Hadrian's Wall Path

Born in Chatham, Kent, Henry Stedman has been writing guidebooks for over 15 years and is the author or co-author of half a dozen titles, including Trailblazer's Kilimanjaro - The trekking guide to Africa's highest mountain, Coast to Coast Path, the mini-series for the whole of the South West Coast Path as well as The Bradt Guide to Palestine and the Rough Guides to Indonesia and Southeast Asia. When not travelling or writing, Henry lives in England editing other people's guidebooks, maintaining his Kilimanjaro website and arranging climbs on the mountain through his company, Climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

INTRODUCTION PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK - About the Hadrian's Wall Path (History, How difficult is the Hadrian's Wall Path?, How long do you need?), Practical information for the visitor (Accommodation, Food and drink, Money, Other services, Information for foreign visitors, Walking companies), Budgeting (Accommodation, Extras), When to go (Seasons, Temperature and rainfall, Daylight hours, Annual events), Itineraries (Which direction? Highlights, Village and town facilities, Suggested itineraries, Hillwalking side trips, Mountain biking, Walking with dogs), What to take (Keep it light, How to carry it, Footwear, Clothes, Toiletries, First-aid kit, General items, Sleeping bag, Camping gear, Money, Maps, Recommended reading), Getting to and from the Hadrian's Wall Path (National transport, Getting to Britain, Local transport, Local transport map and details) Sources of further information PART 2: MINIMUM IMPACT TREKKING Economic impact, Environmental impact, Access, Outdoor safety (Avoidance of hazards, Weather forecasts, Blisters, Hypothermia, Heat exhaustion and heatstroke, Sunburn) PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE Conserving the Hadrian's Wall Path (Natural Heritage, Campaigning & conservation organizations), Fauna and flora (Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Trees, Flowers PART 4: NEWCASTLE City guide (Orientation, Arrival and departure, Getting around, Services, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, What to see) PART 5: ROUTE GUIDE & MAPS Using this guide, Stage 1: Wallsend to Heddon-on-the-Wall (Maps 1-6) (Segedunum, Heddon-on-the-Wall), Stage 2: Heddon-on-the-Wall to Chollerford (Maps 6-13, Wall, Chollerford, Chesters), The Corbridge-Hexham alternative (Maps 10a-12, From the Hadrian's Wall Trail to Corbridge, Corbridge, Corstopitum, Corbridge to Hexham, Hexham, Hexham to Acomb and the Hadrian's Wall Trail, Acomb), Stage 3: Chollerford to Once Brewed/Steel Rigg (Maps 13-18, Housesteads, Once Brewed, Vindolanda), Stage 4: Once Brewed/Steel Rigg to Banks (Maps 18-24, Haltwhistle, Greenhead, Gilsland, Birdoswald, Banks) Stage 5: Banks to Carlisle (Maps 24-30, Walton, Brampton, Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle), Stage 6: Carlisle to Bowness on Solway (Maps 31-36, Burgh-by-Sands, Drumburgh, Port Carlisle, Bowness-on-Solway), INDEX