Places to Visit

There is so much to see and do in the area it is hard to know where to start. From trips nearby to further afield, you could spend years exploring the area around Gilsland with something different to see or do every day. Spoilt for choice...

In the directory listings below the information provided is extracted from the parent website where it is available. If you have an entry you would like to see in these listings which is related to the area please let us know and a free listing entry will be considered.

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Birdoswald Cheese Farm

At Slack House Farm near Gilsland you can visit the Birdoswald Cheese Farm. Slack House Farm is the home of the Birdoswald Cheese Dairy and The Scypen licensed Cafe and Farm Shop. The farm is on…
Birdoswald Roman Fort

Birdoswald Roman Fort is the perfect place to see the longest continuous remaining stretch of this magnificent World Heritage Site, Hadrian's Wall. Explore the extensive remains of the Roman fort and…
Blanchland

Set beside the river in a wooded section of the upper Derwent valley, Blanchland is one of most attractive small villages in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Lying beneath…
Blue Streak, RAF Spadeadam

The Spadeadam Rocket Establishment, near Gilsland, was opened in the late 1950s as a test area for the British Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). The research program was split between…
Brampton

The nearest  market town in Cumbria, just a few miles to the West, is Brampton. Brampton, with a population of some 4000, is built of local sandstone, and situated in a hollow formed by glacial…
Carlisle

Carlisle has been a significant place since well before Roman times and is currently the largest city in England by area with a population of over 100,000. The city is at the northern extreme of the…
Carlisle Castle

Standing proudly in the city it has dominated for nine centuries, Carlisle Castle remained a working fortress until well within living memory. It has withstood many sieges, contained a valuable royal…
Carvoran (Roman Army Museum)

Lying in magnificent countryside next to a sweeping section of Hadrian's Wall and based at the site of Carvoran Roman Fort, the Roman Army Museum is an authentic and dramatic tribute to Rome’s…
Castles

This is an historic area replete with castles. In Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, and Durham there are many to choose from for a visit (please note not all are available for public visits - please check…
Cawfields

At Cawfields is a dramatic stretch of Hadrian's Wall on a steep slope, one of the highest standing sections of the Wall. Within its length there are turrets and an impressive milecastle, which was…
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