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.

Slaley has some unmissable villages nearby like Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

There are a number of ancient sites near to Slaley including Milfield North Henge.

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

The area around Slaley boasts some of the best hiking areas including Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Slaley has some unmissable geological features nearby like Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

Castles to visit near Slaley include Dunstanburgh Castle.

Slaley has some unmissable ruins nearby like Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

There are a number of islands near to Slaley including Farne Islands.

Slaley has some unmissable towns nearby like Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Don't miss Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort's roman sites if visiting the area around Slaley.

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

Slaley History

There are some historic monuments around Slaley:

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