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3 days in Northumberland

Stay in Haltwhistle. Day 1: Featherstone Park, Blenkinsopp Castle and Roman Army Museum; day 2: Castra Vindolanda, Vindolanda Museum and Housesteads Roman Fort near Haltwhistle; day 3: Hadrian's Wall (World Heritage Site), Birdoswald Roman Fort and Study Centre and Triermain Castle.

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Day 1 · Northumberland

  1. Featherstone Park 4.2 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
  2. Blenkinsopp Castle Scheduled monument, 4.3 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park 4 km from the last stop
  3. Roman Army Museum 4.4 km from Haltwhistle 1 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Wallace Arms 4.2 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
If it rains
Housesteads Museum 9.3 km from Haltwhistle

Night 1 · Haltwhistle

train stations: Haltwhistle Rail Station, Railway station; 4 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · Northumberland

  1. Castra Vindolanda 6.7 km from Haltwhistle
  2. Vindolanda Museum 6.9 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park Next door to the last stop
  3. Housesteads Roman Fort near Haltwhistle 9.5 km from Haltwhistle 3 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Bowes Hotel 7.1 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
If it rains
The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre 5.3 km from Haltwhistle

Night 2 · still in Haltwhistle

Day 3 · Northumberland

  1. Hadrian's Wall (World Heritage Site) 9.5 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
  2. Birdoswald Roman Fort and Study Centre 9.5 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park Next door to the last stop
  3. Triermain Castle Scheduled monument, 12 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park 2 km from the last stop
Lunch
House of Meg Cafe 7.8 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
If it rains
Kielder Observatory 5.2 km from Haltwhistle

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Northumberland's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for 3 days in Northumberland?

Haltwhistle. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Haltwhistle: train stations: Haltwhistle Rail Station, Railway station; 4 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Featherstone Park, Blenkinsopp Castle and Roman Army Museum: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full

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