Vindolanda Fort in Henshaw, Northumberland

Vindolanda Fort in Northumberland, Henshaw is an attraction. Vindolanda Fort is also known as Castra Vindolanda. Vindolanda Fort is near Stanegate.

Alternative Name
Castra Vindolanda
Nature
grassland
Operator
Vindolanda Charitable Trust (Charity No. 1159798 Company No. 9182268)
Tourism
attraction
Website
https://www.vindolanda.com

Tourist information offices

  • North-eastern tower and toilet block – approx. 100 m.
  • Round-houses – approx. 100 m.
  • Dolichenum – approx. 100 m.
  • Roman Pottery Kiln – approx. 200 m.
  • The Vindolanda landscape – approx. 250 m.
  • Beneath the Soil – approx. 250 m.
  • Mausolea – approx. 250 m.
  • Pre-Hadrianic bath house – approx. 250 m.
  • Experimenting with the past – approx. 250 m.
  • Sycamore Stump Information – approx. 1,5 km.

Bus stops

  • Car park – approx. 400 m.
  • High Shield – approx. 900 m.
  • The Sill – approx. 1,9 km.
  • Redburn, Tow House – approx. 2,1 km.

Hofläden

  • Parkside – approx. 1,6 km.

Guest house

  • Hunter Crook BB – approx. 1,6 km.

Charging stations

  • The Sill (Typ-2, 2 charging points) – approx. 1,8 km.

Attraction

  • Robin Hood Tree. Tourist attraction and famous photographic subject. Believed to have been deliberately felled on the night of the 27th-28th Sep 2023: https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2023-09-28/world-famous-sycamore-gap-tree-believed-to-have-been-deliberately-felled – approx. 1,5 km.
  • The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre (wheelchair accessible) (NE47 7AN) – approx. 1,8 km.
  • Hawthorn Cottage Industry – approx. 2,0 km.

Cafés

  • Once Brewed Cafe & Bakehouse (NE47 7AN) – approx. 1,8 km.
  • Bardon Mill Village Store (outdoor seating) (NE47 7HX) – approx. 2,0 km.

Viewpoint

  • Steel Rigg – approx. 1,7 km.

Hostel

  • YHA The Sill (wheelchair accessible, WLAN) (NE47 7AN) – approx. 1,9 km.