PLANNING YOUR VISIT Hadrian's Wall Country and Northumberland National Park provide lots of useful information for visitors.
WALKING AND CYCLING Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail and Hadrian's Cycleway describe great ways to explore.
HISTORIC SITES English Heritage and National Trust sites include Housesteads and Chesters. Other major sites include Vindolanda.
ROMAN HISTORY Wikipedia contains useful overviews of Hadrian's Wall and Roman Britain.
LOCAL NEWS BBC Cumbria and BBC Tyne provide local news and information, as do Carlisle News & Star, Hexham Courant and Northumberland Gazette.
WEATHER FORECAST Weather news is available from the BBC/MetOffice.
LOCAL COUNCILS Cumbria County Council and Northumberland County Council provide information for local residents and visitors.
ONLINE MAPS Streetmap.co.uk provides online maps including Bowness-on-Solway/Carlisle, Haltwhistle/Hexham and Newcastle/Wallsend.
BOOKS AND MAPS Amazon