West Mickley is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

West Mickley postcode: NE43 7AY

Retail in West Mickley

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

The area around West Mickley features a number of interesting villages including Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

There are a several good beaches in the West Mickley area like 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 West Mickley.

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

Towns to visit near West Mickley include Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The area close to West Mickley boasts some of the best historic monuments including Flodden.

The area close to West Mickley boasts some of the best ancient sites including Milfield North Henge.

Geological Features to visit near West Mickley include Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

There are a number of castles near to West Mickley including Dunstanburgh Castle.

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

Roman Sites to visit near West Mickley include Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

West Mickley History

There are some historic monuments around West Mickley:

• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Romano-British farmstead, 900m north east of Thornborough High Barns
• The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15
• Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds
• East Matfen medieval village and open field system
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Market cross
• Hadrian's Wall from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6321 and Sunnybrae at Halton Shields, in wall miles 18 and 19
• Bywell Castle gate tower
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall to the A69 trunk road in wall mile 12
• Wheelbirks furnace
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6309 and the B6321 in wall miles 16, 17 and 18
• Defended settlement and Romano-British settlement on Shildon Hill
• Rudchester Roman fort, associated civil settlement and a section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum from the A69 to the March Burn in wall mile 13
• Welton tower house
• Defended settlement and field boundary on Horsley Hill
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of South Farm, Houghton
• Round cairn, 250m south east of Low Hall
• Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle
• Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm
• Romano-British settlement, 490m SSE of Apperley Dene