Met up with Lake yesterday and went for a ride along the route of Hadrian's Wall. It is 60 miles from my house to Lake's in Carlisle, we then took the A69 to Newcastle and onto Wallsend, where Hadrian's Wall starts/ends on the Bank of the river Tyne.
Me and Lake, (would you buy a used car from these two?)LOL
This is the start of the wall
and the remains of the wall as it heads west towards Newcastle.
The start of the wall was also the site of the Roman Fort of Segedunum, here is a picture of the remaining footprint of the fort.
On the site is a replica bath house built using the Roman condtruction techniques
Bath House
An example of the construction used showing terracotta walls and early underfloor heating system!
There was also a reproduction of the 'facilities'
From Wallsend we headed west through Newcastle and found the old military road that follows the wall all the way to the west coast. We stopped of for a sunday roast at the Robin Hood.
From here we continued on to Chesters Fort. Here are a few pics of the artefacts in the museum and the remains of the Fort.
From here we carried on until we got to the site of Birdoswald Fort, there is a bit more of the wall remaining here, but not much of the fort.
The stones around the perimeter of the field are the remains of Birdoswald Fort. (Sheep for Geoff and Devo)
The area around here is stunning countryside, here's a few shots of the surrounding area.
We past Lanercost Priory on the way, here is the Priory in the valley.
From here we headed into Carlisle, here is the bikes outside Carlisle Castle.
And we then followed the route of the wall to its end in the quaint little village of Bowness on Solway.
Bowness Village
Start/end of the wall.
View across the Solway to the hills in Dumfries in Scotland
It was a really enjoyable day, a total of 286 miles.
Me and Lake, (would you buy a used car from these two?)LOL
This is the start of the wall
and the remains of the wall as it heads west towards Newcastle.
The start of the wall was also the site of the Roman Fort of Segedunum, here is a picture of the remaining footprint of the fort.
On the site is a replica bath house built using the Roman condtruction techniques
Bath House
An example of the construction used showing terracotta walls and early underfloor heating system!
There was also a reproduction of the 'facilities'
From Wallsend we headed west through Newcastle and found the old military road that follows the wall all the way to the west coast. We stopped of for a sunday roast at the Robin Hood.
From here we continued on to Chesters Fort. Here are a few pics of the artefacts in the museum and the remains of the Fort.
From here we carried on until we got to the site of Birdoswald Fort, there is a bit more of the wall remaining here, but not much of the fort.
The stones around the perimeter of the field are the remains of Birdoswald Fort. (Sheep for Geoff and Devo)
The area around here is stunning countryside, here's a few shots of the surrounding area.
We past Lanercost Priory on the way, here is the Priory in the valley.
From here we headed into Carlisle, here is the bikes outside Carlisle Castle.
And we then followed the route of the wall to its end in the quaint little village of Bowness on Solway.
Bowness Village
Start/end of the wall.
View across the Solway to the hills in Dumfries in Scotland
It was a really enjoyable day, a total of 286 miles.
