Belsay is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Belsay

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

Milfield, Craster, Bamburgh, and Duddo are some of Belsay best villages to visit near Belsay.

The area around Belsay features a number of interesting ancient sites including Milfield North Henge, and Duddo Five Stones.

Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach are great places to visit near Belsay if you like beaches.

Belsay 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 Belsay best geological features to visit near Belsay.

Castles to visit near Belsay include Dunstanburgh Castle.

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

There are a number of islands near to Belsay including Farne Islands.

Don't miss Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed's towns if visiting the area around Belsay.

Roman Sites to visit near Belsay include Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Flodden is one of Belsay's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Belsay.

Belsay History

There are some historic monuments around Belsay:

• Welton tower house
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, 180m north east of Sandyway Heads
• Round cairn 680m north east of Bygate Farm
• Bowl barrow, 200m ENE of Shortflatt
• Standing stone, 700m south west of Middleton South
• South Middleton medieval village and open field system
• Round cairn at Heddon Laws Farm
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6309 and the B6321 in wall miles 16, 17 and 18
• 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
• Ogle moated site, medieval village and open field system
• Round cairn, 280m SSE of Sandyway Heads
• East Matfen medieval village and open field system
• Defended settlement, 200m south west of Bolam Hall
• Bastle 40m north east of Low Angerton
• Vicar's Pele: a medieval tower house on north side of Main Street
• Standing stone and adjacent round cairn, 760m north east of East Shaftoe Hall
• Market cross
• Round cairn, 400m SSW of Bolam church
• Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses
• Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange
• Medieval wayside cross, 190m east of Belsay Tower
• Belsay tower house and attached unfortified wing, deserted medieval village, possible moated site, promontory fort and watch post
• Middle Newham deserted village
• Deserted village at Silvington
• Dewley Hill round barrow and associated features, 350m north west of Dewley Farm
• Iron Age enclosure on Whittle Hill
• Shrunken medieval village, The Heugh
• The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm
• Defended settlement on Slate Hill, 300m north west of Bolam Lake
• Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15
• Standing stone with cup markings, 230m south of Sandyway Heads
• Defended settlement, 450m NNW of Ferney Chesters
• Hadrian's Wall from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16