Ovington is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Ovington postcode: NE42 6EL

Retail in Ovington

There are great places to visit near Ovington 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 Ovington area like Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

Don't miss Milfield North Henge's ancient sites if visiting the area around Ovington.

Don't miss Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach's beaches if visiting the area around Ovington.

There are a number of hiking areas near Ovington including Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Ovington's best nearby geological features can be found at Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

Castles to visit near Ovington include Dunstanburgh Castle.

Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh are some of Ovington best ruins to visit near Ovington.

Farne Islands is a great place to visit close to Ovington if you like islands.

Ovington has some unmissable towns nearby like Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The area around Ovington features a number of interesting roman sites including Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

The area around Ovington's best historic monuments can be found at Flodden.

Ovington History

There are some historic monuments around Ovington:

• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21
• Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds
• East Matfen medieval village and open field system
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall to the A69 trunk road in wall mile 12
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6309 and the B6321 in wall miles 16, 17 and 18
• Round cairn, 250m south east of Low Hall
• Hadrian's Wall from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Shrunken medieval village, The Heugh
• Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle
• Welton tower house
• Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm
• Bywell Castle gate tower
• Standing stone with cup markings, 230m south of Sandyway Heads
• Round cairn, 280m SSE of Sandyway Heads
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Market cross
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of South Farm, Houghton
• 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
• Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15
• The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Defended settlement and Romano-British settlement on Shildon Hill
• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Romano-British farmstead, 900m north east of Thornborough High Barns
• Wheelbirks furnace
• Camp on Grindstone Law
• Romano-British settlement, 490m SSE of Apperley Dene
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6321 and Sunnybrae at Halton Shields, in wall miles 18 and 19
• Defended settlement and field boundary on Horsley Hill