Wylam is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Wylam

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

There are a several good villages in the Wylam area like Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

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

There are a number of beaches near Wylam including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Wylam area like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

There are a several good geological features in the Wylam area like Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

Dunstanburgh Castle is one of Wylam's best, nearby castles to visit in Wylam.

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

There are a several good islands in the area around Wylam like Farne Islands.

Towns to visit near Wylam include Hexham.

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

Historic Monuments to visit near Wylam include Flodden.

Wylam History

There are some historic monuments around Wylam:

• Coal workings at Dewley Pits, 650m south west of Black Callerton
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 10 from Dene House to Throckley Bank Top
• Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle
• Vicar's Pele: a medieval tower house on north side of Main Street
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall to the A69 trunk road in wall mile 12
• Shrunken medieval village, The Heugh
• 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
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House
• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from Throckley to East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall in wall mile 11
• Dewley Hill round barrow and associated features, 350m north west of Dewley Farm
• The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Hadrian's Wall from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Romano-British settlement, 490m SSE of Apperley Dene
• Round cairn at Heddon Laws Farm
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of South Farm, Houghton
• Collierley Chapel
• Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm
• Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
• Market cross
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Welton tower house
• Defended settlement and field boundary on Horsley Hill
• Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
• Friarside Chapel