Apperley Dene is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Apperley Dene postcode: NE43 7SB

Retail in Apperley Dene

There are great places to visit near Apperley Dene including some great villages, ancient sites, beaches, hiking areas, geological features, castles, ruins, islands, towns, roman sites and historic monuments.

Villages to visit near Apperley Dene include Milfield, Craster, Bamburgh, and Duddo.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Apperley Dene area like Milfield North Henge, and Duddo Five Stones.

The area around Apperley Dene boasts some of the best beaches including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

Apperley Dene has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap are some of Apperley Dene best geological features to visit near Apperley Dene.

Dunstanburgh Castle is one of Apperley Dene's best, nearby castles to visit in Apperley Dene.

Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh are great places to visit near Apperley Dene if you like ruins.

Farne Islands is one of Apperley Dene's best, nearby islands to visit in Apperley Dene.

Towns to visit near Apperley Dene include Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The area around Apperley Dene boasts some of the best roman sites including Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Apperley Dene like Flodden.

Apperley Dene History

There are some historic monuments around Apperley Dene:

• Romano-British farmstead, 900m north east of Thornborough High Barns
• Feldon Smelt Mill
• Welton tower house
• Bywell Castle gate tower
• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6309 and the B6321 in wall miles 16, 17 and 18
• Halton medieval settlement
• Haltonchesters Roman fort, settlement and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of Haltonchesters fort and the Fence Burn in wall mile 21
• Defended settlement and field boundary on Horsley Hill
• Monastic grange at Priory Farm
• The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Wheelbirks furnace
• Hadrian's Wall from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildings
• Rudchester Roman fort, associated civil settlement and a section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum from the A69 to the March Burn in wall mile 13
• Three temporary camps at Farnley Grange
• Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds
• Romano-British settlement, 490m SSE of Apperley Dene
• Defended settlement and Romano-British settlement on Shildon Hill
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21
• Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle
• Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm
• Allensford blast furnace
• Walker's Pottery
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6321 and Sunnybrae at Halton Shields, in wall miles 18 and 19
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15