Remains of Hadrian's Wall - Segedunum
the spur wall between the Fort & River Tyne
Viewed looking eastbound on NCN 72

In AD122 the Emperor Hadrian ordered a mighty frontier system to be built across Britain to defend the Roman Empire from the barbarians to the North.
Segedunum Roman Fort stood on the banks of the River Tyne, the last outpost of Hadrian's Wall. For almost 300 years Segedunum, which means 'strong fort', was home to 600 Roman soldiers.

This newly opened Roman experience has immediately become one of the leading attractions along the wall.
Now in the heart of the urbanised sprawl of greater Newcastle, Wallsend was, as its name implies, the last stop on Hadrian's Wall.

Recent excavations have revealed much of the old Roman fort here and, as well as viewing the foundations on the ground, you can now take to the skies in a soaring air-traffic-control-type tower to get a real overview of what went where and how everything interconnected.

The Observation Tower

There is a great interactive 'museum' with lots to do, as well as see, in order to understand how the Roman army lived and worked. The central area imitates the courtyard of the excavated headquarters building with the Imperial Chapel and treasure room at one end.

The model of the fort in the centre allows you to view each street exactly as it would have been and a computer screen takes for a walk right down them! There is a good shop and excellent cafe.

Don't miss out on the full-scale working reconstruction of a Roman bath-house, based on the one at Chesters, over at the far side of the site though. It's quite incredible. Watch out in the Caldarium. Phew! It's hot.

Remains of Hadrian's Wall and a reconstructed section can be seen outside the fort on the other side of Hadrian's Road.
The remains that can be seen on either side of the cycle track are those of the spur wall that ran between the fort and the river.

For more information, opening times etc. log onto http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/segedunum/