Local and very accessible attractions include:

• Iconic Hadrians Wall set in a landscape of incomparable grandeur.
• Vindolanda and its internationally renowned museum.
• The superb Roman Army Museum at Walltown Crags.
• Housesteads Roman Fort, the most complete Roman fort in Britain.
• Magnificent Lanercost Priory, founded in 1169 and built with stone from Hadrian’s Wall.
• The picturesque market towns of Hexham and Corbridge.
• Hexham Racecourse.
• Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens.
• Great golf courses at Slayley Hall (championship course), Close House, Matfen Hall and Hexham.