£545.00 per person based on two people sharing one roomĪ selection of carefully chosen B&B's or Inns – all rooms with private bathrooms. Overnight Bowness (also possible to overnight in Carlisle, returning there by bus) This area, with its marvellous birdlife, is regarded as an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Follow the River Eden out of Carlisle to pass through Burgh by Sands and then on to Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway. Easy walking into the town of Carlisle with its castle and cathedral.ĭay 7: Walk Carlisle to Bowness-on-Solway (15 miles/24 kms). A fine section of rural countryside following the banks of the River Eden into Carlisle. From Gilsland the path follows a marvellous section of wall to Birdoswald and then continues up the hill to Banks and gently through farmland to Walton.ĭay 6: Walk Banks or Walton to Carlisle (13/10 miles/20.8/16 kms). The section ends at Steel Rigg Peel Crags, a short walk from the hamlet of Once Brewed.ĭay 5: Walk Once Brewed to Banks or Walton (13/16 miles/20.8/25.6 kms) Climb to the top of Winshields Crags and the highest point of the trail, with magnificent views. Housesteads Fort has an interesting museum. Come to the most spectacular sections of the wall with fine views, rugged countryside and Roman ruins and forts. Pass Chesters Museum, and ascend to Tower Tye, following the Roman road. The Roman crossing of the River North Tyne was a short distance south-west of the current crossing, itself a handsome five-arched bridge built in 1775.ĭay 4: Walk Chollerford to Once Brewed (13 miles/20.8 kms). Most noticeable initially is the Vallum (the ditch) but as you approach Chollerford, sections of the wall appear. Today the fortifications of the wall become apparent and the countryside through which it passes opens up. Continue west to Heddon on the Wall for overnight.ĭay 3: Walk Heddon on the Wall to Chollerford (15 miles/24 kms). Note the Roman Fort of Segedunum, then continue alongside the River Tyne, passing beneath the millenium bridge (linked to the new Baltic Arts Centre on the Gateshead riverbank). This walk can be broken into shorter stages with more overnights if required: please askĭay 2: Walk from Wallsend (short metro ride away) to Heddon-on-the-Wall (15 miles/24 kms).