Walk down the once bustling Roman High Street which runs from east to west through the town. This street once ran all the way to Carlisle forming part of the Roman road known as the Stanegate. As you step where Roman feet once walked, imagine picking up your supplies from the granaries, and look out for the remains of the fountain house and a large courtyard building. This main street continues under the fields both east and west of the remains that you can see today.
See a fascinating display of a treasure trove found 50 years ago in the grounds of Corbridge Roman Town. On display in the newly renovated museum, the Corbridge ‘ Hoard’ is one of the most influential Roman ‘Time Capsules’ ever discovered in Hadrian’s Wall Country.The fascinating museum contains a wide variety of items which cover every aspect of Roman life. These include the tombstone of little Ertola, who ‘lived most happily for four years and sixty days’, shown still playing with her ball.
During our visit we will have a tour of the English Heritage Store, much smaller than the one at Helmsley. This will be led by Frances McIntosh, Curator of Roman Collections, English Heritage who came to talk to us in Aldborough last July.
After lunch at The Refectory Café at Hexham Abbey you are free to visit Hexham. You may wish to spend some time looking round the Abbey. Originally built in AD 674, it was built up during the 12th Century into its current form, with additions around the turn of the 20th Century. The tombstone of Flavinus, that can be here, is one of the most significant Roman finds in Britain. Flavinus was a Roman cavalry officer who died aged 25 in the first century. The slab is thought to have once stood near the fort of Coria and was brought here as a building stone in the 12th century.
