Reviews of Housesteads Visitor Centre. (Other) in Newcastle upon Tyne (Northumberland).

Housesteads Visitor Centre

129 Reviews

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Visitor Centre, Hexham NE47 6NN, United Kingdom

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Information of Housesteads Visitor Centre, Other in Newcastle upon Tyne (Northumberland)

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Reviews of Housesteads Visitor Centre

M. A.

Not quite a visitor center, more of a toilet and a cafe. Food is a very limited menu. Desserts looked fabulous, I had a Blueberry something and it was good. Plenty of seats available, 2 stories indoors and about 10 picnic tables outside. Playback for the young kids, including a giant metal slide.

C. T.

Very informative stop on Hadrian's wall with ample parking and a little shop. The volunteers are all very friendly and informative. Worth a trip out there. You can walk your dog around the edges of the ruin but keep them leashed as there's livestock grazing.

M. J.

A fantastic place bit of a walk to the main site from the car park the cafe is situated at the car park then you walk up to the museum and main site entrance. You can also walk along to the sycamore gap which is about 44 mins walk .car park can get busy but we still found a place to park

S. H.

Very picturesque next to Hadrian's wall and Housesteads camp. Helpful and friendly staff. Lots of information about the fort, Roman occupation. If you like real historical stuff, you will love this place.

I. P.

Compliments other Roman sites, well worth a visit. Beware it’s a bit of work from parking to site , very pleasant and helpful staff

M. T.

Great. Plenty to see and the people were lovely.

R. '. S.

Parking £1 for 30 mins £4 for 2 hours, & more than 2 ? Number Plate Recognition so pay before leave. Lots of parking , visitors centre coffee shop excellent , clean toilets, walk up hill free, protected (multicoloured Castle effect) steps to first floor give spectacular views. (pay for entry (or join National Trust ).

P. F.

A nice start to you visit to Housesteads Fort. Friendly welcome and knowledgeable staff. Coffee shop and toilets available. No admission charge to the visitor center but you will have to pay an admission charge once you have walked up the hill to ev enter the fort. Or can get busy here with the car park failing up in high season.

S. C.

This Visitor Centre is completely new to us as it is about 20 years since we last came to Housesteads but everything was good and we paused for a cup of tea and a Twix, after walking back from the actual site. The car park is number plate recognition and this appears to work effectively, with a modern, touch screen payment machine which you use before you leave. All worked well with no issues. Busy!! Too many people really but it's a popular site.

W. D.

There is a good bus link from the car park the A122 hadriens wall bus.if you are walking the wall and need transport to return to original location this service is brilliant. The cafe is small but the tea and home made cakes are lovely and staff friendly

M. M.

Although the visit was free for us as paying heritage members. The car park was £4. Lovely friendly staff at both the cafe and museum.

G. S.

Small gift shop with great information. It's a two mile walk from here to Sycamore Gap.

G. K.

Fascinating remains of a Roman fort built about half way along Hadrian's Wall. Joint ownership by English Heritage and National Trust the car park though is National Parks and has to be paid for on leaving the site.

C. T.

Very helpful staff. Glad we arrived early as it was heaving when we left after 2 hours. Brilliant idea to have the installation on top of where the wall would have been.

P. M.

It's good but it's way over-priced! £26 for 2 adults and a child then £4 to park in a badly maintained bit of tarmac in the middle of nowhere! Shame on you National Trust!

D. G.

Nice place to stop whit short walk to roman fort

A. M.

Brilliant place. It was August but blowing a hoolie when we went and we were all a bit unconvinced but Ian the guide was brilliant, bringing the whole site to life. Some awesome views of Hadrian's Wall too Free for NT and EH cards Deffo recommend 👍

A. D.

Great to see how the Romans lived along the wall. Pity that at the time we visited there was a monstrous eyesore construction that was supposed to be an 'artistic' addition. It added no value at all.

K. T.

What an amazing place! Info boards are brilliant as are the staff. Cafe is lovely too

S. P.

Lovely site with extensive ruins & plenty of boards to explain everything. Nice little visitor centre & friendly staff.

a. g.

Excellent place to visit, nice cafe and clean toilet's, very friendly staff, and they have plenty of knowledge 👍10/10 , …

D. F.

Car park far too expensive, but as I was catching a bus it didn't matter. Nice tea room and garden area

G. B.

Well worth a visit. Wrap up warm in November/December though!

p. w.

Lovely walks along hadrians wall

j. h.

Only called quickly for coffee, welcoming staff, cafe area very clean and tidy .

J. J.

Interesting new art installation on the wall representing the northern gateway. Nice coffee from the cafe and good toilet facilities.

M. H.

Great place for a snack after visiting Housteads Fort and Hadrian's Wall. Good toilets.

S. T.

Fantastic really interesting site... Current art installation of North Gate House....is wow...accessible to all.

H. G.

Went to see the art installation was very impressed lovely staff enjoyable afternoon ,lovely coffee and sandwich

K. R.

Walked to sycamore gap.but the guides were really helpful before our walk on which way to go and come.back. gave us a map too.

J. S.

Great visitor center .Good hot and cold food .Nice coffee. Plenty parking spaces .ideally for hill walkers etc .the bissiest day off the year for the national Trust .Great sandwiches and coffee. We'll worth the visit agreat day out .

I. C.

Lovely place to visit. Very friendly people and helpful.. Very in formative.

i. c. H.

Great place. The weather wasn't great but still had a good time. Can I take this opportunity to say that the books below are available on Amazon and All profits will go to cancer research.

S. W.

Great views, hilly to walk up. Great that we was allowed to walk on Hadrians wall.

S. G.

Really nice. Entrance to Hadrians wall. Pet friendly, cafe was nice and there are toilets there too

J. S.

Always friendly, parking is a bit steep though.

R. B.

The two NT guides who were on duty during our visit were EXCELLENT!!!!

B. H.

Good cafe and refreshment stop en route up the hill to Housesteads

L. R.

Great Fort and museum love the art installation

S. R.

Great experience and the kids were interested too!

K. M.

interesting place, suitable for family day out.

H. M.

A really good couple of hours spent .well worth the look

H. C.

Car park and toilets before the steep climb to the Fort.

B. K.

Lovely little museum and shop.

R. R.

Quaint with great tea and coffee. Pasties too.

T. Y. a. Y. G.

This was an interesting place full of history and information.

H. M.

Well worth a visit, really interesting museum and artefacts. Dogs are allowed to the Fort

M. A.

A very good experience with helpful staff

M. H.

Brilliant and very informative another good day

M. H.

My garden wall is bigger

A. S.

A bit of a climb but worth it.

A. W.

Very good educational and interesting

B. R.

Very friendly knowledgeable staff.

J. M.

Super

M. B.

Fab - very interesting , staff very helpful

N. W.

Great place to start a ramble along the wall

S. B.

Cauliflower curry pasties, delicious!

t. h.

Very helpful & informative

C. P.

Fantastic to visit

S. P.

Great views and history

R. W.

Combine it with a visit to vindolander

J. E.

Excellent

S. S.

Toilets were clean.

M. T.

Great experience

G. M.

Lovely

G. P.

Really interesting

J. W.

Excellent

C. P.

Great service

A. F.

Worth a visit

D. W.

Great place to visit and if you have an interest in open spaces and history I would recommend an English Heritage membership.

G. M. P.

(Translated) It was an interesting and very beautiful tour. They are Roman ruins. The service is kind and the snacks are delicious. Don't leave it to order after 2 pm, as you may run out of it. The infrastructure met our expectations and needs. Parking is paid when you leave the site and is controlled by cameras. Very easy and intuitive. Just inform the plate at the time of departure and the system automatically calculates the value. We pay with Wise. The value of snacks was also honest. (Original) Foi um passeio interessante e muito bonito. São ruínas romanas. O atendimento é gentil e os lanches são saborosos. Não deixe para pedir depois das 14h, pois pode ficar sem. A infraestrutura atendeu nossas expectativas e necessidades. O estacionamento é pago quando se sai do local e é controlado por câmeras. Muito fácil e intuitivo. Só informar a placa na hora da saída que automaticamente o sistema calcula o valor. Pagamos com o Wise. O valor dos lanches também era honesto.

d. K.

(Translated) I had an English Heritage membership, so I got in for free, and the information about the movement such as the museum at the entrance was also kind. You have to walk up a bit to get to the museum, but you can walk comfortably in the relaxed scenery. Even if you have a membership, you must pay a parking fee. This area is free within 15 minutes and up to 3 hours is £4, so it is recommended to buy a one-day parking pass (£10) at The Sill and see The Sill first. .) (Original) English Heritage membership이 있어 무료 입장했고, 입구에사 박물관 등 동선에 대한 안내도 친절했다. 박물관까지는 조금 걸어 올라가야하는데 여유로운 풍경에 기분 좋게 걸어 갈 수 있다. 멤버쉽이있어도 주차비는 내야한다. 이 지역은 15분 이내 무료, 3시간까지는 £4여서 The Sill에서 1일 주차권(£10)구매하 The Sill먼저 보고 여기 오는걸 추천한다.( 이 지역 3군데 이상 방문시 1일 주차권이 유리하다.)

S. G.

(Translated) Very nice visit, nice walk and magnificent view around the fort and on Hadrian's Wall. (Original) Très belle visite, belle balade et magnifique vue autour du fort et sur le mur d'Hadrien.

A. F.

Nette Beschäftigte, gerne bereit Informationen zu geben. Des Englischen sollte man aber schon mächtig sein. (Translated) Nice staff, happy to provide information. But you should already be able to speak English.

J. L.

sehenswert! (Translated) worth seeing!

d. j.

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