Hadrian's Wall: Carrawburgh to Housesteads

Name: Hadrian's Wall: Carrawburgh to Housesteads
Brand: VoiceMap
SKU: 981
Price: 7.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (6 reviews)
Author: Gary

(6 reviews)

Northumberland audio tour: Hadrian's Wall: Carrawburgh to Housesteads

This is a 5.3mi walking tour

It takes an average of 180 mins to complete.

Northumberland

The United Kingdom

$7.99

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About the Tour

This guided tour will take you along a beautiful 5 mile stretch of Hadrian's Wall. Following the Hadrian's Wall Path, you will visit archaeological, cultural, and natural sites along the way, and learn why the Romans did a daft thing like build a huge wall in the middle of nowhere. The starting point will be Carrawburgh (the site of an ancient temple of Mithras) and the end point will be the fort of Housesteads.

Tour Producer

Gary Devore

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My name is Gary Devore and I am both an archaeologist and author. I have taught at universities in the United States and in the UK, and have led archaeological excavations at Roman forts in Britain and the ancient Italian city of Pompeii. I now teach classes online for Stanford University and write novels and short stories from a house I built in the woods of New Hampshire. My academic interests include Roman art, archaeology, and history. I have a long association and great interest in Hadrian's Wall and its associated archaeological sites. I consider Northumberland and Cumbria two of the most beautiful and striking areas of the UK and return as often as I can. I have a website for all contacts (including commission work) at garydevore.com and although I unfortunately share a name with a Hollywood screenwriter who died mysteriously in 1997, you can easily find my fiction and academic work with some online searching. I love hearing from anyone who enjoyed my audio tours on VoiceMap!

Preview Location

Location 1

Carrawburgh Car Park

Welcome to this walking tour of a section of Hadrian’s Wall. My name is Gary Devore. I’m an archaeologist and fiction author. And I absolutely love this ancient Roman monument and its landscape. I’m excited to share a bit of it with you today. This tour at Housesteads, where y... Welcome to this walking tour of a section of Hadrian’s Wall. My name is Gary Devore. I’m an archaeologist and fiction author. And I absolutely love this ancient Roman monument and its landscape. I’m excited to share a bit of it with you today. This tour at Housesteads, where you can take a second tour if you have time.

Voicemap uses your phone’s GPS to play my commentary automatically as we go. You can plug in your headphones, put your phone away, and focus on the scenery around you. You’ll hear my voice again when you reach the next stop on our tour, and I’ll give you detailed directions of where to walk next. Short stretches of silence between stops are normal, but if you’re ever in doubt about where you are in the tour, you can consult the interactive map in the Voicemap app.

You should be standing in a lonely carpark surrounded by fields, alongside the B6318 road. This area’s modern name is Carrawburgh, but it was once the site of a Roman fort called Brocolitia. Before we begin, let me give you some quick practical information.

Hadrian’s Wall is – or, was – huge. It stretched 80 miles across the north of England. I’ll tell you a bit later about its construction, and why the Romans did such a daft things as build a massive wall in the middle of nowhere. Our plan is to walk one of the most scenic parts of it, a one-way route of about 6 miles from here to Housesteads. There are a couple ways to handle logistics.

If you’re already walking the Wall and going east to west, this walking tour will guide you along the normal path all ramblers take.

If you wish to only do this sector today, and it is between 25th of March and the 25th of September, you can park here and catch a ride on an hourly, seasonal bus back from Housesteads back to your car. However, if it is outside that seasonal schedule, be aware you will probably have to walk 6 miles back to the start point, or arrange a pickup. The landscape up here is vast. Nothing is close together, but you’re definitely rewarded when you explore this area first-hand.

Let’s begin! Turn so that the road is on your right. In front of you is a small, wooden gate leading to a walking path. Go through it and we can start our journey. Read More

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Major Landmarks

Brocolitia Car Park
Brocolitia Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall
Temple of Mithras
Coventina's Well
Shepherds Retreat @ Carraw Farm
Milecastle 33
Turret 33b - Hadrian's Wall
Milecastle 34 - Hadrian's Wall
Turret 34a - Hadrian's Wall
Sewingshields Crags - Hadrian's Wall
Knag Burn Gateway
Housesteads Roman Fort - Vercovicium - English Heritage Site
Housesteads Visitor Centre

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Start location
Hadrian's Wall Walk, Carrawburgh, Newbrough NE46 4DB, UK
Total distance

9km
Final location
Near, Hexham NE47 6NN, UK
Distance back to start location

8km

Directions to Starting Point

Start the tour in the carpark of Carrawburgh along the B6318 road (8.8 miles west from the Chollerford roundabout or 7.3 miles east from Once Brewed Youth Hostel / The Sill). Coventina's Well is next to parking lot.

GPS co-ordinates: 55.035632, -2.220432

PLEASE NOTE: If it is between 25 March and 25 September, you should be able to take an hourly bus back to Carrawburgh from Housesteads if you want to return to your start point. Otherwise, you may need to walk the 5 miles back, or arrange a ride.

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Tips

Places to stop along the way

There is only nature along the way, no toilets or cafes. So make sure you're prepared to walk the 5 miles through the Northumberland landscape.

Best time of day

The tour will probably take around 3 hours, depending on how fast you walk, so aim to start well before sunset. Leave another hour or so and the end if you want to visit Housesteads, where I have another tour that will show you around the ruins of the fort called 'Hadrian's Wall: Housesteads'. You can find it on the app.

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Hadrian's Wall: Carrawburgh to Housesteads

About the Tour

Tour Producer

Gary Devore

Preview Location

Location 1

Carrawburgh Car Park

How VoiceMap Works

Major Landmarks

Brocolitia Car Park

Brocolitia Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall

Temple of Mithras

Coventina's Well

Shepherds Retreat @ Carraw Farm

Milecastle 33

Turret 33b - Hadrian's Wall

Milecastle 34 - Hadrian's Wall

Turret 34a - Hadrian's Wall

Sewingshields Crags - Hadrian's Wall

Knag Burn Gateway

Housesteads Roman Fort - Vercovicium - English Heritage Site

Housesteads Visitor Centre