hadrian news

The transport sector is not doing enough to address the barriers that prevent people from cycling – with those from ethnic minority groups and the ... More

Fantasy and reality are meeting on Hadrian’s Wall, in northern England, as “Watchers” in black cloaks and shields have been posted to mark the final ... More

Hadrian’s Wall is teaming up with its much larger counterpart, The Great Wall of China, to encourage tourism and increase cultural understanding of the World ... More

Northumberland’s long-awaited Landscape Discovery Centre and Youth Hostel at Hadrian’s Wall – known as “The Sill” – will open to the public this weekend (29 ... More

VisitBritain has launched a new campaign aiming to boost visitor numbers in the UK, announcing a year of literary milestones dubbed “Magical Britain”. Launched to ... More

National tourism quango VisitEngland is hoping to capitalise on a bumper year of sport to boost the amount spent by day-trippers beyond the record £45.3bn ... More

Hadrian’s Cavalry, a multi-site exhibition that will look at the lives and times of the Roman army’s horseback troops, will feature the UK’s largest ever ... More

Newcastle-based architects Jane Darbyshire and David Kendall’s (JDDK) long-touted Landscape Discovery Centre and Youth Hostel at Hadrian's Wall in England’s Northumberland National Park is set ... More

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given a grant of £7.8m (US$11.8m, €10.4m) to ‘The Sill’ a new visitor centre for Hadrian’s Wall and Northumberland ... More

British landmarks Giant’s Causeway, Hadrian’s Wall and Kensington Palace are among 101 points of interest to be given Chinese names as VisitBritain continues its concerted ... More

English Heritage is to be split into two separate organisations in a total restructuring of the heritage body, with the government confirming plans to invest ... More

Hadrian’s Wall’s 1960s-era visitor centre will bow out to make way for a brand new facility after plans got the go-ahead from authorities. The English ... More

Hadrian’s Wall Trust – which oversees maintenance of the wall and adjoining visitor centre – is to close down within six months after finance for ... More

There has been uproar in response to a lengthy consultation on the government’s plans to split English Heritage, with nearly 600 replies querying the viability ... More

The final designs have been revealed for The Sill, Northumberland’s proposed £11.2m national Landscape Discovery Centre and Youth Hostel, which aims to boost the scenic ... More

Despite booming numbers from abroad for the UK’s top attractions, a recent YouGov survey has revealed that the majority of adults have not visited the ... More

New analysis shows that 2012 saw a rise in the number of overseas visitors looking to experience the best of Britain, with Scotland proving an ... More

Public feedback is being sought before a five-year management plan is finalised for the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site in the Falkirk district, Scotland. The ... More

Concept designs have been revealed for a £10.5m visitor centre and hostel at the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site in Northumberland National Park. Newcastle architects ... More

SITA Trust, the not-for-profit funding organisation, has announced it has awarded £537,000 towards a project designed to "properly conserve" the central section of Hadrian's Wall. ... More

A new-look museum has opened at Housesteads Roman Fort in Northumberland after work on the first phase of improvements to the site's visitor facilities was ... More

Northumberland's Housesteads Roman Fort, one of the most complete Roman forts in the UK, will reopen to the public in April following the first phase ... More

English Heritage facilities at Northumberland's historic Housesteads Roman Fort, including the museum and visitor centre, have now shut ahead of a major renovation project. Expected ... More

Hadrian's Wall Heritage Limited has submitted plans for a 'world class' Roman visitor attraction in Maryport, Cumbria, UK. The plans received by Allerdale Borough Council ... More