Walking Hadrian's Wall: My Journey Through History
So many Celtic Trails customers choose a Hadrian’s Wall Path walking holiday and this September I too was lucky enough to spend a week on ‘The Wall’. Jon Snow jibes from colleagues aside, I am...
Hadrian’s Wall Path Walking Holidays
Hadrian’s Wall Path offers a wild, wonderful walking holiday from coast to coast, much of which is in the magnificent and rugged remote countryside of the Northumberland National Park. Walking along Hadrian’s Wall, you can enjoy landscapes, history, and remote scenery largely unchanged since Roman sentries looked out over the wild areas – north to Scotland and south towards the Lake District.
- Nights
- 5 to 13 Nights
- Distance
- 30 to 94 miles
- Location
- Northern England
- Difficulty
- Easy to Moderate – Challenging
- Season
- Mar to Oct
- Price from
- £620
Highlights
Walk Coast-to-Coast along Hadrian’s Wall
- Walk the length of the largest ancient monument in Northern Europe, designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
- The beauty of the Northumberland National Park
- the least populated and most remote in the UK
- Panoramic views from Housesteads Roman Fort, set high on a rugged escarpment commanding 360 degree views
- Roman Forts of Segedunum, Chesters, Housesteads and Birdoswald
- Vindolanda
- unmissable Roman Camp and Military museum, just south of Hadrian's Wall
- Solway Coast National Landscape (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).
From £620 per person
Walking Through History
Hadrian’s Wall Path takes you from Wallsend by the River Tyne through the remote spectacular scenery of central Northumbria, descending, past Carlisle, to the lonely marshes of the Solway, the most northerly point of the Roman Empire.
Carving through the unpopulated Northumbrian landscape, the combination of rugged beauty and history makes for stimulating walking. Along the walk are fascinating ruins and history; you pass turrets, forts and milecastles brimming with Roman history and archaeology.
Hadrian's Wall: the largest Roman artefact
In AD 122, Hadrian’s Wall was constructed by the soldiers of Hadrian’s 2nd and 6th legions. It took just over a decade to build the 73-mile barrier coast to coast across England, guarding the northern limits of the Roman Empire. This astonishing achievement remains the largest ancient monument in northern Europe and a Roman World Heritage Site. Large garrison forts like Birdoswald were built all along the line. Stretched out between these, every third of a mile, was a watchturret, and every mile, smaller forts known as mileforts.
These structures enabled the Romans to command with efficiency and speed, as every milecastle turret could directly see a fort. In its heyday, this intimidating structure was manned by 10,000 soldiers.
Walking Hadrian’s Wall, it is impossible not to become fascinated by the history and feel the presence of everyday Roman military and domestic life.
Path Walkthrough
The path is widely regarded as one of the more accessible, less challenging National Trail paths, with routes over moorland and rolling fields reaching their highest point at 345 meters (Green Slack). However, the walk can be fairly wild in places, with grassy paths shifting to craggy sandstone typical to this area, skirting around some of the higher escarpments off the side of the path itself.
With the wall at your side, navigation is not an issue when it comes to walking Hadrian's Wall Path. The route is also well marked with National Trail way-markers, and you’ll be well-equipped with guidebooks and route information.
Choose Your Walk
Our Hadrian's Wall Path Itineraries
Classic Plus: Best of Hadrian's Wall - Brampton to Corbridge
35 miles (56.3 km)HWP8W-E
From £860 Per Person
Best of Hadrian's Wall: Brampton to Corbridge
35 miles (56.3 km)From £810 Per Person
HWP4W-E
From £620 Per Person
Best of Hadrian's Wall: Corbridge to Brampton
35 miles (56.3 km)HWP4E-W
From £625 Per Person
From £810 Per Person
Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend
84 miles (135.2 km)HWP2aW-E
From £1,055 Per Person
8 Nights Moderate to Challenging
HWP11W-E
From £945 Per Person
From £1,170 Per Person
HWP12W-E
From £725 Per Person
HWP0W-E
From £1,590 Per Person
From £840 Per Person
HWP2bW-E
From £1,090 Per Person
From £1,270 Per Person
Classic Plus: Best of Hadrian's Wall - Corbridge to Brampton
35 miles (56.3 km)HWP8E-W
From £860 Per Person
Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway
84 miles (135.2 km)From £955 Per Person
HWP2bE-W
From £1,100 Per Person
From £1,270 Per Person
HWP2aE-W
From £1,060 Per Person
From £845 Per Person
HWP12E-W
From £735 Per Person
From £1,165 Per Person
Classic Plus: Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend
84 miles (135.2 km)From £1,165 Per Person
HWP6W-E
From £1,485 Per Person
From £1,850 Per Person
Classic Plus: Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway
84 miles (135.2 km)From £1,885 Per Person
From £1,195 Per Person
HWP6E-W
From £1,515 Per Person
Key Information
- Good standard accommodation at a mixture of guesthouses, farmhouses, local inns and B&Bs with en-suite or private facilities wherever possible
- Breakfast
- Luggage transfers
- Personal transfer between accommodation and path that form a part of our standard package
- Route planning
- Walk pack including Trail Guide and mapping, itinerary, accommodation directions and route notes, lunch and dinner information, restaurant recommendations and holiday planning details
Tailoring Your Hadrian's Wall Path Walking Holiday
Above are our standard itineraries; each option provides you with varying degrees of immersion into the journey - all afford you the time to take in the unconfined beauty of the Northumbrian countryside. If you would like to make adjustments to any of our itineraries, let us know your requirements when you enquire. We'll be more than happy to advise you and provide options for your journey ahead. Call us on 01291 689774, and one of the team can advise you.Celtic Trails is one of Britain’s most experienced walking holiday companies, providing tailored walking itineraries for clients who appreciate high standards of service, comfort and organisation. We will plan your ideal walking holiday along Hadrian’s Wall Path, you simply choose when to go!
- Telephone
- +44 (0)1291 689 774
Hadrian's Wall Path Client Reviews
4.8/5 based on 297 reviews
"The accommodations were good, as was the luggage transfer."
Anon.
"Amazing from start to finish, all we had to do was get to the starting point."
Kerry
September 2025
"Thought the planning of each day was excellent, with just the right distances involved. The glorious Cumbrian and Northumbrian countryside was a major plus. As to why a long distance walk, it was a case of start now or never! I am a scientist, so all aspects of geology interested me, as did encountering interesting plants and fungi."
James, Co Antrim.
September 2025
"All the accommodation details and daily plans were provided, all we had to do was walk. As we walked we got a real sense of Roman history and appreciated the scale of the task. It reminded us that border security is as old as time and put the current political upheavals into perspective."
Linda
September 2025
"Anything that you could think you may need has been accounted for. Seeing Hadrian's Wall was on my 50th year bucket list. Combining that with raising money for charity was amazing."
Mr Kevin Kelly
September 2025
"Efficient, well organised supported by good material."
Fred Hampson
September 2025
"Comprehensive, itinerary requests were responded to promptly"
Gordon, Calbarry Canada
September 2025
"A fantastic experience. Feel greatly energised and positive."
Ian Russell
September 2025
"Flexible & Helpful on the itinerary. Good communication, materials & information. Everything worked as scheduled"
Peg Stevenson
September 2025
Points of Interest
Once Brewed
From Once Brewed you are able to walk to Vindolanda Fort, which is considered to be the most significant roman site, but not directly on the Hadrian's Wall path, www.vindolanda.com. It would be a great shame to miss out Vindolanda if you have a keen interest in the historical aspect of Hadrian's Wall.
There is an excellent hail and ride bus service, the AD 122, which runs regularly between all the main towns and the sites along the Path between April and end September (thereafter only on Sundays until the end of October) enabling you to visit sites which you have not had a chance to see on your walking days.
Newcastle
The sprawling city of the region has more than enough to cater to a wide range of interests, be it museums, theatre or places to eat - you'll find plenty to occupy your time among Newcastle's genteel, Georgian-era architecture.
The North-eastern city is found at the end or beginning of all itineraries, with the exception of HWP4 & HWP8. If you're looking to extend your holiday with an extra day spent in the city - then let us know, we'll be more than happy to arrange this for you.
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Tailoring Your Hadrian's Wall Path Walking Holiday
Above are our standard itineraries; each option provides you with varying degrees of immersion into the journey - all afford you the time to take in the unconfined beauty of the Northumbrian countryside. If you would like to make adjustments to any of our itineraries, let us know your requirements when you enquire. We'll be more than happy to advise you and provide options for your journey ahead. Call us on 01291 689774, and one of the team can advise you.Celtic Trails is one of Britain’s most experienced walking holiday companies, providing tailored walking itineraries for clients who appreciate high standards of service, comfort and organisation. We will plan your ideal walking holiday along Hadrian’s Wall Path, you simply choose when to go!
- Telephone
- +44 (0)1291 689 774
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