A wall steeped in history!

• 5 out of 5 stars by karly07 from Belfast, United Kingdom
• May 6, 2011

Quote: I'm not a big history buff, but whilst on a mini break in Northumberland, it would have been a terrible shame if we had not visited the very famous remnants of Hadrian's wall, the best preserved parts of which remain in the county of Northumberland,... Read the full Hadrian's Wall review

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walking along the ancient border...

• 5 out of 5 stars by Red Mezz from Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
• November 4, 2010

Quote: Somehow in all of my time living in the south of Scotland and in all the drives I'd made into England I'd never actually seen Hadrian's Wall. It was one of those ellusive sites that on every trip down I would say at some point in planning the trip... Read the full Hadrian's Wall review

From journals A drive through the ancestral lands, a Bowes in Bowes, 'You must go at once - please, take my car'

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An Ancient Wall that You Can Touch and Feel

• 5 out of 5 stars by Praskipark from Warsaw, Poland
• January 23, 2009

Quote: Hadrian's Wall is not too far away - about 25 minutes by car. Sections near to Brampton that are of interest are Banks Turrets which is a 30 mile section which was first built of turf incorporating stone turrets and then eventually totally replaced... Read the full Hadrian's Wall review

From journal A Small Inconspicuous Town in Cumbria and the Surrounding Area

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Roman Ruins in England

• 5 out of 5 stars by NiceGinna from Evanston, Illinois
• July 22, 2008

Quote: We spent a week at a home exchange in Carlisle near Hadrian's Wall and the Lake District. One day we drove through little towns like Once Brewed and Twice Brewed and Haltwhistle to Housesteads where there is the most extensive remaining ruins of a... Read the full Hadrian's Wall review

From journal Three Busy Weeks or So in the United Kingdom

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Hadrian's Wall

• 4 out of 5 stars by Timone from Warwick, United Kingdom
• March 28, 2006

Quote: We drove to Housesteads, left the car in the car park there, and then headed up the hill on the footpath. Before actually entering the paid area of Housesteads, we branched left and continued along the top next to the wall for sometime, drudging up... Read the full Hadrian's Wall review

From journal A Wedding in Northumbria

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Hadrian's Wall (Housesteads Roman Fort)

• 3 out of 5 stars by justin121883 from New Haven, Connecticut
• March 23, 2006

Quote: Housesteads Roman Fort is only one of dozens of Roman sites along the length of Hadrian's Wall—but it's one of the best. Tucked up in the hills and moors outside of Haltwhistle, Housesteads is also the easiest site to get to in the off-season, when... Read the full Hadrian's Wall review

From journal Newcastle and Northumberland: England at the Edge of the World

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Hadrian's Wall

• 4 out of 5 stars by Ed Hahn from Hong Kong, China
• July 5, 2005

Quote: We decide to check out the Hadrian's Wall Trail so we don't waste time in the morning. We find the trail but not any sign of a wall. We won't actually see any piece of the wall until the day after tomorrow. Truth is, there isn't much of a wall to... Read the full Hadrian's Wall review

From journal Following Hadrian's Wall - Day One

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The Roman Wall

• 4 out of 5 stars by Yad from London, United Kingdom
• August 7, 2002

Quote: This part of the world also signifies the limit to which the Roman Empire reached. The Roman Wall, or Hadrian’s Wall named after the Roman Emperor Hadrian, stretches from Newcastle in the east of England, across to the west coast. The place where... Read the full Hadrian's Wall review

From journal Geordie In Wonderland

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Hadrians Wall - Chester and Brunton Turret areas

• 0 out of 5 stars by AnaMH from South Florida, Florida
• November 23, 2000

Quote: The Wall was built by order of the Emperor Hadrian, probably given during his visit to Britain in AD 122. Over the next six years a wall 80 Roman miles long (117km or 73 modern miles) was built, from Wallsend-on-Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway... Read the full Hadrian's Wall review

From journal A journey to and around Leicester

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