Hadrian’s Wall Day 3 – Banks to Once Brewed

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

9 hours walking time

14.5 km walked

Accommodations Vallum Lodge

Lovely breakfast at The Greenhead Hotel

Hiking to see the ruins of Thirlwall Castle

‘Bull in Field’ sign

Big uphill along the wall remnants and big ditch

Getting into more hilly, rocky terrain, where you really get the sense of being in the middle of nowhere, and understand how remote this must have felt to Roman soldiers, to be on the absolute edge of the Empire, which even now, when England’s population is so much larger, feels like a wilderness with no people.

It’s very picturesque

Up some bigger hills

Milecastle at the top of a hill

Very rocky, uneven ground, and lots of climbing over fences

Sammi started to have a lot of pain in her knee

Stopping in a field to sit on some rocks, rest, and have a snack

Weather got a little nicer, started to see blue skies

Late lunch at a cozy restaurant, the Milecastle Inn

Walked on to Vallum Lodge, which is well-stocked with snacks, supplies for walkers, local beers, and very cozy, clean rooms with heated footbaths.

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
Day 3 – Banks to Once Brewed – 9 hours walking time, 14.5 km walked (You are here)
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