Hadrian S Wall Tours From York

The most popular month to go is june which has the most number of tour departures.

Hadrian s wall tours from york. Follow in the footsteps of roman centurions at the hadrian s wall. We ve got 41 tours going to hadrian s wall starting from just 5 days in length and the longest tour is 21 days. Vallum aelium also known as the roman wall picts wall or vallum hadriani in latin is a former defensive fortification of the roman province of britannia begun in ad 122 in the reign of the emperor hadrian. It ran from the banks of the river tyne near the north sea to the solway firth on the irish sea and was the northern limit of the roman empire immediately.

Find the right tour for you through hadrian s wall. However while the challenging tour requires you to keep up a brisk pace of 23km 14 5 miles per day on average the moderate tour has a more leisurely average of. Offer tours and short breaks along the wall ranging from a one day 4 wheel drive safari with stops at key sites along the wall to two or three night short stays in a centrally located cottage with safaris self guided or guided walks coupled with vehicle drop offs and pick ups. Explore the historical border known as hadrian s wall that divided the roman empire from the northern ancient britons on this all day tour from york.

Built in ad 122 under emperor hadrian s orders and finished four years later the wall marked the northern boundary of the roman empire in britain. Hadrian s wall tours tickets hadrian s wall a unesco world heritage site stretches 73 miles 117 kilometers across the north of england all the way from the irish sea to the north sea. Same trail shorter distances. A great way to experience and learn about hadrian s wall country is through one of the area s tour guides or tour operators blue badge guides guided walks and cycling tours coach tours even scenic flights will fire your imagination and help you make the most of your time and uncover hidden gems that will add that little bit extra to your stay many can tailor self guided tours and take away.

Macs adventure has been running self guided walking holidays on hadrian s wall path since 2005 our second ever trip hadrian s wall path was an obvious choice. Hi hadrian s wall is lovely especially the area around housesteads steel rigg car park but it s a pain in the ss to get there on public transport you really need a car you re best bet would be to hire a car it would be approx 3 hours drive each way from york so not a quick trip newcastle is a much more convenient starting point. Not long opened in 2003 it gave people a chance to walk alongside history through some beautiful landscapes and we just knew that our customers would love it. During the trip see housesteads roman fort visit the roman army museum and take a guided walk along a scenic section of the defensive fortification that s made of stone.

For example on the hadrian s wall path you can walk the entire trail on a 8 day challenging tour a 10 day moderate tour or a 11 day gentle tour. The company s options are ideal for anyone.