The Wall and Heavenfield walk is one of Julie’s absolute favourites and is a favourite of many of our walkers.
The walk
We met in our usual place, next to Wall Village Green. Once everyone had arrived we set off. It was good to see some walkers returning to the group.
We walked through the village. Many of the houses are built using stones from Hadrian’s Wall. We followed the footpath through the fields to Fallowfield. Where we spotted a farmer fixing his chimney by using a ladder in his tractor bucket.
Heavenfield
Our next historical point was Heavenfield. Heavenfield is believed to be the location where King Oswald (604-642) raised a large wooden cross before the Battle of Heavenfield in AD635.
St Oswald’s Church is a very simple church, the windows are plain glass and there is very little decoration in the Church. It was also a murder site in one of LJ Ross’s books.
The view from Heavenfield is amazing. On a clear day you can see over to the Cheviots.
After leaving Heavenfield, we came across an enclosure with goats and pigs. The owner came over to chat but couldn’t tell us what breed of pigs they were, apart from a rare breed.
Planetrees
On the way back, we passed a 15 metre section of Hadrian’s Wall at Planetrees. This piece of wall is significant in that it shows where the width of the wall was reduced from 10 to 8 Roman feet, probably to speed up building.
Brunton Tower
We added a visit to Brunton Tower to this walk. Brunton Tower is a surviving piece of turret 2.5 metres high. It was built by the men of the 20th Legion. We pretended we were throwing spears.
After the walk
We visited the Riverside Kitchen, where everyone enjoyed their food, especially the pies and quiches.
We hope you all enjoyed the day. See you next time.
Julie and Martin x
If you enjoyed the Wall and Heavenfield walk, why not take a look at our other walks.
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