ancient ruins
Chesters Roman Fort
The best-preserved Roman cavalry fort in Britain, on the North Tyne, with a remarkably complete military bath house.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Hexham
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Hexham
Hexham works well as a base: 5 minutes from Wall, 15km from B6318 Military Road (Hadrian's Wall).
Hexham is in England, United Kingdom, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Wall, about 4 km away.
Hexham ( HEKS-əm) is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. In 2011, itRead more
had a population of 13,097.
Smaller towns and villages around Hexham include Corbridge, Riding Mill, Stocksfield and Wylam to the east, Acomb and Bellingham to the north, Allendale to the south and Haydon Bridge, Bardon Mill and Haltwhistle to the west. Newcastle upon Tyne is 25 miles (40 km) to the east and Carlisle 37 miles (60 km) to the west.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hexham?
Within an hour or so of Hexham: Chesters Roman Fort (7 km), Hadrian's Wall (15 km), B6318 Military Road (Hadrian's Wall) (15 km), Housesteads Roman Fort (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Hexham?
The nearest famous roads are B6318 Military Road (Hadrian's Wall), A689 Alston to Stanhope (Weardale) and Hartside Pass (A686).
Where is Hexham?
Hexham is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Wall.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,388
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 54.9699, -2.1040
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Hexham
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Hadrian's Wall
The 73-mile Roman frontier fortification stretching across northern England, built in 122 AD with forts, milecastles, and turrets marking the edge of the Roman Empire.
15 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
B6318 Military Road (Hadrian's Wall)
General Wade's arrow-straight road along Hadrian's Wall, rolling over the whin sill with Roman forts on either side.
15 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Housesteads Roman Fort
The most complete Roman fort in Britain, standing on the Whin Sill crags along Hadrian's Wall with barracks, hospital and communal latrines.
15 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
Vindolanda
An actively excavated Roman fort and settlement south of Hadrian's Wall, source of the Vindolanda writing tablets.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Sycamore Gap
A dip in Hadrian's Wall that held one of England's most photographed trees until it was felled in 2023; the site and its regrowth remain a pilgrimage.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Steel Rigg
A car park and viewpoint on the Whin Sill giving the classic switchback view of Hadrian's Wall towards Sycamore Gap.
19 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
A689 Alston to Stanhope (Weardale)
A remote high Pennine road over Killhope with wide moorland views and almost no traffic; England's highest market town at one end.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Hexham
- Right hereB6318 Military Road (Hadrian's Wall)General Wade's arrow-straight road along Hadrian's Wall, rolling over the whin sill with Roman forts on either side.
- 19 kmSteel RiggA car park and viewpoint on the Whin Sill giving the classic switchback view of Hadrian's Wall towards Sycamore Gap.
- 25 kmA689 Alston to Stanhope (Weardale)A remote high Pennine road over Killhope with wide moorland views and almost no traffic; England's highest market town at one end.
- 34 kmHartside Pass (A686)Voted one of Britain's best drives - a sweeping climb to 580m out of the Eden Valley with a panorama to the Lake District and the Solway.
- 36 kmHartside PassThe A686's grand sweep over the North Pennines between Penrith and Alston, climbing to 580m through wide hairpins with views across the Eden Valley to the Lake District fells. A celebrated drivers' and bikers' road.
- 43 kmHigh Cup NickA perfect U-shaped glacial valley in the North Pennines rimmed by dolerite columns, reached by a walk from Dufton.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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