Official Website of Hadrian's Wall Country

Getting Around

Rail

The Hadrian's Wall Country Line runs for 55 miles from Carlisle to Newcastle via Hexham. Visitors can use it to connect from high-speed services that serve both Carlisle and Newcastle. Walks and cycle routes link most stations, and bikes can be taken on the train subject to availability. It is a scenic railway and links up with local bus services. If visitors are exploring the west coast, then the Cumbrian Coast Line is ideal for Maryport and Ravenglass. Within Newcastle and urban Tyneside, the Tyne & Wear Metro is useful for Arbeia and Segedunum.

Useful websites:
www.northernrail.org
www.nexus.org.uk

Bus

The award-winning Hadrian's Wall Country Bus AD122 runs from Carlisle to Newcastle Central Station with connecting services to Bowness-on-Solway. It is an easy and sustainable way to get around: going to all the right places and takes bicycles. There is a more frequent service to the main Roman sites in the central section with an on-board guide travelling with passengers twice a day.
In 2010 the bus will operate from Good Friday 2nd April until the end of October with other local and regional bus services running all year, such as the 185 from Carlisle to Housesteads via Haltwhistle. To plan your journey go to www.traveline.info

Road

Car
All Roman forts and museums, and many sections of the Wall, are accessible by car; parking is available at all the major Roman sites. For the best views, it is easiest to walk to see parts of the Wall, milecastles and turrets which are reachable by the National Trail or other footpaths.

Roman sites and rural areas can also be accessed by taxis based in Carlisle, Newcastle and Hexham.
 
Motorbike
Dramatic routes, spectacular landscapes and plenty to stop off and see; the route from Haydon Bridge to Penrith takes visitors across the awe-inspiring roof of England.
 
Useful websites:
Travel Line www.traveline.org.uk
National Rail: www.nationalrail.co.uk
Northern Rail (Tyne Valley Railway and Cumbrian Coast Line) www.northernrail.org
Traffic information www.theaa.com/travelwatch
Motorbiking www.bestbikingroads.com
Hadrian's Harley Tours www.hadrianhdtours.co.uk

Disabled Access

Sites
Most of the Roman sites are fully accessible to disabled visitors.  The list below details accessibility at each site, however we recommend that you contact the individual site for further details before a visit.

Fully accessible – Rheged, Senhouse Roman Museum, Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Roman Army Museum, Northumberland National Park Centre, The Great North Museum Project, Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and Museum.
Partly accessible – Birdoswald Roman Fort, Roman Vindolanda, Housesteads Roman Fort, Chesters Roman Fort, Corbridge Roman Town, Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum.
 
Transport
The Hadrian’s Wall Country Bus AD122 has the capacity to carry a limited number of wheelchairs.  Contact the Hadrian’s Wall Information Line ( 44 (0)1434 322002) no later than 3pm prior to the day of travel to book.
Parts of the Wall are easily accessible by car, please contact the Information Line above.

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