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Castra Vindolanda

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.99138, -2.36026

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Vindolanda Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePicnic spotToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Betony, Ribwort Plantain +93 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Foxglove, Betony, Ribwort Plantain +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Thyme-leaved Sandwort, Wild Thyme, Bilberry +9 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Named routeRef 72Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Vindolanda - Prefect's House (Praetorium)

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Vindolanda - Prefect's House (Praetorium)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Vindolanda FortHistoric site100 m→✦Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestonesHistoric site300 m→✦Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37Historic site2.8 km→✦Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)Historic site4.2 km→✦Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman roadHistoric site4.8 km→✦The vallum and a British settlement between the field boundary west of turret 37a and the road to Steel Rigg car park, in wall miles 37, 38 and 39Historic site1.1 km→

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