Hadrian's Wall news

Fantasy and reality are meeting on Hadrian’s Wall, in northern England, as “Watchers” in black cloaks and shields have been posted to mark the final ... More

Hadrian’s Wall is teaming up with its much larger counterpart, The Great Wall of China, to encourage tourism and increase cultural understanding of the World ... More

Northumberland’s long-awaited Landscape Discovery Centre and Youth Hostel at Hadrian’s Wall – known as “The Sill” – will open to the public this weekend (29 ... More

VisitBritain has launched a new campaign aiming to boost visitor numbers in the UK, announcing a year of literary milestones dubbed “Magical Britain”. Launched to ... More

Hadrian’s Cavalry, a multi-site exhibition that will look at the lives and times of the Roman army’s horseback troops, will feature the UK’s largest ever ... More

Newcastle-based architects Jane Darbyshire and David Kendall’s (JDDK) long-touted Landscape Discovery Centre and Youth Hostel at Hadrian's Wall in England’s Northumberland National Park is set ... More

Hadrian’s Wall’s 1960s-era visitor centre will bow out to make way for a brand new facility after plans got the go-ahead from authorities. The English ... More

Public feedback is being sought before a five-year management plan is finalised for the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site in the Falkirk district, Scotland. The ... More

Concept designs have been revealed for a £10.5m visitor centre and hostel at the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site in Northumberland National Park. Newcastle architects ... More

SITA Trust, the not-for-profit funding organisation, has announced it has awarded £537,000 towards a project designed to "properly conserve" the central section of Hadrian's Wall. ... More

English Heritage facilities at Northumberland's historic Housesteads Roman Fort, including the museum and visitor centre, have now shut ahead of a major renovation project. Expected ... More

Hadrian's Wall Heritage Limited has submitted plans for a 'world class' Roman visitor attraction in Maryport, Cumbria, UK. The plans received by Allerdale Borough Council ... More

Plans to enhance Carlisle's appeal as a heritage tourism destination have received a funding boost of more than £1.5m from two regional development agencies. The ... More

Event Communications has been appointed to design a new visitor attraction at Roman Maryport, Cumbria - part of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site. Hadrian's ... More

Hadrian's Wall Heritage (HWH) has announced plans to create a 'line of light' along the length of the World Heritage Site between Wallsend, Tyne and ... More

Plans for a new multi-million pound Tullie House Roman Gallery and tourism trail linking with the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site in Carlisle, Cumbria, are ... More

Plans for the refurbishment of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, is among four schemes across the UK to receive a share of £13m ... More

Housesteads Roman Fort, which is part of Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site near Bardon Mill, Northumberland, is set to be transformed over the next five ... More

An annual, year-long programme of cultural events and festivals has been launched for 2009 by the NewcastleGateshead Initiative in North East England, which is expected ... More