Shiremoor is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Shiremoor postcode: NE27 0NN

Retail in Shiremoor

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

Villages to visit near Shiremoor include Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

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

There are a number of beaches near Shiremoor including 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 Shiremoor.

Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap are great places to visit near Shiremoor if you like geological features.

Castles to visit near Shiremoor include Dunstanburgh Castle.

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

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

There are a several good towns in the area around Shiremoor like Hexham.

Shiremoor has some unmissable roman sites nearby like Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Flodden is one of Shiremoor's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Shiremoor.

Shiremoor History

There are some historic monuments around Shiremoor:

• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, section between Eastfield Avenue and Tumulus Avenue
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 1, three sections between Stotts Road and Vauxhall Road
• Village of Jarrow
• Burradon Tower, Burradon Farm
• St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall under the forecourt of the Fosse public house
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Clifford's Fort
• Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, two sections of Hadrian's Wall between Sharpe Road and The Avenue
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West
• Tynemouth Iron Age and Romano-British settlements, monasteries, site of lighthouse, cross, motte, enclosure and artillery castles and later coastal defences
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road
• St Mary's Well, Jesmond
• Holy Cross Church and graveyard, Wallsend
• St Mary's Chapel, Jesmond
• Wardley moated site
• Coastal Artillery Battery on Blyth Links
• West Backworth medieval settlement, 300m south east of West Farm
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum
• Gloucester Lodge Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
• Enclosure 600yds (540m) NE of Burradon House
• Salter's Bridge, Gosforth
• Roman fort, South Shields
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower