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Click here for more information on Hadrian’s Wall.

The first stage of the journey will take you via the A1 to Chester-le-Street, then the A69 to
Vindolanda, Birdoswald and Housesteads Roman Fort.

From there you will cross into Cumbria and head south to the Lake District.

Keswick

Keswick Brewing Company is a craft brewery set up in 2006 with quality and environmental issues
at its heart. Take a brewery tour, find out more about the making of beer, and sample a selection
of their beers.

Brewing dates back to 1875 on this site. The visitor area has the original sandstone flagged floor,
oak beams and a wood burning stove. See what makes beers light, dark, mild or hoppy.

Derwent Water Walk Take a walk around Derwent Water – that’s the lake at Keswick. It’s all
about the views – particularly from Friars Crag. On flat and easy paths, the walk passes through
ancient woodlands and along the shores of the lake. The scenery is stunning, with picnic stops
and cafes and restaurants en-route. Distance 10 miles, takes about six hours. If it gets too much
you can always hop on the bus or catch the Keswick launch from one of the jetties dotted around
the shore line

Newlands Adventure Centre try your hand at climbing and abseiling, be guided on a mountain
walk, tackle the high ropes course or experience the Ghyll Scramble. Archery, canoeing, kayaking
. . . all the adventure things you could want and all of them in this glorious landscape.

Keswick Launch Co. Enjoy a lake cruise on one of the Keswick Launches and experience the
beauty of Derwent Water with views of the surrounding fells. Enjoy special views of Skiddaw,
England’s fourth highest mountain, Catbells, and the ‘Jaws of Borrowdale’.

Take the 50 minute round boat trip or disembark at one of the eight jetties en-route and take a
lakeland walk via well-marked paths to famous landmarks such as Ashness Bridge, Lodore Falls,
Grange in Borrowdale, Brandelhow and Lingholm, holiday home of Beatrix Potter.

You can also hire a motor cruiser or row you own boat, paddle your own canoe / kayak /
paddleboard.

Catbells Walk “is a short, sharp, steep climb richly rewarded by the views of mountains and lakes.
On its own this short walk could be gently ambled along to make the most of a clear day. An
afternoon, or summer evening brisk stroll would delight too. Go around anti-clockwise as we
suggest here, the scrambly bits are easier in ascent, and the steps off the ridge whilst tedious get
you down quickly and without difficulty.” from https://www.walklakes.co.uk/walk_26.html

Honister Slate Mine is the last working slate mine in England, producing Westmorland Green
Slate. Apart from mining slate, it has been refashioned into a tourist attraction. Attractions around
the mine complex include a visitor centre, underground tours of the workings, and England’s first
via ferrata, where participants use a safety harness to scale a cliff path. More from Wikipedia . . .

Walla Crag Walk Starting at The Great Wood National Trust Car Park, you can climb up to Walla
Crag. Then come down the way you went up, or go onto Blea Fell and then return via Ashness
Bridge, another Lake District recommended sight, and then walk along the shore of Derwent
Water, returning to Great Wood car park.