We had a welcome shorter walk yesterday (6.9 miles) as we had walked some of it the day before and chose to spend that time visiting the Corbridge Roman Town rather than backtracking.

The Corbridge Roman Town showcases a well-excavated town on the edge of the modern village. It includes curated museum displays of everyday life in Coria (the Roman town’s name) with jewelry, tools, cooking and food storage items, weapons, and images of many gods. It also displays the most complete and best preserved Lorica Segmentata (Roman armor) in the Roman world.

The replica of a warrior’s armor on the left was informed by the rusted remnants on the right.

Coria was the northernmost town in the Roman Empire. The remains of this town are beautifully excavated, and you can walk along the original main street with remains of buildings on either side.

The rest of our day was spent hiking through truly beautiful countryside. The more rural our walk becomes, the more intact Roman ruins are visible.

Planetrees
Brunton Turret
The base of a Roman turret
A rendering of the wall and a turret

We walked on a stone bridge over the North Tyne River to get to our hotel and enjoyed sitting in the gardens next to the river before dinner.

Bridge into Chollerford from our hotel
The view from our hotel window. Can you find Barry enjoying a Teakston’s Bitters?

Today’s walk from Chollerford to Once Brewed promises a little rain and several Roman sites to explore along the way. We’ll keep you posted!

The busy coffee shop where we started the day’s walk
The Romans dug deep defensive trenches in front of the wall.