Bywell is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Bywell

There are great places to visit near Bywell 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 Bywell.

There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Bywell like Milfield North Henge.

There are a several good beaches in the Bywell area like Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

Don't miss Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham's hiking areas if visiting the area around Bywell.

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

Castles to visit near Bywell include Dunstanburgh Castle.

There are a number of ruins near Bywell including Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

Don't miss Farne Islands's islands if visiting the area around Bywell.

Bywell's best nearby towns can be found at Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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

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

Bywell History

There are some historic monuments around Bywell:

• Wheelbirks furnace
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the Fence Burn and the track to Portgate Cottage in wall miles 21 and 22
• Defended settlement and Romano-British settlement on Shildon Hill
• Welton tower house
• Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm
• Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm
• Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle
• Halton medieval settlement
• East Matfen medieval village and open field system
• Romano-British settlement, 490m SSE of Apperley Dene
• The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Corbridge Bridge
• Market cross
• 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
• Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds
• Romano-British farmstead, 900m north east of Thornborough High Barns
• 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
• Walker's Pottery
• Hadrian's Wall from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• 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
• Defended settlement and field boundary on Horsley Hill
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Corbridge (Corstopitum) Roman station
• Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildings
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6321 and Sunnybrae at Halton Shields, in wall miles 18 and 19
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21
• Vicar's pele tower
• Bywell Castle gate tower
• Three temporary camps at Farnley Grange