So if you have never heard of Hadrian's Wall, it was a big wall built by the Romans that was their most northern boundary of rule. Some say it was to keep the Scots out but they were not really coming down to England. It was England going up there trying to rule them. I tend to agree with the theory that it was a pride thing and to give all the soldiers something to do. There were lots up there and not a lot going on. This was of course ages ago and most of the wall is gone but the foundation is still there for much of it. It went from coast to coast at the most narrow part of England. It's in the Northumberland area and it's very rural and pretty up there. We walked the three mile section that is best in tact and most popular. It was up and down hills but a very nice outing and we just got rained on a little.
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| These two stared us down until we passed and then they came down and crossed the path. |
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| We started at Steel Rigg car park. |
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This is Sycamore Gap. If you remember the movie Robin Hood
Prince of Thieves, it was here that the scene was filmed
when he met Little John's son who was hiding in the tree
from soldiers because he was caught deer poaching. |
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| We stopped for a snack and a rest. |
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The Roman walls are made of these more rectangular rocks. Most British ones
are thin sheets of rocks stacked. We passed a group patching up holes in
the wall with rocks. |
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| There was a fort every mile. |
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| In this section you are walking on top of the wall. |
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Our walk ended at Housesteads Roman fort. It's a National Trust site.
It's pretty big. We walked around a bit and then bought snacks and drinks and
waited for the bus. |
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| passing by Sycamore gap on the bus ride back to where we started |
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| Well we had to walk uphill from the main road to our car park. The kids love the hills. |
