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Haltonchesters Roman fort, settlement and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of Haltonchesters fort and the Fence Burn in wall mile 21
13 ha
Getting here
55.00972, -2.00648
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free72%Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
11
3 named nearby · 8 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
8
8 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Hadrian's Cycleway · Cycling0
Reivers' Route · Cycling0
Historic Fortifications Trail · Walking0
Historic Dilston Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the Fence Burn and the track to Portgate Cottage in wall miles 21 and 22Historic site1 km→✦Aydon CastleHistoric site2.1 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between field boundary east of milecastle 24 and field boundary west of the site of turret 25b in wall miles 24 to 25Historic site4.9 km→✦Milecastle 22 (Portgate)Historic site800 m→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21Historic site1.1 km→✦Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildingsHistoric site2.1 km→