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Side trip to Washington Old Hall

7.0 mi 54.8819, -1.5599 At Junction 64 exit the A1 s/p “Washington / Birtley / A195”.

This will take you back over the A1 and on to Western Highway.

Go through 3 r/bouts.

1.9 mi 54.8900, – 1.5193 At the r/bout take the 1st exit on to Biddick Lane s/p “Biddick /
Columbia” and “Washington Old Hall”.

Continue through 1 r/bout on to Fairfield Ave.

0.6 mi Turn r. on to The Ave s/p “Washington Vill / Swan / Pattinson”.

Expert navigator checkpoint: After making the turn you will have the modern brick Glebe
Methodist Church building on your l.

0.4 mi 54.9026, -1.5172 Look for a small brown and white “Washington Old Hall” on the right.

To rejoin the road to the north:

Head north on The Ave.

Turn l. on to Village Lane

0.1 mi take the 2nd l. on to Abbey Rd.

At the T i/s at the end of Abbey Rd turn r. on to Parkway s/p “Town Centre and Other Routes”.

0.2 mi At the r/bout take the third exit s/p “Sunderland / Gateshead / Newcastle / A1231 / Albany”.

0.2 mi At the r/bout take the 1st exit s/p “Gateshead / Newcastle / A1231 / Blackfell / Lambton”.

You will then merge on to Sunderland Highway, the A1231.

1.2 mi 54.9059, -1.5577 Cross over the A154 and shortly after bear l. s/p “Gateshead / Newcastle
/ Hexham / A1231 (A1).

Keep curving to the l. until you merge on to the A1 following s/p “Hexham (A69) / Newcastle /
Gateshead (A1)”.

Durham to Keswick via Hadrian’s Wall

Return to the Lakeland and The North Menu

For around three centuries, Hadrian’s Wall was a vibrant, multi-cultured frontier sprawling almost
80 miles coast-to-coast.

Built by a force of 15,000 men in under six years, it’s as astounding today for its sheer vision as it
is for its engineering. Milecastles, barracks, ramparts and forts provide a dramatic backdrop to a
diverse landscape.