Hadrian’s Wall Day 2 – Carlisle to Banks

Visit the main page for Hadrian’s Wall to read out advice on walking the wall.

10 hours walking time

23.1 km walked

Accommodations: The Greenhead Hotel

Taxi to our starting point, I think – we decided to skip the walk out of Carlisle?
Eating porridge in paper cups

Horses in the field

Mom changing her bra? Shirt? in a field

Walton Tea Room

Sheep in the fields

The Haytongate Snack Hut

Black cows in the field

First bit of Hadrian’s Wall still standing in place at Hare Hill

More sheep and things

A very well-stocked snack hut

Very wet, muddy paths

Parts of the wall now visible beside our path

Small milecastles or something along the way

Birdoswald Roman Fort The fort that we didn’t get to go into, because it was getting late int he day, but got some snacks at, and which had a good gift shop

More walking along the wall

More sheep on the path

Black kitty

Walking in a big ditch

Walking into the early evening, finally getting to our hotel, nice cozy room with things to make tea, a very nice restaurant

Visit the main page for Hadrian’s Wall to read out advice on walking the wall.

Landing in Edinburgh
Day 1 – Bowness-on-Solway to Carlisle – 10 hours walking time, 28.7 km walked – this was a bit of an error on our part, I would recommend splitting this into two days.
Day 2 – Carlisle to Banks – 10 hours walking time, 23.1 km walked (You are here)
Day 3 – Banks to Once Brewed – 9 hours walking time, 14.5 km walked
Day 4 – Once Brewed to Chollerford – 9 hours walking time, 12.3 km walked
Day 5 – Chollerford to East Wallhouses – 8.5 hours walking time, 20.2 km walked
Day 6 – East Wallhouses to Newburn – 6 hours walking time, 18.1 km walked
Day 7 – Newburn to Wallsend (Newcastle-on-Tyne) – 10 hours walking time, 9.3 km walked
Travel back to Edinburgh