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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Chillingham Castle

Further afield is Chiilingham Castle. This 12th century stronghold, just twenty minutes from the seaside and the home of Sir Humphry Wakefield and his family, became 'base-camp' for the 1298…
Corbridge

Corbridge is a jewel in the crown of Northumberland. Lying just off the A69, about 18 miles west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, it grew from the Roman town of CORSTOPITUM, a supply town for the troops on…
Cragside

Cragside near Rothbury, Northumberland, is an extraordinary Victorian house, gardens and woodland - the wonder of its age. Enter the world of Lord Armstrong - Victorian inventor, innovator and…
Crammel Linn

For two miles above the village of Gilsland the River Irthing flows through the Irthing Gorge, flanked by mainly sandstone crags. Within the upper section of this gorge, 3km from Gilsland, lies the…
Dumfries and Galloway

Just around the corner is the delightful south west corner of Scotland. Dumfries and Galloway online contains a host of information about Dumfries, Dumfriesshire and Galloway and links to web sites…
Durham

Durham is an amazing county - explore breathtaking scenery, discover award-winning attractions and enjoy world-class exhibitions, festivals and events. From city breaks to coast and countryside…
Errington Reay Pottery

Located in Bardon Mill. The original founders Errington and Reay established their pottery at Bardon Mill in 1878 in the once water powered Woollen Mill which operated from the late seventeenth…
Falstone, near Kielder

Circled by the enchanted woodlands of Kielder Water & Forest Park, the village of Falstone is less than a mile from the great reservoir itself with its raft of exciting water sports and…
Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall Country stretches across the north of England from the west Cumbrian Roman coastal defences at Ravenglass, through Whitehaven, Workington and Maryport to Bowness-on-Solway, along…
Haltwhistle, Centre of Britain

Nicknamed the centre of Britain, because of its geographical position in the exact centre of the country, is Haltwhistle. Just three miles from Hadrian’s Wall and a section of the escarpment which…
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