Discover Heddon On The Wall

Heddon On The Wall combines impressive Roman history with a distinctive landscape and special places to visit. If you are planning a trip featuring historical discoveries, views of Hadrian’s Wall and an additional sporting activity, the area offers several different points of interest. When choosing your holiday apartment or holiday home, you can therefore consider whether you are more interested in the history of the Wall, ecclesiastical architecture or golf.

Hadrian’s Wall in its broad construction

The remains near Heddon on the Wall form the longest visible section of Hadrian’s Wall built in the broad style. East of the estimated location of Milecastle 12, the Wall survives over a length of around 220 metres. This specific extent makes the site especially interesting for travellers who want to experience a preserved section of the Roman frontier system not merely as a name on a map, but as a visible historic landscape feature.

Hadrian’s Wall’s ditch also shapes the surrounding area. Where it was constructed, it forms a distinctive landscape feature from Heddon-on-the-Wall westwards to Banks, together with its counterwall. For your trip planning, this offers an opportunity to explore a setting where history and landscape are closely connected, without having to view the Wall solely as an individual structure. Those with a particular interest in Roman history can give this aspect greater weight when choosing their holiday location.

Church of St Andrew: architectural history spanning several periods

A second historical aspect of Heddon On The Wall can be seen in the Church of St Andrew. The parish church contains some Saxon masonry, a 12th-century chancel and 13th-century aisles. At a single building, this makes it possible to see that the history of the area is shaped not only by the Roman frontier system, but also by medieval phases of construction.

The Church of St Andrew was built entirely from stones taken from Hadrian’s Wall. This connection gives the church a special relationship with the local history. It is therefore an independent idea for a visit for those interested in church architecture and the reuse of older building materials. Accommodation in Heddon On The Wall can accordingly be chosen as a base for a stay that brings together different historical perspectives, without suggesting that the individual sights form a single circular route.

Golf as a different focus for your trip

Close House adds a distinctly different element. It has two 18-hole golf courses designed by Scott Macpherson. Close House also has the only Lee Westwood golf courses in the United Kingdom. This distinctive feature appeals to travellers who do not want to focus their stay exclusively on history, but instead want to include golf as a separate priority.

Heddon On The Wall therefore offers a range of travel profiles. You can focus on history or plan golf as a separate part of your stay. When looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home, it makes sense to establish this personal priority first.

Other places to consider when planning your trip

If you would like to compare Heddon On The Wall with other places, you can also include Chatton, Alwinton, Longhorsley, Ashington, Cramlington, Newton-on-the-Moor, Longwitton and Wark in your further search.

For the overarching travel overview: Northumberland.