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RE: Hadrian's Wall

by battybilly 07 May 2012

I think Housesteads looks better. But a nice choice.
Re: Hadrian's Wall

by mikeholly 07 May 2012

Hi, I would opt for Vindolanda. I think there is more to see and you also get quite a nice museum to look around at Chesterholm. Have…
Re: Hadrian's Wall

by Historygeordie 02 May 2012

Housesteads is a must see it is the best Preserved fort on the wall and the most scenic place ever. Im from the area so i know the new…
RE: Hadrian's Wall

by battybilly 02 May 2012

In a car?.... Try and head for the B6318. It follows much of 'The Wall'. Moving on.... The A686 - is mentioned in The RAC's 'World's fines…
RE: Hadrian's Wall

by Caballero 02 May 2012

Thanks for the tips, I'll have a car and plan on stopping by driving down from Scotland
RE: Hadrian's Wall

by pedro555 01 May 2012

Can walk from Housesteads to Vindolanda in about an hour.
Re: Hadrian's Wall

by alanR 01 May 2012

I'd go for Vindolanda - it's close to the Once Brewed National Park Centre and a car park for a walk along to Steel Rigg
RE: Hadrian's Wall

by saoifre1 01 May 2012

Actually, I think that the museum at Housesteads was closed for a major refurb so it might be open, bigger and better, when you get there.…
RE: Hadrian's Wall

by wigstan 01 May 2012

Vindolanda is also pretty good......... http://www.vindolanda.com/
RE: Hadrian's Wall

by saoifre1 01 May 2012

Yes, Houseteads is great but someone told me recently that the museum at the site is shut for the time being. Chesters is also good, with…
RE: Hadrian's Wall

by battybilly 01 May 2012

Hi.... Housesteads is great. However, there are good bits all along 'The Wall'. How are you planning to get there? If you're in a car,…
Hadrian's Wall

by Caballero 01 May 2012

Is Housesteads the best place to see something of Hadrian's Wall?, either original ruins or recreated fort
RE: 7 Weeks in Western Europe/UK

by fowler9 12 April 2012

From July 9th to 21st your schedule is frantic to say the least, I'm not sure you could physically do it without a car and even then you…
RE: Please help w/ June budget & itinerary, 20 days in Eng & Scotland

by berkeley2 10 April 2012

Hello again & thanks everybody for the advice so far. We have now narrowed it down to 2 potential itineraries, plus fattened up our budget…
RE: A week? or so in the UK (and Ireland?) in July

by geeg 30 March 2012

I went to Stonehenge aged seven (a very very long time ago) and back then you were allowed to walk and climb all over the stones. It was…
Re: A week? or so in the UK (and Ireland?) in July

by afus 29 March 2012

Oh yes, sorry, I wasn't thinking, oops, how arrogant American of me. That'd be about 629 GBP, although I'm willing to possibly spend…
Looks like....

by Boss_Hogg1 25 March 2012

...another tasty Old Firm game is going on up on the wrong side of Hadrian's Wall; sure it will be all smiles and handshakes afterwards…
Please help w/ June budget & itinerary, 20 days in Eng & Scotland

by berkeley2 16 March 2012

Greetings from Berkeley California! We (middle aged lesbian couple) have £3200 to spend on 20 days (19 nights) in Britain this June.…
RE: The best countries for food

by Zabba 05 March 2012

@tony0001: Thanks for the kind words. In the spirit of bonhomie, I will say that whenever I've been to Scotland I've had the best English…
9 days in the UK itinerary

by JoanneAbb 13 February 2012

Hi all After some tremendous feedback on our original itinerary from Glasgow to Heathrow, we have come up with the following. As one…
RE: Peaks or Lakes?

by Truman13 11 February 2012

Hi Katherine, How about taking the Carlisle to Settle railway & basing your walks round either end? Another idea would be to cover som…
RE: Central/Northen England trip Itinerary for March

by Truman13 11 February 2012

Hi Ross, Now you have got advice on the most critical part of your holiday, I wondered if you would like to turn your thoughts to the…
Re: Hadrian's Wall or Coastal England

by mikeholly 31 January 2012

As a previous poster mentioned there are Roman exhibits at both ends of the Wall. Visiting either Carlisle or Newcastle will give you…
RE: UK in 9 days - Ideas, comments, criticisms please!

by mike9 29 January 2012

As the others have suggested, you really need 36 hour days to do your itinerary.Just to get you re-thinking, can I suggest 1Trying to…
RE: UK in 9 days - Ideas, comments, criticisms please!

by Copepod 29 January 2012

Route is doable, but will be very tiring. At least longer daylight hours in May means you will see some scenery when travelling in evenings.…