Hadrian's Wall -- worth it to visit on short trip?

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I'm meeting a friend in Newcastle at 5:30 PM in mid-November. I point out that it will be dark by then and it's his "Day 1" in the UK. We will have a look at Newcastle a bit in the morning before heading to see a bit of York and then on to Blenheim and Bletchely Park before heading down to London. I want to make sure I am deciding rightly on skipping Hadrian's wall. Familiarizing myself with the micro cultures in the UK regions is a little more appealing than freezing out on the border fence in fading daylight. I am pretty well decided not to spend the time trecking out to one of the forts. But also not clear on exactly how long it would take to get out there and back from Newcastle. Intelligent consult welcome!

Big H · Accepted Answer

If you get up very early on day 2, you might have a slim chance to get to see some of the more interesting bits of Hadrians Wall, but you would be hard pushed, unless you have a fast car ! You would need to drive along "The Military Road" to Hexham and back. It takes about an hour to get from Newcastle to York and you would need to get there in daylight to see anything. I would give the wall a miss..it`s only a series of small walls at best,apart from the forts like Housteads or Two Brewers, if you want to see it, go to Google Earth, look at it in the comfort of your own front room !!

Anonymous · Answer

The trip out to see some of the best bits of Hadrian's Wall will take most of one day so if you have limited time and want to get to York on your Day 2 then the answer is no. And anyhow, how interesting is it , in the end. Unless you are really into Roman history, I would move on to York.

cumbrian traveller · Answer

I agree with you,it is not really worth a visit , it has a great history but the actual wall itself is a bit of a let down.

Kevin o · Answer

no,no no .....and neither is stonehenge.....deeply underwhelming

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