# Things to see in Hexham (United Kingdom): 33 places and when to go

> Hexham is a town in United Kingdom, and this site lists 33 places in and around it, mainly History (18), Hiking (6), Museums and art (4). The best known are Vindolanda, Housesteads Roman Fort and Aydon Castle. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 17 h 04 of daylight, and in December, 6 h 56. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hexham/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 55.0024, -2.298
- **Places:** 33 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (18) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/senderismo/) (6) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (4) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (2) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (2) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (2)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** EDI Ingliston, Edinburgh, 125 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Hexham

The places in and around Hexham, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Vindolanda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/vindolanda-fort/): Roman fort and archaeological site on Stanegate, England · 4.3 km
- [Housesteads Roman Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/housesteads-roman-fort/): Roman fort in Northumberland, England, UK · 2.4 km
- [Aydon Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/aydon-castle/): Fortified manor house near Corbridge, Northumberland, England, UK · 19 km
- [Carrawburgh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brocolitia-fort/): Roman fort in Northumberland, England, UK · 6.1 km
- [Cilurnum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cilurnum/): Roman fort at Hadrian's Wall · 10 km
- [Pennine Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pennine-way-middleton-in-teesdale-to-kirk-yetholm/): Long distance footpath in England · 9.0 km
- [Chesters Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/abutment-of-roman-bridge/): Bridge in United Kingdom · 11 km
- [Hexham Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hexham-abbey/): Grade I listed place of Christian worship in Hexham, Northumberland, England, UK · 13 km
- [Langley Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/langley-castle/): Grade I listed castle in Langley, Northumberland, England, UK · 5.7 km
- [Magnis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/magnis-roman-fort/): Roman fort (castrum) on Stanegate in northern Britain · 15 km
- [Bellister Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bellister-castle/): Castellated 19th-century mansion house in Featherstone, Northumberland, England, UK · 12 km
- [Chipchase Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chipchase-castle/): Country house in Chollerton, Northumberland, England, UK · 11 km
- [Aesica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/aesica-roman-fort/): Roman fort, archaeological site in Northumberland, England, UK · 11 km
- [Blenkinsopp Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/blenkinsopp-castle/): Castle in Northumberland, England, UK · 15 km
- [Hadrian's Wall Path](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hadrian-s-wall-path/): Long-distance footpath in the north of England · 6.1 km
- [Chollerford Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chollerford-bridge/): Grade II listed bridge in Humshaugh, Northumberland, England, UK · 11 km
- [Hexham Old Gaol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hexham-old-gaol/): Former prison in Hexham, Northumberland, England, UK · 13 km
- [Constantius Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/constantius-bridge/): Bridge in United Kingdom · 11 km
- [Planetrees](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/planetrees-roman-wall/): Section of Hadrian's Wall in north England · 12 km
- [mithraeum at Carrawburgh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/temple-of-mithras/): Mithraeum adjacent to the Roman fort at Carrawburgh, in Northumberland, England, UK · 6.0 km
- [The Goatstones](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-goatstones/): Stone circle near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland, England, UK · 7.4 km
- [Anchor Hotel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/anchor-hotel/): Hotel in Haydon Bridge, Haydon, Northumberland, England, UK · 4.7 km
- [Museum of Classic Sci-Fi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museum-of-classic-sci-fi/): House in Allendale, Northumberland, England, UK · 12 km
- [Church of St Cuthbert, Bellingham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-cuthbert-s-church/): Church in Bellingham, Northumberland, England, UK · 16 km

And the other 9, by what you come to do:

- **Food and drink**: [Allendale Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/allendale-brewery/), [Twice Brewed Brew House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/twice-brewed-brew-house/)
- **Hiking**: [Carrshield Camping Barn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/carrshield-camping-barn/), [European long distance path Limes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/european-long-distance-path-limes/), [European walking route E2 west, UK, North East England](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/european-walking-route-e2-west-uk-north-east-england/), [Haughtongreen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/haughtongreen/)
- **With kids**: [Kielder Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kielder-observatory/)
- **Museums and art**: [Mr Georges Museum of Time](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mr-george-s-museum-of-time/), [Chesterholm Museum - Vindolanda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/vindolanda-museum/)

## When to go to Hexham

The best time to visit Hexham is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 7 h 30 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 22 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 28 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 50 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 53 |
| June | Best time | 17 h 04 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 34 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 44 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 25 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 08 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 02 |
| December | Possible | 6 h 56 |

In June there are 17 h 04 of daylight, and in December, 6 h 56. In April, 33 of the 33 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Hexham

The nearest main airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI, Ingliston, Edinburgh), 125 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=55.0024%2C-2.298)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=55.0024%2C-2.298)

## Other towns nearby

- [Consett](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/consett/): 20 places · 24 km
- [Belsay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/belsay/): 8 places · 29 km
- [Carlisle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/carlisle/): 56 places · 43 km
- [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newcastle-upon-tyne/): 98 places · 44 km
- [Morpeth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/morpeth/): 30 places · 47 km
- [Langholm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/langholm/): 16 places · 47 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Hexham?

The best known: [Vindolanda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/vindolanda-fort/), [Housesteads Roman Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/housesteads-roman-fort/), [Aydon Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/aydon-castle/), [Carrawburgh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brocolitia-fort/), [Cilurnum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cilurnum/). In all, 33 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Hexham?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 17 h 04 of daylight, and in December, 6 h 56.

### How do you get to Hexham?

The nearest main airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 125 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=55.0024%2C-2.298) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Hexham as the destination and these 33 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).