Hi
We are looking for a recommendations of guide for Hadrians Wall, Roman Army Museum, Vindolanda Museum, Caufelds, Roman Wall area. Preferably someone with an archeological/ historical background.
Thanks
Posted by
New York, NY
1580 posts
cgcrgx2 - Here is a link to see local tour guides with an archeological background who cover Carlisle England.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16893 posts
Well, you're not going to Italy, but RJEan's link does include two local guides based out of Durham. Rick's England guidebook suggests http://www.hadrianswall-walk.com/.
Posted by
Camano Island, WA, usa
1446 posts
It is very easy to do a self guided tour of Hadrian's Wall. Here is a web site with a lot of info: https://hadrianswallcountry.co.uk. There is on/off bus available from Hexham and Hartwhistle April to Sept.
Posted by
OP
38 posts
Thanks All!! Great info.
Posted by
Colorado Mountains, USA
7329 posts
I know you are probably looking for a private guide, but the group guides at the sites are excellent. My husband and I walked Hadrian’s Wall in 2017 and took the Roman Army Museum tour offered by the staff at the museum. The guide was very knowledgeable. We found the same to be true at Vindolanda, Chesters, and the other major forts.
Posted by
Lynnwood, Washington
8345 posts
You already got the link for Peter Carney above. Let me tell you that hiring Peter Carney was one of the best decisions we made on our trip to Hadrians Wall. He found out what we wanted from a tour and then tailored the tour to our interests. He showed us the best sections of the wall for walking, taught us what we were looking at when we were at the wall, brought us through Vindolanda explaining so much, and just kept teaching the entire day. We spent 3 more days at the Wall, but that orientation set us up to enjoy it far more than we would have on our own.
I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but those who say you don’t need to hire a guide, have not hired this guide and really don’t understand the difference it makes. My number one suggestion when anyone asks about Hadrians Wall is hire Peter Carney for the day!
Posted by
Tucson
4151 posts
Here's another vote for Peter Carney. He did for me traveling solo exactly what he did for others. I had some specifics in mind and left the rest up to him. He picked me up at my B&B (Ashcroft Guest House in Haltwhistle) in the morning and returned me there at the end of the day. Peter is both knowledgeable and charming. I learned so much in such a relaxed and pleasant way. I can highly recommend him.
Below I'm telling you more about where I stayed because it was one of my favorite places on a 6-week trip to the UK. When I was there in May 2016, there were very few people around. Perfect.
My room was the Single En-suite. The same room for 2 is called Smaller Double En-suite. The website shows pricing for the various rooms based on occupancy, so there are multiple listings of the same room at different prices. I stayed there 2 nights with the full day between devoted entirely to Hadrian's Wall.
Haltwhistle is tiny. You can easily walk to the Ashcroft from the train station. You can also easily walk to get something to eat.
When it was time for me to leave, the owner drove me to the station because the platform is on the other side of the tracks and it's not obvious how to get there. He stayed with me until the train came and we had a great discussion about our kids.
Posted by
107 posts
You might get more answers on the England forum as Hadrian's Wall is in England.