The defensive fortification built by the Emperor Hadrian now has a National Trail footpath following its route from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, and even inspired The Wall in Game of Thrones.
There it is, evidence of Britain’s Roman past, lying in a field without protection. And why not? Hadrian’s Wall stretches for 117 kilometres from coast to coast and has stood since AD 122. The defensive fortification built by the Emperor Hadrian now has a National Trail footpath following its route from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, and even inspired The Wall in Game of Thrones.