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ABOUT HEXHAM

Hexham is home to the beautiful Sele Park, floral gardens in the town centre, and the stunning grounds of Hexham House. Beneath the charming market town, Hexham holds a biology history of marauding Vikings, and England’s first purpose-built prison, Hexham Old Gaol, which can be traced back to the 1300s.

Enjoy Hexham Old Gaol museum which was built using stone from the nearby Corbridge Roman site. The Border History Library within the Old Gaol is home to a fascinating collection of photographs, books, poetry and music about our border territory. Feast your eyes on a wealth of artefacts, descend into the dungeons, and try out the stocks - if you dare...

Boasting the impressive Hexham Abbey, this town never fails to impress. The monastery-turned-abbey was built in 674 AD, and the eerie crypt from the original building still remains today, with some of the dusty stones coming from the Roman ruins of Hadrian’s Wall. The abbey is a peaceful place of solace and refuge, where visitors can admire awe-inspiring architecture, 7th century sculptures, and 15th century painted wooden panels. The Abbey also hosts a delightful craft fair.

Opposite the abbey, you will find the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, a magnificent Victorian building which attracts the best international and national artists from music, drama, and dance, as well as nestling away two art galleries. The Queens Hall is also home to the town's library and visitor information centre.

Perhaps you fancy trying something different? Hexham Racecourse holds a popular Ladies’ Day once a year, you could visit the Shambles market on Tuesdays, or how about coming to town for the annual Hexham Book Festival?

End your tour of Hexham at the idyllic Tyne Green on the banks of the River Tyne. Lush green spaces, thick woodland, and views of Hexham Bridge can all be admired here.

Hexham is perfectly located for exploring the surrounding countryside including Northumberland National Park, Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site, Housesteads Roman Fort, Chesters Roman Fort, Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum.

Hexham can also be spotted as a location within television and film, with the market square and surrounding areas of the abbey playing an important role within an episode of popular television series, based within the North East and Northumberland, Vera.

Hexham is easy to access via public transport with regular bus services as well as trains from Newcastle and Carlisle on the Tyne Valley Line. If you are travelling by car Wentworth car park is a short walk into the town centre (The walk is up quite a steep hill). When parking check the colour of the bay to determine if you are in a short, medium or long stay space.

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Acomb
Acomb means 'the place where the oaks are'. The village was in the Archbishop of York's regality of Hexhamshire, until this was abolished by Henry VII...
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Allendale
This attractive North Pennine village is the centre of East Allen parish. The river East Allen starts some 600 metres above Allenheads and flows north...
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Allenheads
Tucked away in the deepest corner of Northumberland, about 15 miles south of Hexham, hides Allenheads, thriving between the high Pennine hills where t...
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Alston
The remote village of Alston, about 20 miles southwest of Hexham, claims to be the highest market settlement in England, standing about 1,000 ft above...
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Bardon Mill
Situated about ten miles west of Hexham, Bardon Mill and Henshaw parishes lie between the river South Tyne and the Roman wall, in an area of great bea...
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Bellingham
Bellingham, about 15 miles northwest of Hexham, grew up by the side of the Hareshaw burn near its confluence with the river North Tyne. Surrounded by ...
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Birtley
The village of Birtley stands on a high ridge some 700 feet above sea level and is situated about ten miles north of Hexham. It commands superb panora...
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Byrness
Situated about 30 miles from Hexham, Byrness (pronounced Burrness) is the last village in England on the A68 just before the road winds steeply uphill...
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Bywell
Bywell as we know it today is a tranquil place, situated in lovely parkland on a wide curve of the river Tyne, about 6 miles southeast of Hexham. It s...
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Carrshield & Ninebanks
Tucked away in the beautiful Northumbrian hills, to the southwest of Hexham, is a lovely unspoilt valley with two villages, Carrshield and Ninebanks. ...
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Catton
Catton is situated at the beginning of the East Allen valley, about ten miles west of Hexham, tucked down in a sheltered hollow with fields rising up ...
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Colwell & Great Swinburn
As the A68, old Roman Watling Street, travels northwards from Stagshaw Hill beside Corbridge, it passes between two small villages, Colwell and Great ...
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Corbridge
Snug in the Tyne valley, where the A68 north to Scotland crosses the river and the A69 between Newcastle and Carlisle, lies Corbridge. A natural junct...
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Dilston
The parish of Dilston lies to the south of the river Tyne and east of Hexham. It is a limited residential area in agricultural surroundings, the land ...
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Falstone
Falstone is located about 20 miles northwest of Hexham. Part of a Saxon stone cross was found at Hawkhope Hill in the 19th century, praying for the so...
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Featherstone
Featherstone is situated about 16 miles west of Hexham on the Alston road. It consists of two small hamlets - Park Village and Rowfoot - about a mile ...
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Fourstones
Lying four miles west of Hexham the village of Fourstones stands proudly overlooking the South Tyne valley. It adjoins Newbrough at Butt Bank and exte...
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Gilsland
Gilsland village ? about midway between the towns of Hexham and Carlisle - is unique in that it is in two counties, three parishes and two parliamenta...
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Greenhead
The village is situated on the A69 Hexham to Carlisle road. The name Greenhead is said to mean 'the green places between the headstreams', namely the ...
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Haltwhistle
There has probably been a settlement here for over a thousand years but by 1086 Haltwhistle, some 20 miles west of Hexham on the A69, was officially o...
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Haydon Bridge
Haydon Bridge is situated on the A69 some seven miles west of Hexham and stands on both banks of the river South Tyne. The population has grown to 3,0...
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Heddon
Two thousand years ago it was here - the Roman wall at Heddon. In AD 54, soldiers from the sunny climes of Italy marched along the wall. They must hav...
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Horsley
Horsley on the Hill, or Horsley on Tyne, is first mentioned in 1245 as part of the estate of Gilbert de Umfraville. Originally on the main Newcastle t...
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Humshaugh
Humshaugh lies in a bend of the North Tyne river, six miles from Hexham, protected from heavy traffic to Kielder by the 'new' road, completed in 1947....
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Kirkheaton
About ten miles northeast of Hexham, Kirkheaton is best approached from the A696 Newcastle to Otterburn road. Heading north the traveller takes the fi...
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Langley
Langley is a small village situated in beautiful countryside two miles south west of Haydon Bridge and ten miles from Hexham. Its present population i...
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Lowgate
Two miles west of the market place in the historic abbey town of Hexham lies the hamlet of Lowgate. Originally the site of the 'low toll gate' leading...
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Newbrough
The village of Newbrough lies five miles north of Hexham on the north bank of the river South Tyne. It enjoys a pleasant, agricultural landscape and h...
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Newton
Just a short walk uphill from the busy Carlisle/Newcastle motorway, about seven miles east of Hexham, lies the peaceful, tiny hamlet of Newton. There ...
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Otterburn
A village in the Rede valley situated north of Hexham on the main road to Edinburgh and 15 miles from the Scottish border, Otterburn has a thriving co...
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Ovingham
Ovingham lies in the Tyne valley, about ten miles east of Hexham. The name is Saxon and probably means 'homestead of the sons of Offa’. It is first me...
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Ovington
The village of Ovington lies a mile west of Ovingham and is situated about a mile north of the river Tyne....
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Prudhoe
Prudhoe stands on the great bastion of hills which form the south bank the river Tyne, lying halfway between Newcastle upon Tyne and Hexham in an area...
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Riding Mill
The village (Riding meaning a clearing in woodland), population just under 1,000, stands where the March burn enters the river Tyne six miles from Hex...
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Rochester
Ro(w)chester, not to be confused with Rochester in Kent where the mail goes if it is not correctly addressed, is in Upper Redesdale, about ten miles s...
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Simonburn
The name suggests there would be a Simon burn - not so! The village is believed to take its name from one Simon de Burgh, altered over the years to Si...
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Slaley
Slaley, meaning 'a muddy clearing', is a parish of 7,500 acres with a central village of the same name, lying near the southern border of Northumberla...
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Stamfordham
The village of Stamfordham, between Newcastle and Hexham, has seen many changes over the years, not the least of these being in its name. History reco...
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Stonehaugh
Stonehaugh village lies about twelve miles northwest of Hexham. It was built in the early 1950s to house workers for the Forestry Commission, who were...
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Tarset
The name Tarset is given to a village hall, a burn, a parish, a former station and the remains of a castle - but you will not find a village of that n...
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Wall
Wall, with a population of around 350, lies four miles north of the abbey town of Hexham and almost on Hadrian's Wall....
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Warden
Two miles north west of Hexham, Warden lies among fields and woods in the angle formed by the confluence of the rivers North and South Tyne. It is she...
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Wark on Tyne
Wark (pronounced to rhyme with 'ark' by its inhabitants) lies on a particularly beautiful stretch of the North Tyne twelve miles north of Hexham. Apar...
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Whitfield
Whitfield is a scattered farming community bordering the A686 in an area of outstanding natural beauty, about 13 miles west of Hexham.The road from Ha...
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Woodburn
In this beautiful part of the county, where the lovely river Rede meanders its way to join the North Tyne at Redesmouth, wildlife includes ducks, goos...
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Snuggle up in a Hexham B&B, the perfect bases for exploring this historical town and its striking surrounding landscapes. Warm up beside a roaring open fire at the end of a long day of adventures and enjoy delicious home-cooked food.

Camping, Caravanning and Glamping in Hexham

Camp under Northumberland’s Dark Sky Park in one of Hexham’s camping, caravanning or glamping sites. Pitch your tent at a picturesque campsite, pick a caravan park to host your stay, or add a touch of luxury to your camping experience and glamp in a shepherd’s hut or log cabin.

Cottages in Hexham

Have the whole place to yourself in one of Hexham’s self-catering cottages. From hot tub homes to log burner lodges, and romantic getaways to large family stays, you are bound to find the right cottage for the occasion in Hexham.

See our selection of accommodation providers in and around Hexham below.