Hadrian’s Wall History with Iles Tours in Newcastle

Having once been the Northern frontier of the Empire, the North East of England has an amazing Roman history. This story is not one just of wars and defence but also of peoples from across the empire being stationed on the wall and how they adapted to this wild frontier.

Hadrian’s Western Wall Starting in Carlisle, which was the centre of the Roman Empire during the campaigns of Emperor Septimius Severus, we will start to introduce the Romans at the Tully House Museum and it's amazing Roman collection, before heading further East to Birdoswald Roman Fort, home to a thousand strong unit of Romanians and with a brilliant history itself.

The Central Wall - Picturesque History The central section of Hadrian's wall is often the section that captures people's imagination the most - having been home to Sycamore Gap before its untimely felling. It's still home to two amazing Roman forts - Housesteads, the most complete Roman fort in Britain, and Vindolanda, where excavations have occurred for fifty years. Between them, these forts have helped us understand how the Romans conquered Britain and defended their empire.

Hadrian’s Wall in the East On this tour we will guide you around Newcastle-uponTyne, the Great North Museum (where many of the archaeological finds from Hadrian’s Wall are kept), Segedunum Roman Fort and Arbeia - at the Mouth of the river Tyne - completing your Hadrian’s Wall adventure.