Hadrian’s Wall

Our favourite stretch of the Wall was at the Walltown Crags. Some sections of the Wall were 7 feet tall! Walltown Crags sits between the

Neil and I had seen enough forts and heard enough about the Wall. Now we wanted to actually see it! Steel Rigg is the name

Vindolanda—meaning (probably) white lawn or field—is a Roman fort and civilian settlement that predates Hadrian’s Wall. Vindolanda was first a conquest fort and then a

We began a day of Hadrian’s Wall sightseeing by going to Chesters Roman Fort. A highlight of this site is the Roman bathhouse—one of the

On our way out of York, I thought it might be fun to stop in Whitby for lunch. I really wanted to see the beach