Corbridge / Chollerford
Corbridge Roman Town - Hadrian's Wall · Photo: english-heritage.org.uk
A flatter, younger-child-friendly take on Hadrian's Wall: walk down a real Roman high street and see the Corbridge Lion, then head up the North Tyne to a cavalry fort in parkland with a bath house, a museum of carved stones and a coffee house.
Landmark · 10:00–12:00 (2h)
Family trail along the Roman main street and the museum of finds.
The remains of a Roman supply town where you can walk down its original main street, with a museum of finds including the Corbridge Hoard and the Corbridge Lion. A family trail helps children explore, and Corbridge village with cafes is a short walk away.
Photo: english-heritage.org.uk
Landmark · 12:25–15:30 (3h5m)
Lunch at the coffee house, then the fort, bath house and rubbing-stone trail.
A Roman cavalry fort in parkland beside the North Tyne, with the remains of a bath house and a Victorian museum packed with carved stones. It is flatter and gentler than Housesteads, with a family trail using rubbing stones and a coffee house on site.
Photo: english-heritage.org.uk
North EastWashington
Flamingos, ducks and woodland hides fill the morning at the wetland centre, followed by a short look round the 17th-century house linked to George Washington's ancestors. Finish by climbing the grassy hill to the Greek-temple folly that watches over Wearside.
WWT Washington Wetland Centre → Washington Old Hall → Penshaw Monument
North EastStockton-on-Tees
Walk through a recreated Victorian street of shops inside Preston Hall and let the children loose in the parkland play areas. In the afternoon, cross the Tees to an RSPB reserve with a glass-fronted visitor centre, wild play area and level paths between hides.
Preston Park and Museum → RSPB Saltholme
North EastRedcar / Saltburn-by-the-Sea
A free museum in a grand 1710 building with a school-holiday owl centre next door, a free lift to the top of Redcar's seafront tower, and then Saltburn's Victorian pier and Britain's oldest water-balanced cliff lift for a short, cheap ride.
Kirkleatham Museum → Redcar Beacon → Saltburn Pier → Saltburn Cliff Tramway
