Wallsend to Newburn
The walk starts in Wallsend in Newcastle upon Tyne, on the site of Segedunum, a fort with an interesting museum. It follows the River Tyne into the city to the redeveloped central quayside, centered on the ‘Blinking Eye’ Millennium Bridge, which leads to the Baltic Arts Centre and distinct Sage Building. The route continues besides the river to Newburn, on the outskirts of Newcastle.

Newburn to Chollerford
The route continues pleasantly through the Tyne Valley Country Park before climbing to the hilltop village of Heddon and onwards through rolling countryside. Turrets and milecastles become part of the landscape. The final 2 miles are marked by a descent through pleasant parkland to the North Tyne Valley and the picturesque villages of Wall, Chollerford and Humshaugh – all of which we use for overnight stops.

Chollerford To Twice Brewed
The route soon reaches Northumbria National Park and classic Roman Wall country – expansive views and undulating moorland. The route climbs steadily at first, past turrets and a Brocolitia Roman fort, then it becomes more steeply undulating on reaching the Whin Sill escarpment.

Views of open moorland to the north, the South Tyne Valley and the Pennines to the south and the wall itself following the ridges ahead, are breathtaking. The route passes the well preserved Housteads Fort and continues in a similar dramatic fashion to Twice Brewed and then your accommodation.

Carlisle to Bowness on Solway
The final section is a complete contrast to all that has gone before – initially along the banks of the Eden and then across the pancake flat salt marshes of the Solway Firth. The mountains of the Lake District are visible to the south and Scotland is just across the water to the north. This expansive estuary is internationally renowned for its thriving bird life and the area has a peaceful charm of its own.