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Hexham Station

Station Road, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 1EU - England, UK

Hexham Station serves the Northumberland town of the same name. The area is famous for its close connection with horse racing and the town boasts a fine course that is used throughout the season to host high profile races...

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Attractions near Hexham Station

A selection of attractions close to Hexham Station:

Border Library (< 1 Mile)

This library is far more than just a collection of books; it is one of the cultural and social centres of Hexham, located at the...

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Hexham Old Gaol (< 1 Mile)

The Old Gaol in Hexham is a real piece of social history, and is a fascinating place for people to visit today. One can...

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Hexham Abbey (< 1 Mile)

Explore, experience and enjoy... Hexham Abbey. Originally a Benedictine Abbey, then an Augustinian Priory and the Parish Church of Hexham, this has been a place...

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Queen's Hall Arts Centre (< 1 Mile)

Located at the very heart of Hexham, the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre is the most important cultural building in the community. The grade II...

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Hexham House of Correction (1.8 Miles)

Hexham House of Correction operated as an institution between 1783 and 1865, and certainly would have been one of the most miserable places you could...

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Corbridge Roman Site (3.2 Miles)

On the northern side of the River Tyne, this community would have been one of the most important positions in the Roman conquest of northern...

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Hadrians Wall Museum (3.2 Miles)

Hadrian’s Wall is one of the most famous man made constructions in Britain, and served as the man made defence point and border between the...

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Aydon Castle (5.6 Miles)

Aydon Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a 13th Century manor house anywhere in the United Kingdom. The brilliant piece of...

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Cherryburn (10.4 Miles)

Cherryburn is the birthplace of a great artist. Thomas Berwick, Northumberland’s greatest wood engraver, was born here in 1753. Famous for his illustration of birds,...

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Allen Banks & Staward Gorge (10.7 Miles)

Allen Banks & Staward Gorge consists of miles of riverside and woodland walks in a beautiful wooded gorge, cut by the tumbling River Allen....

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Wylam Railway Museum (12.5 Miles)

Wylam Railway Museum opened in 1981 in celebration of the bi-centennial of George Stephenson, the ‘Father of Railways’, a Wylam born man. The small collection...

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Housesteads Roman Fort (12.7 Miles)

Housesteads Roman Fort is the best preserved Roman fort in Britain, and one of the largest, covering five acres. Sited approximately midway along Hadrian’s Wall,...

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Hadrian’s Wall, Steel Rigg to Housesteads (12.7 Miles)

This three mile stretch of Hadrian’s Wall from Steel Rigg to Housesteads is part of the spectacular Hadrian’s Wall Path. The Romans utilised the natural...

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Hadrian’s Wall, Cawfields to Steel Rigg (12.7 Miles)

This three mile section of Hadrian’s Wall offers some of the best preserved and most typical examples of the Roman remains to be seen along...

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Stephenson's Birthplace (13.1 Miles)

A National Trust property today, this magnificent house has been preserved so that future generations can appreciate the significance of it. One of the...

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Tanfield Railway (18.1 Miles)

This railway was originally built in order to move coal from the nearby collieries to the ships that waited on the River Tyne. The...

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Wallington (19.7 Miles)

This well-loved country home is set amongst woods, grounds and gardens. Step inside the Pre-Raphaelite Central Hall to take a journey through Northumbrian history, portrayed...

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Bellingham Heritage Centre (19.8 Miles)

Opened in 1994, this museum is the culmination of a great deal of work by local volunteers who were looking for a way to preserve...

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Gibside (19.8 Miles)

Gibside is an 18th Century landscape garden and the former home of the Bowes-Lyon family, with miles of walks through wooded slopes, not to mention...

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