Wooler is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Wooler

There are great places to visit near Wooler 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 Wooler if you like villages.

Milfield North Henge is a great place to visit close to Wooler if you like ancient sites.

Wooler's best nearby beaches can be found at Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

There are a number of hiking areas near Wooler including Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

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

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

The area around Wooler boasts some of the best ruins including Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

Don't miss Farne Islands's islands if visiting the area around Wooler.

There are a number of towns near Wooler including Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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

Flodden is a great place to visit close to Wooler if you like historic monuments.

Wooler History

There are some historic monuments around Wooler:

• Three round cairns on the summit of Dod Hill
• Castle Hill camp
• Settlement N of White Law
• Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean
• Prehistoric hut circle on Harehope Hill, 400m south east of Gleadscleugh
• The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair
• Circular ditched enclosure W of Chatton
• Roman period native settlement 400m WSW of Carey Burn Bridge
• Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean
• Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common
• Two medieval shielings on Akeld Hill, 680m WNW of Gleadscleugh
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 120m north west of Gleadscleugh
• The Battle Stone
• West Lilburn tower 50m north east of Lilburn Cottage
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, 450m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south of Clavering
• Two prehistoric hut circles and field enclosure 560m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
• Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill
• Prehistoric enclosures, Bronze Age field system, unenclosed round houses and three cairns NW of Langlee Crags, 900m south of Langlee
• Prehistoric enclosure, associated field system, cairnfield, round houses and medieval shielings on E and SE slopes of Brands Hill
• Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of Calder
• Site SW of Thirlings
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 1060m north west of Ilderton Moor
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of Nesbit
• Defended settlement on north slope of Harehope Hill, 570m south east of High Akled Cottages
• Unenclosed Bronze Age hut circle and clearance cairn 800m ESE of Langlee
• The Ringses multivallate hillfort, Doddington Moor
• Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton
• Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
• Unenclosed scooped settlement on the east slope of Harehope Hill, 750m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
• Settlement 470m north east of Heddon Hill
• Cairns on Knock Hill
• Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
• Defended settlement, 790m WNW of Howemoor Plantation
• Round cairn 790m west of Smithy Strip
• Marley Knowe round cairn
• Whitridge settlement site
• Roughting Linn camp
• Simonside camp
• The standing stones on Doddington Moor
• Reaveley Hill camp
• Ewart Park henge
• Romano-British enclosed settlement, 405m east of Fowberry Moor
• Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh
• Romano-British native farmstead 970m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• The Battle Stone, 650m WNW of Yeavering Farm
• Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
• Ford Colliery 920m north east of Blackcrag Wood
• Site 1/2 mile (800m) W of Bewick Bridge
• Romano-British farmstead on the eastern slope of Dod Hill, 1km north of The Dod
• Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill
• Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod
• Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton
• The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean
• Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Cup and ring marked rocks near Roughting Linn camp
• Defended settlement on White Hill, 700m south east of Kimmerston
• Green Castle ringwork 320m south west of Humbleton Mill
• Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 340m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
• Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 360m south east of Broadstruther
• Kyloe Hills promontory fort
• Henge, pit-circle and later cemetery, 850m north east of Millfield Hill
• Group of burial mounds on Doddington North Moor
• Weetwood Bank cup and ring marked rock, 290m north west of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Prehistoric rock art 190m south west of Middleton Dean promontory fort
• Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon
• Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery
• Wooler Tower on east side of Church Street
• Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor
• Prehistoric field system and unenclosed hut circle settlement on eastern slopes of Hart Heugh, 550m south west of Earlehillhead
• Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
• Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system, cairnfield and cord rig cultivation immediately north west of Linhope Spout
• Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn
• Incised rock on Hare Crags
• Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle and field plot at Lamb Crag
• Defended settlement, 380m south west of Sandy House
• Reaveley Hill settlement
• Glead's Cleugh Iron Age promontory fort
• Site SE of Yeavering
• Percy's Cross, Beanley
• Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill
• Roman temporary camp, 435m north west of Hetton North Farm
• Henge 600yds (550m) E of Akeld Lodge
• Multivallate hillfort, at Fenton Hill
• Tathey Crags prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement
• Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon township and prehistoric remains
• West Lilburn chapel and burial ground
• Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor
• Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common
• Settlement on north east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south west of Clavering
• Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort
• North Middleton medieval village
• Prehistoric rock art, 225m east of Whitsunbank Hill
• Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead
• Bastle House
• Weetwood Bridge
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement west of Monday Cleugh, 520m SSE of Gleadscleugh
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Site E of Milfield village
• Incised rocks on Gled Law
• Parson's Tower
• Enclosed settlement on east slope of Brands Hill, 900m north of Cowboy's Cairn
• Settlement 500yds (460m) SW of White Law
• Ford Westfield settlement
• Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean
• Rock art at Goatscrag, 200m north west of Routin Lynn
• Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean
• Roman period native settlement and medieval shieling on east slopes of Brands Hill, 1100m south east of Carey Burn Bridge
• Prehistoric rock art, 92m south west of Buttony
• Long cairn on the south western slope of Dod Hill, 1km north east of The Dod
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 702m north east of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 487m south of Clavering
• Settlements SE of Heddon Hill
• Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Weetwood Moor round cairns
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement and field system on Snear Hill, 700m west of the western edge of Coronation Wood
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, associated field system and cairnfield on Standrop Rigg, 820m north west of Linhope Spout
• Romano-British farmstead 900m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill
• Medieval standing cross known as the Hurl Stone, 900m north west of Newtown Mill
• Roman period native farmstead and associated scooped enclosures and trackways on east slope of Harehope Hill, 925m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Promontory fort 330m south east of Middleton Dean
• Two pillboxes near Green Castle
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and part of a field system, 880m north of Heddon Hill
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill
• Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 330m south west of Langlee
• Medieval chapel, 220m south east of White Gables
• Roman period native settlements, field system and medieval shieling on the east slope of Brands Hill, 550m west of Middleton Old Town
• Incised rocks 550yds (500m) NW of Doddington Dean Wood
• Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Prehistoric enclosure south west of Brands Hill and 870m east of Langlee
• Incised rocks at Fowberry Park
• Prehistoric hut circle 540m south of Gleadscleugh
• Settlement S of Hare Law
• Romano-British farmstead and part of an associated field system 630m south west of White Gables
• Defended settlement 900m west of Calder
• Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin
• Chesters Strip Plantation earthwork near Fenton House, Nesbit
• Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert
• South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean
• Newton Bridge
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement south east of Long Crags
• Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill
• Settlement, field systems and terraces on the south east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Two incised rocks on Broom Ridge, Hunter's Moor
• Buttony Wood camp, Horton Moor
• Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosure on east slope of Brands Hill, 700m south west of the south western edge of Broom Crook Plantation
• Brandon Dean camp
• Round cairn 435m south west of Langlee
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield 340m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Romano-British settlements E of Yeavering Bell containing the Old Sheepfold settlement and settlements to the W and S of it
• Coupland henge and section of droveway, 170m SSW of Cheviot Cottage
• Roman period native farmstead north west of Long Crags, 600m south east of Langleeford
• Romano-British farmstead 630m south west of White Gables
• Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort
• Hut circle 770m south east of White Gables
• Rock art including four animal carvings at Goatscrag rock shelter, 155m north west of Routin Lynn
• Iron Age multivallate hillfort and prehistoric trackway at Monday Cleugh
• Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law