Hadrian's Wall Path

This popular National Trail follows the line of the Roman Wall from coast to coast across northern England, with many forts and milecastles in the World Heritage Site; background on the history, geology and wildlife, with detailed route descriptions for west-to-east and east-to-west and 100 photos; all you need for a week's walking holiday.

Hadrians Wall Path runs for 85 miles from coast to coast along the line of the Roman Wall completed in AD122 under the Emperor Hadrian. This National Trail crosses northern England from Irish Sea to North Sea and offers many chances to look at the forts, milecastles and interpretation centres within this UNESCO World Heritage Site. This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy a classic week''s walking. The route is clearly waymarked and well supported by public transport. This guidebook is almost unique in giving equal priority to walking the route from west-to-east as east-to-west.  It explains clearly the pros and cons of each direction. This book provides all you need to plan and enjoy a classic week''s walking in a compact package:detailed west-to-east and east-to-west route descriptions updated in mid-2025detailed mapping at 1:50,000 with miles numbered in both directionshistory and anatomy of the Wall, with details of forts and visitor centreswildlife explained and illustrated for the various habitatsinformation about public transport and travellavishly illustrated, with 100 colour photoson rainproof paper.