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.
Don't miss Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh's villages if visiting the area around Hexham.
Don't miss Milfield North Henge's ancient sites if visiting the area around Hexham.
Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach are some of Hexham best beaches to visit near Hexham.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Hexham area like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.
The area around Hexham boasts some of the best geological features including Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.
Places near Hexham feature a number of interesting castles including Dunstanburgh Castle.
There are a number of ruins near Hexham including Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.
Hexham is near some unmissable islands like Farne Islands,
Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed are some of Hexham best towns to visit near Hexham.
Hexham has some unmissable roman sites nearby like Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.
The area close to Hexham boasts some of the best historic monuments including 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”).
