Hadrian’s Wall is the centre of the dynamic story of the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire. It is home to Britain’s most significant archaeological find and the oldest known example of handwriting in Britain, the Vindolanda Writing Tablets, at Roman Vindolanda; a 3D ‘Eagles Eye’ view of the Roman frontier at the Roman Army Museum; the magnificent English Heritage excavated forts at Corbridge, Chesters, Housesteads, and Birdoswald; fully reconstructed quarters and bathhouse at Arbeia and Segedunum; Britain’s most important collection of Roman Altar stones at Maryport’s Senhouse Roman Museum; and from June 2011, a major new Roman Frontier gallery at Carlisle’s Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery will complement Newcastle’s Great North Museum as gateways to the heart of Hadrian’s Wall Country.

In addition to the visible archaeology of the surviving masonry, Hadrian’s Wall Country offers a unique and distinctive landscape for walking and cycling enthusiasts and a series of circular walks and cycling routes allow visitors experience the Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail, or the Hadrian Cycleway.

Visit www.hadrians-wall.org for further information.