- Heritage

Belsay Hall

Belsay Hall is a 19th century country mansion and a Grade I listed building. The house was built between 1810 and 1817 for Sir Charles Monck (then of Belsay Castle close by).Sir Charles himself was the designer of the building .It is a notable and early classical building. The house measures 100 feet (30 m) square with a lower kitchen wing attached to the north side. It is in two storeys…

Berwick-upon-Tweed Barracks

Home to history and the arts, Berwick Barracks is the ideal place for a family day out. Built in the early 18th century to the design of the distinguished architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, the Barracks was among the first in England to be purpose built…

Berwick Ramparts

The remains of a medieval castle crucial to Anglo-Scottish warfare, superseded by the most complete and breathtakingly impressive bastioned town defences in England, mainly Elizabethan but updated in the 17th and 18th centuries. Surrounding the whole historic town, their entire circuit can be walked…

Black Carts Turret

A 460 metre (1,509 feet) length of Hadrian’s Wall including one turret. Please note: it is not possible for visitors to park here…

Black Middens Bastle House

A fortified farmhouse with thick stone walls, of a type distinctive to the troubled 16th century Anglo-Scottish borders. The living quarters were only accessible at first floor level…

Brinkburn Priory

Brinkburn Priory lies on a bend of the River Coquet, some 4 miles (6 km) east of Rothbury, Northumberland, England…

Brunton Turret

Wall section and a surviving piece of turret 2 1⁄2 metres (8.2 feet) high, built by men of the Twentieth Legion…

Cawfields Roman Wall

A fine stretch of Hadrian’s Wall on a steep slope, with turrets and an impressive milecastle, probably built by the Second Legion…

Chesters Bridge

Close to Chesters Roman Fort are the remains of a bridge which carried Hadrian’s Wall across the North Tyne. Visible on both river banks, they are most impressive on the eastern side…

Chesters Roman Fort

Built almost 2000 years ago to house a Roman army garrison guarding the nearby bridge across the River Tyne, Chesters Roman Fort is one of the most impressive visitor attractions in the North East…