Hexham is a Town in the county of Northumberland.
There are great places to visit near Hexham including some great villages, ancient sites, beaches, hiking areas, geological features, castles, ruins, islands, towns, roman sites and historic monuments.
The area around Hexham boasts some of the best villages including Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.
The area close to Hexham boasts some of the best ancient sites including Milfield North Henge.
The area around Hexham features a number of interesting beaches including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.
Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham are some of Hexham best hiking areas to visit near Hexham.
There are a number of geological features near Hexham including Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.
Castles to visit near Hexham include Dunstanburgh Castle.
Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh are some of Hexham best ruins to visit near Hexham.
Islands to visit near Hexham include Farne Islands.
Don't miss Hexham's towns if visiting the area around Hexham.
Don't miss Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort's roman sites if visiting the area around Hexham.
The area around Hexham's best historic monuments can be found at Flodden.
Hexham History
There are some historic monuments around Hexham:
Places to see near Hexham
History of Hexham
The name of Hexham derives from the Old English Hagustaldes ea and later Hagustaldes ham whence the modern form (with the “-ham” element) derives. Hagustald is related to the Old High German hagustalt, denoting a younger son who takes land outside the settlement; the element ea means “stream” or “river” and ham is the Old English form of the Modern English “home” (and the Scots and Northern English “hame”).
