Slaley is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Slaley

There are great places to visit near Slaley 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 Slaley.

The area around Slaley's best ancient sites can be found at Milfield North Henge.

Slaley has some unmissable beaches nearby like Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Slaley area like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

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

There are a number of castles near to Slaley including Dunstanburgh Castle.

There are a several good ruins in the Slaley area like Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

Slaley is near some unmissable islands like Farne Islands,

Towns to visit near Slaley include Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

There are a several good roman sites in the Slaley area like Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

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

Slaley History

There are some historic monuments around Slaley:

• Walker's Pottery
• Linnels (or Linnolds) Bridge
• Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh
• Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields
• Vicar's pele tower
• Blanchland Premonstratensian Abbey
• Halton medieval settlement
• Defended settlement and Romano-British settlement on Shildon Hill
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the Fence Burn and the track to Portgate Cottage in wall miles 21 and 22
• Haltonchesters Roman fort, settlement and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of Haltonchesters fort and the Fence Burn in wall mile 21
• Remains of medieval priory and Anglo-Saxon monastery under and around Hexham Abbey and its precincts
• Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church
• Corbridge Bridge
• Dilston Castle
• Dilston Chapel
• Corbridge (Corstopitum) Roman station
• Three temporary camps at Farnley Grange
• Shildon Cornish engine house
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21
• Romano-British farmstead, 900m north east of Thornborough High Barns
• Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool
• Feldon Smelt Mill
• Prehistoric hut circle settlement, farmstead and field system, 425m east of Burntshield Haugh
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6309 and the B6321 in wall miles 16, 17 and 18
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6321 and Sunnybrae at Halton Shields, in wall miles 18 and 19
• Hexham Bridge
• Round cairn 530m west of Stanley Cottages
• Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildings
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the track to Portgate Cottage and the field boundary east of milecastle 24 in wall miles 22 and 23
• Hut circle settlement and field system, Romano-British settlement, hush and lead ore works, 750m north east of Burntshield Haugh
• Hexham Manor Office (or gaol)