South Shields: Arbeia
Description
The final point on the Hadrian's Cycle Way, and arguably the final point on the extended line of Hadrian's Wall (The wall itself is from Wallsend east of Newcastle to Bowness-on-Solway west of Carlisle, but the extended line taking into account supply sites, forts and baths etc., runs from Arbeia across the Tyne, along the length of the wall and down the Cumbrian coast to the bath houses at Ravenglass. The site includes a reconstruction of what the west gate house, the barracks and commanding officers house might have looked like. The small museum shows some of the finds from the site.
Charge
Free, donation requested
Getting There
It's about a mile from the Shields ferry to Arbeia, following the cycle path signs, you can cut the distance in places by taking steps up the switchbacks, rather than walking all the way up the road
Latitude: 55.004352; Longitude: -1.431098
What3Words: oasis.luck.orbit
Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (11/08/2009), and on time of last update (17/08/2009) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.