Wooler is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Wooler

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

There are a number of villages near Wooler including Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

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

Wooler's best nearby beaches can be found at Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

Hiking Areas to visit near Wooler include Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Don't miss Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap's geological features if visiting the area around Wooler.

Castles to visit near Wooler include Dunstanburgh Castle.

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

Places near Wooler feature a number of interesting islands including Farne Islands.

Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed are great places to visit near Wooler if you like towns.

Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort are great places to visit near Wooler if you like roman sites.

Don't miss Flodden's historic monuments if visiting the area around Wooler.

Wooler History

There are some historic monuments around Wooler:

• Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill
• Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill
• Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
• Incised rocks 550yds (500m) NW of Doddington Dean Wood
• Reaveley Hill settlement
• Green Castle ringwork 320m south west of Humbleton Mill
• Defended settlement, 790m WNW of Howemoor Plantation
• Weetwood Bank cup and ring marked rock, 290m north west of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead
• Reaveley Hill camp
• Romano-British farmstead and part of an associated field system 630m south west of White Gables
• Wooler Tower on east side of Church Street
• Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
• Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean
• Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse
• The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean
• The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair
• Two pillboxes near Green Castle
• Parson's Tower
• Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
• Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
• Romano-British farmstead 630m south west of White Gables
• Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean
• Rock art at Goatscrag, 200m north west of Routin Lynn
• Medieval chapel, 220m south east of White Gables
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, associated field system and cairnfield on Standrop Rigg, 820m north west of Linhope Spout
• Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean
• Romano-British farmstead on the eastern slope of Dod Hill, 1km north of The Dod
• Ford Colliery 920m north east of Blackcrag Wood
• Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Rock art including four animal carvings at Goatscrag rock shelter, 155m north west of Routin Lynn
• Roman period native farmstead north west of Long Crags, 600m south east of Langleeford
• Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law
• Hut circle 770m south east of White Gables
• Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
• Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn
• Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean
• Circular ditched enclosure W of Chatton
• Site SE of Yeavering
• Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Coupland henge and section of droveway, 170m SSW of Cheviot Cottage
• The Battle Stone
• Group of burial mounds on Doddington North Moor
• Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Prehistoric enclosure south west of Brands Hill and 870m east of Langlee
• Simonside camp
• Glead's Cleugh Iron Age promontory fort
• Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 330m south west of Langlee
• Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
• Settlement 470m north east of Heddon Hill
• The standing stones on Doddington Moor
• Long cairn on the south western slope of Dod Hill, 1km north east of The Dod
• Prehistoric enclosure, associated field system, cairnfield, round houses and medieval shielings on E and SE slopes of Brands Hill
• North Middleton medieval village
• Defended settlement on north slope of Harehope Hill, 570m south east of High Akled Cottages
• Site E of Milfield village
• Tathey Crags prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement
• Defended settlement 900m west of Calder
• Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort
• Ewart Park henge
• West Lilburn chapel and burial ground
• Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosure on east slope of Brands Hill, 700m south west of the south western edge of Broom Crook Plantation
• Unenclosed scooped settlement on the east slope of Harehope Hill, 750m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Roman temporary camp, 435m north west of Hetton North Farm
• Unenclosed Bronze Age hut circle and clearance cairn 800m ESE of Langlee
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 340m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Settlement N of White Law
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield 340m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Prehistoric rock art, 92m south west of Buttony
• Enclosed settlement on east slope of Brands Hill, 900m north of Cowboy's Cairn
• Romano-British enclosed settlement, 405m east of Fowberry Moor
• Prehistoric rock art 190m south west of Middleton Dean promontory fort
• Henge, pit-circle and later cemetery, 850m north east of Millfield Hill
• Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of Calder
• Incised rocks on Gled Law
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 120m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 487m south of Clavering
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle and field plot at Lamb Crag
• Cup and ring marked rocks near Roughting Linn camp
• Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor
• Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common
• Whitridge settlement site
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of Nesbit
• Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Two incised rocks on Broom Ridge, Hunter's Moor
• Henge 600yds (550m) E of Akeld Lodge
• Settlement, field systems and terraces on the south east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Buttony Wood camp, Horton Moor
• Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor
• Bastle House
• Defended settlement on White Hill, 700m south east of Kimmerston
• Medieval standing cross known as the Hurl Stone, 900m north west of Newtown Mill
• Ford Westfield settlement
• Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley
• The Battle Stone, 650m WNW of Yeavering Farm
• Incised rock on Hare Crags
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement and field system on Snear Hill, 700m west of the western edge of Coronation Wood
• Kyloe Hills promontory fort
• Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill
• Incised rocks at Fowberry Park
• Settlement 500yds (460m) SW of White Law
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and part of a field system, 880m north of Heddon Hill
• Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill
• Multivallate hillfort, at Fenton Hill
• Round cairn 790m west of Smithy Strip
• Prehistoric field system and unenclosed hut circle settlement on eastern slopes of Hart Heugh, 550m south west of Earlehillhead
• Defended settlement, 380m south west of Sandy House
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system, cairnfield and cord rig cultivation immediately north west of Linhope Spout
• Romano-British native farmstead 970m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Settlement S of Hare Law
• Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod
• Iron Age multivallate hillfort and prehistoric trackway at Monday Cleugh
• West Lilburn tower 50m north east of Lilburn Cottage
• Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
• Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort
• Percy's Cross, Beanley
• Roman period native settlement and medieval shieling on east slopes of Brands Hill, 1100m south east of Carey Burn Bridge
• Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common
• Site 1/2 mile (800m) W of Bewick Bridge
• Round cairn 435m south west of Langlee
• Cairns on Knock Hill
• Site SW of Thirlings
• Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, 450m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement south east of Long Crags
• Marley Knowe round cairn
• Roman period native settlement 400m WSW of Carey Burn Bridge
• Weetwood Moor round cairns
• Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon
• Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton
• Roman period native farmstead and associated scooped enclosures and trackways on east slope of Harehope Hill, 925m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 360m south east of Broadstruther
• Settlements SE of Heddon Hill
• Weetwood Bridge
• Castle Hill camp
• Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin
• Roughting Linn camp
• The Ringses multivallate hillfort, Doddington Moor
• Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery
• Romano-British settlements E of Yeavering Bell containing the Old Sheepfold settlement and settlements to the W and S of it
• Prehistoric hut circle 540m south of Gleadscleugh
• Romano-British farmstead 900m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Prehistoric enclosures, Bronze Age field system, unenclosed round houses and three cairns NW of Langlee Crags, 900m south of Langlee
• Prehistoric rock art, 225m east of Whitsunbank Hill
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement west of Monday Cleugh, 520m SSE of Gleadscleugh
• Prehistoric hut circle on Harehope Hill, 400m south east of Gleadscleugh
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south of Clavering
• Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon township and prehistoric remains
• Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill
• Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 1060m north west of Ilderton Moor
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south west of Clavering
• Newton Bridge
• Brandon Dean camp
• Chesters Strip Plantation earthwork near Fenton House, Nesbit
• Two medieval shielings on Akeld Hill, 680m WNW of Gleadscleugh
• Settlement on north east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Three round cairns on the summit of Dod Hill
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 702m north east of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert
• Promontory fort 330m south east of Middleton Dean
• Two prehistoric hut circles and field enclosure 560m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean
• Roman period native settlements, field system and medieval shieling on the east slope of Brands Hill, 550m west of Middleton Old Town