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Explore Wall Houses
Wall Houses in Northumberland (England) is located in United Kingdom about 253 mi (or 408 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Wall Houses is now 04:20 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports in the wider vicinity of Wall Houses, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Newcastle Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Germany at a distance of 21 mi (or 35 km). The closest in United Kingdom is New Lanark in a distance of 46 mi (or 35 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Horsley, Healey, Slaley, Acomb and Rothley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F
Morning Temperature | -2°C / 28 °F |
Evening Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
Night Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 62% |
Air Pressure | 997 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 7% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
1°C (34 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Rain and snow, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Matfen Hall Hotel
The Angel of Corbridge
The Wheatsheaf Hotel
Videos from this area
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Tyne Valley Afternoon 29th March 2013
March 29th 2013 and two consecutive class 37 double headed train follow each other through Riding Mill. The first train comprises the regular nuclear flask traffic to Sellafield from Hartlepool...
Dark age infantry skirmish
Filmed with silent Super-8mm film, this is an edit of three different skirmishes fought by the same people over the same ground, put together to look like one fight. This explains why people...
Station Close, Riding Mill (156)
Well presented and unique four bedroom semi withopen views More Info - http://www.redhotproperty.co.uk/property-search/ Video by www.spacedustfilms.co.uk.
Gateshead to Hexham by train (Class 101 DMU) in 1985 (time lapse cine film) - faded 8mm cine
Continuous time lapse shot from the rear train window on out of date 8mm cine film, as part of a school project. Quality is dreadful yet as the film now has historic interest it is offered...
Explorer Files Alnwick Castle
Review of Explorer Files Alnwick Castle. A fascinating insight into Alnwick Castle, with a look at people and events that have made the castle what it is today. Alnwick Castle is well worth...
2013 Corbridge Miniature Traction Engines, Steam & Vintage Rally
2013 South Tyne Traction Engine Society 36th Annual Steam and Vintage Rally at Tynedale Park, Corbridge, Northumberland, UK. Parade of Miniature Traction Engines Stills at link below ...
Northumberland Borders Rally Test 6 2014
This is a stills animation of the Minis as they took part in test 6 on the 2014 Northumberland Borders Rally. The rally is organised by the Newcastle and Durham Region of the Mini Cooper Register.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Milecastle 18
Milecastle 18 (East Wallhouses) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It is located to the west of the settlement of East Wallhouses in Northumberland and is visible as a platform in the ground. The milecastle is of a unique construction, having a gateway associated with builders of the Legio II Augusta and a layout typical of the Legio VI Victrix or Legio XX Valeria Victrix. Historians have suggested that it may have been begun by men of one legion and finished by those of another.
Matfen Hall
Matfen Hall is a 19th century country mansion in Matfen, Northumberland, England the seat of the Blackett baronets and now also an hotel and country golf club. It is a Grade II* listed building. The manor of West Matfen was owned in the 13th century by Philip de Ulcote and passed through his sisters to Felton, by marriage to Hastings and later to Lawson. In 1625 the estate was bought by Lancelot Fenwick of a branch the old established local family of Fenwick Tower.
Whittle Dene
Whittle Dene is 12 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne, England straddling the B6318 Military Road, and is a complex of reservoirs and treatment works forming the last stage in the supply of drinking water to Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.
Milecastle 17
Milecastle 17 (Welton/Whittledean) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle is located near to the Whittle Dene reservoirs and is visible as a platform in the ground. Just 174m west of the milecastle is a distinct change in wall construction, indicating that it may have formed a boundary between different legions. The existence of the milecastle has been known since at least 1732 and excavations have produced numerous finds and evidence of post-Roman occupation.
Milecastle 19
Milecastle 19 (Matfen Piers) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Sited just to the east of the hamlet of Matfen Piers the milecastle is today covered by the B6318 Military Road. The milecastle is notable for the discovery of an altar by Eric Birley in the 1930s. An inscription on the altar is one of the few dedications to a mother goddess found in Roman Britain and was made by members of the First Cohort of Varduli.