Holywell is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Holywell postcode: NE25 0TR

Retail in Holywell

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

There are a several good villages in the Holywell area like Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

Milfield North Henge is one of Holywell's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Holywell.

There are a number of beaches near Holywell including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

The area around Holywell boasts some of the best hiking areas including Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Holywell has some unmissable geological features nearby like Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

Dunstanburgh Castle is a great place to visit close to Holywell if you like castles.

Holywell's best nearby ruins can be found at Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

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

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

Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort are some of Holywell best roman sites to visit near Holywell.

Flodden is a great place to visit close to Holywell if you like historic monuments.

Holywell History

There are some historic monuments around Holywell:

• St Mary's Well, Jesmond
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 1, three sections between Stotts Road and Vauxhall Road
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, two sections of Hadrian's Wall between Sharpe Road and The Avenue
• Tynemouth Iron Age and Romano-British settlements, monasteries, site of lighthouse, cross, motte, enclosure and artillery castles and later coastal defences
• West Backworth medieval settlement, 300m south east of West Farm
• Holy Cross Church and graveyard, Wallsend
• St Mary's Chapel, Jesmond
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field
• Gloucester Lodge Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
• Coastal Artillery Battery on Blyth Links
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• Village of Jarrow
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, section between Eastfield Avenue and Tumulus Avenue
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow
• Salter's Bridge, Gosforth
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall under the forecourt of the Fosse public house
• Burradon Tower, Burradon Farm
• Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton
• Clifford's Fort
• Enclosure 600yds (540m) NE of Burradon House
• Roman fort, South Shields