Henshaw is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Henshaw

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

Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh are great places to visit near Henshaw if you like villages.

Places near Henshaw feature a number of interesting ancient sites including Milfield North Henge.

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

Henshaw's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

The area around Henshaw features a number of interesting geological features including Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

There are a several good castles in the area around Henshaw like Dunstanburgh Castle.

Ruins to visit near Henshaw include Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

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

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

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

Historic Monuments to visit near Henshaw include Flodden.

Henshaw History

There are some historic monuments around Henshaw:

• Three prehistoric and Romano-British settlements and associated cord rig at Green Brae
• Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation
• Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp
• Seatsides 1 Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road from the west side of the road from Once Brewed to the south side of the B6318
• Willimontswyke (uninhabited portions)
• Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the field boundary west of turret 37a and the road to Steel Rigg car park in wall miles 37, 38 and 39
• Allen smelt mill, flue system and chimneys
• Seatsides 2 Roman temporary camp
• Medieval settlement and field system, two bastles and a corn drying kiln, immediately north east of Bradley Hall
• Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36
• Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House
• Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village
• The vallum between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road in Caw Gap in wall miles 39, 40 and 41
• The vallum and a British settlement between the field boundary west of turret 37a and the road to Steel Rigg car park, in wall miles 37, 38 and 39
• Haltwhistle Burn 1 Roman temporary camp, fortlet and section of the Stanegate
• Burnhead Roman temporary camp
• Round cairn, 150m ESE of Kingscrag Gate
• Chesters Pike Roman temporary camp
• Stone circle, 380m east of King's Crags
• Romano-British farmstead, 250m east of King's Crags
• Cawfields Roman temporary camp
• Round cairn 450m north east of East Crindledikes
• Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp
• Markham Cottage Roman temporary camps 1 and 2, a section of the Stanegate Roman road, a length of Roman road and two Roman cemeteries
• Coesike West Roman temporary camps 1 and 2
• Round cairn, 150m east of Kingscrag Gate
• Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37
• Roman camp, 290m north west of Seldom Seen
• Ring cairn and shieling immediately west of Chatley Crags
• Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41
• Roman quarry inscription on Queen's Crags, 680m south east of East Hotbank
• Defended settlement and Roman signal station 410m south of West Crindledikes
• Haltwhistle Burn 4 Roman temporary camp
• Round cairn, 120m ENE of Kingscrag Gate
• Shieling and associated building 1.45km west of Blue Hemmel
• Langley Barony Mines, Haydon Bridge
• Bastle at Grandy's Knowe
• Three round cairns, 500m east of King's Crags
• Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• Staward pele
• Grindon School Roman temporary camp
• Round cairn 380m north of Codley Gate
• Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough
• Fishponds, 450m north-east of Sewingshields
• Lees Hall Roman camp
• Bowl barrow 420m south west of New Beggarbog
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42
• Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp
• Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn
• Round cairn, 120m south of King's Crags
• Moated site and fishpond, 1km ENE of Sewingshields on Fozy Moss
• Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestones
• Great Chesters Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between the Caw Burn and the track to Cockmount Hill farm in wall miles 42 and 43
• Prehistoric settlement 230m north of Bradley
• Twice Brewed Roman temporary camp
• The vallum and early Roman road between the field boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36
• Coesike East Roman temporary camp