- It's been a strange couple of years, due to the uncertainty of the Covid pandemic. However, the lifting of restrictions is here and we're able to welcome back our overseas visitors to Hadrian's Wall.
We've had clients patiently waiting to come for their walking holiday along the Wall, from North America, Australasia, Scandanavia and Europe. The good news is that coming to Hadrian's Wall in 2022, coincides with the 1900th year of its construction.
In AD122, the Emperor Hadrian gave the go-ahead to construct a Wall for the empire's northern frontier. It was actually more than a Wall, as it included a Fosse, a Vallum, numerous Forts, Milecastles, Bridges and Turrets. Such was the skill of its construction, all these elements are visible today.
Some of these sites of interest have not been freely accessible in recent times, but now they are opening up again. They say 'absence makes the heart grow fonder', perhaps it will have been worth making the wait...