Hadrians Wall Tours

We don't do scheduled tours, all our tours are geared for groups of friends or family travelling together.  We can offer car's with dedicated driver/guides for individuals or couple's at very competative prices as well as minibuses for up to 16 passengers.  Don't put up with coach tours full of strangers join us on our tours and you will be amazed at what Scotland has contributed to the world we live in.  All our driver/guides are in Highland Dress.

We have a goal - to make sure you enjoy your holiday.  WE DON'T VISIT WOOLEN MILLS UNLESS YOU WANT TO!!!!

Call or email us with your pick-up and drop-off points and how may are travelling and we will quote for any of our tours.  Just go into contact us for our phone number or email details.

Hadrian's Wall Tours give you the chance to explore Roman Forts like Chesters, Housesteads, and Vindolanda  - bringing your school  history lessons to life.

Hadrian's Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of Great Britain. It was the second of three such fortifications built across Great Britain, the first being Gask Ridge and the last the Antonine Wall.

All three were built to prevent military raids by the tribes of Picts to the north (ancient inhabitants of Scotland — the Scots came afterwards), to improve economic stability, and to provide peaceful conditions in the Roman province of Britannia to the south.  It also physically marked the frontier of the Empire.

Hadrian's Wall is the best known of the three because it remains the most physically preserved and evident today.

The wall was the most northern border in Britain for much of the Roman Empire's rule, it was also the most heavily fortified border in the Empire, (until the Antonine Wall was built). In addition to its use for military fortification, it is thought that the gates through the wall would also have served as customs posts to allow trade taxation.

Hadrian's Wall was 80 Roman miles (73.5 English miles or 117 kilometres) long.

A significant portion of the wall still exists, particularly the mid-section, and for much of its length the wall can be followed on foot. It is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern England, where it is often known simply as the Roman Wall. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. English Heritage, a government organization in charge of managing the historic environment of England, describes it as "the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain".

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Tours can be tailor made to cater for your needs... Simply call us with your start and finish times and we will do the rest at Border Express.