Hexham is a Town in the county of Northumberland.
There are great places to visit near Hexham 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 Hexham.
Ancient Sites to visit near Hexham include Milfield North Henge.
Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach are great places to visit near Hexham if you like beaches.
Hexham has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.
The area around Hexham boasts some of the best geological features including Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.
Dunstanburgh Castle is one of Hexham's best, nearby castles to visit in Hexham.
There are a several good ruins in the Hexham area like Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.
Islands to visit near Hexham include Farne Islands.
Towns to visit near Hexham include Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort are some of Hexham best roman sites to visit near Hexham.
Flodden is a great place to visit close to Hexham if you like historic monuments.
Hexham History
There are some historic monuments around Hexham:
Places to see near Hexham
History of Hexham
The name of Hexham derives from the Old English Hagustaldes ea and later Hagustaldes ham whence the modern form (with the “-ham” element) derives. Hagustald is related to the Old High German hagustalt, denoting a younger son who takes land outside the settlement; the element ea means “stream” or “river” and ham is the Old English form of the Modern English “home” (and the Scots and Northern English “hame”).
