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.
Villages to visit near Hexham include Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.
The area around Hexham's best ancient sites can be found at Milfield North Henge.
There are a number of beaches near Hexham including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.
Hiking Areas to visit near Hexham include Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.
Hexham has some unmissable geological features nearby like Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.
Castles to visit near Hexham include Dunstanburgh Castle.
Hexham has some unmissable ruins nearby like Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.
There are a number of islands near to Hexham including Farne Islands.
Places near Hexham feature a number of interesting towns including Hexham.
There are a number of roman sites near Hexham including Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.
The area close to Hexham boasts some of the best historic monuments including Flodden.
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”).
