West Wylam is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

West Wylam postcode: NE42 5HT

Retail in West Wylam

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

Villages to visit near West Wylam include Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

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

Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach are some of West Wylam best beaches to visit near West Wylam.

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

Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap are great places to visit near West Wylam if you like geological features.

Don't miss Dunstanburgh Castle's castles if visiting the area around West Wylam.

Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh are great places to visit near West Wylam if you like ruins.

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

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

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

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

West Wylam History

There are some historic monuments around West Wylam:

• 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
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Welton tower house
• Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
• Friarside Chapel
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds
• Wheelbirks furnace
• Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle
• Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm
• Dewley Hill round barrow and associated features, 350m north west of Dewley Farm
• Defended settlement and field boundary on Horsley Hill
• 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 from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15
• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Market cross
• The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from Throckley to East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall in wall mile 11
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 10 from Dene House to Throckley Bank Top
• Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
• Collierley Chapel
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Shrunken medieval village, The Heugh
• Bywell Castle gate tower
• East Matfen medieval village and open field system
• Round cairn at Heddon Laws Farm
• Romano-British settlement, 490m SSE of Apperley Dene
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of South Farm, Houghton
• Vicar's Pele: a medieval tower house on north side of Main Street