walking.
Day 6: Depart after breakfast
or spend some time exploring the area. We can assist with transfers to car or station.
Wall to Newtown
in England UK
6 day itinerary
HIGHLIGHTS
4 days walking and 5 nights
Relaxed Paced
Suggested Itinerary
| Day 1: | arrive Wall or Chollerford | |
| Day 2: | Chollerford to Grinton | 9 miles |
| Day 3: | Grinton to Once Brewed | 5 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day to visit Housesteads and Vindulanda Forts | |
| Day 3: | Once Brewed to Gilsland | 9 miles |
| Day 4: | Gilsland to Newtown | 10 miles |
| Day 5: | depart Newtown |
6 day itinerary 5 nights
| Double or Twin Occupancy | Single Occupancy travelling with others | Solo Traveller |
|
| 2024 | £570 | £890 | £965 |
All prices subject to change
Extra nights from £64.00 per person
depending on location
This is an 86 mile walking holiday from Newcastle upon Tyne on the east coast of England to Bowness-on-Solway on the west coast of England.
This is one of our Coast to Coast Walking Holidays in UK, one of our Moorland Walking Holidays, one of our Northern England Walking Holidays, and also one of our National Trail Walking Holidays.
Optional Accommodation Upgrades for
Highlights of Hadrian’s Wall Path
Can be added when booking online
Subject to availability Supplement per person per night
Gilsland
Gisland Spa Hotel
double/twin
£35.00
Single
please ask
What’s included
in your UK Hadrians Wall Path Walking Holiday in England
- accommodation at high quality guest houses, inns or small hotels on a bed and breakfast basis
- room with en-suite or private bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities
- daily luggage transfer
- support should there be any problems on route
- detailed itineraries
- OS 1:25,000 map
- guide book to Hadrian’s Wall Path
Optional Extras
for your UK Hadrians Wall Path Walking Holiday in England
- upgrade to the region’s most elegant, prestigious and famous hotels, where available
- transfers back to car or station
- parking facilities
- rest days
- inn to inn walks
What’s not included
in your UK Hadrians Wall Path Walking Holiday in England
- lunches and dinners
- travel insurance
- entrance to Housesteads Roman Fort (English Heritage)
- entrance to Vindolanda Roman Fort and Museum
- entrance to Birdoswald Roman Fort (English Heritage)
Lunches and Dinners
These are not included.
Evening meals
These are available at overnight locations, either at your accommodation or in the town/village.
Packed lunches
These can be provided by your accommodation or can be obtained from a local store, or cafe or inn along the route.
Holiday Travel Insurance
We require that you take out holiday insurance as Let’s Go Biking Ltd accepts no liability for the following:
cancellation, personal accident, illness, loss/theft of personal possessions and/or money, and any unforeseen circumstances, especially travel delays.
This is in addition to our existing
booking conditions.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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Our relaxed pace walking holidays in the UK include Guernsey in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man Coastal Footpath, Kennet and Avon Canal Towpath, Leeds and Liverpool Canal Towpath, Thames Path and Oxford Canal Towpath.
Hadrians Wall Path Highlights Walking Holiday:
How to get there
- By Plane to Newcastle, Glasgow or Edinburgh, where we can arrange transfer to the start of the route
- By Car to Wall where parking is available
- By Train / Bus to Hexham
We offer National Trail walking holidays in England and Wales in the UK.
This is one of our categories of walking holidays.
- Cleveland Way
- Cotswold Way
- Cumbria Coastal Way part of the England Coast Path
- England Coast Path
- Glyndwrs Way in Wales
- Hadrians Wall Path
- Norfolk Coast Path part of the England Coast Path
- North Downs Way
- Offas Dyke Path in Wales
- Peddars Way
- Pembroke Coast Path part of the Wales Coast Path
- The Ridgeway
- South Downs Way
- South West Coast Path part of the England Coast Path
- Thames Path
- Yorkshire Wolds Way
