famous road
College Valley
A remote Cheviot valley reached by a permit-only single-track road, one of the quietest drives in England.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Wooler
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Wooler
Wooler works well as a base: 10 minutes from Doddington, 10km from College Valley.
Wooler is in England, United Kingdom, with about 2,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Doddington, about 4 km away.
Wooler ( WUUL-ə) is a town in Northumberland, England on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, near the Cheviot Hills. It is a popular base for walkers and is referred to as the "Gateway to the Cheviots". As well as shops and public houses, the town has a youth hostel, hotels and campsites. It lies on the StRead more
Cuthbert's Way long-distance footpath between Melrose Abbey and Lindisfarne.
The main A697 road links the town with Morpeth and Coldstream in the Scottish Borders. Wooler has two schools; Wooler First School (including Little Acorns Nursery) and Glendale Community Middle School. They share a single campus on Brewery Road providing education for children in the Glendale area from 2 years old to 13 years old.
Close by to the west is Yeavering Bell, crowned by an Iron Age fort, a stronghold of the Votadini. The remnants of many stone huts can be seen on its summit, which is surrounded by a collapsed stone wall. At the northern base of the hill is the site of Yeavering (Ad Gefrin in Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People), which was the summer residence of the early Anglo-Saxon kings of Northumbria.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Wooler?
Within an hour or so of Wooler: College Valley (10 km), The Cheviot (11 km), Holy Island Causeway (18 km), Lindisfarne Priory (19 km).
Are there any good drives near Wooler?
The nearest famous roads are College Valley, Holy Island Causeway and A68 Jedburgh to Edinburgh (Carter Bar).
Where is Wooler?
Wooler is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Doddington.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,983
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 55.5476, -2.0119
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 Wooler
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
The Cheviot
The highest hill in Northumberland at 815 m, a broad peat-capped dome at the northern end of the Pennine Way.
11 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Holy Island Causeway
The tidal road to Lindisfarne, submerged twice daily; crossing outside the published safe times regularly strands vehicles.
18 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Lindisfarne Priory
The ruins of the monastery founded by St Aidan in 635, cradle of the Lindisfarne Gospels and target of the first recorded Viking raid.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Holy Island (Lindisfarne)
Tidal island accessible only at low tide via a causeway, home to the atmospheric priory ruins where the Lindisfarne Gospels were created.
20 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Bamburgh Castle
Imposing Norman fortress perched on a volcanic outcrop above miles of golden beach, once the royal seat of the ancient Kingdom of Northumbria.
20 km · about 25 min drive
film location
Bamburgh Castle (Indiana Jones, Macbeth, The Last Kingdom)
The vast coastal fortress on a basalt outcrop has stood in for Camelot and appears in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Macbeth and The Last Kingdom.
20 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Lindisfarne Castle
A Tudor fort on Holy Island remodelled as an Edwardian house by Edwin Lutyens, with a walled garden by Gertrude Jekyll.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Wooler
- Right hereCollege ValleyA remote Cheviot valley reached by a permit-only single-track road, one of the quietest drives in England.
- Right hereThe CheviotThe highest hill in Northumberland at 815 m, a broad peat-capped dome at the northern end of the Pennine Way.
- 18 kmHoly Island CausewayThe tidal road to Lindisfarne, submerged twice daily; crossing outside the published safe times regularly strands vehicles.
- 36 kmA68 Jedburgh to Edinburgh (Carter Bar)A rollercoaster of blind crests over the Cheviots crossing the border at Carter Bar, then across the Lammermuirs.
- 63 kmB6318 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.
- 65 kmSteel RiggA car park and viewpoint on the Whin Sill giving the classic switchback view of Hadrian's Wall towards Sycamore Gap.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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