From an early start under the shadow of Winshields Crag, Robson undertakes the remaining 46 miles of his journey. With an extra buzz about him after brunching with the bees on his way through the Heather Moors, he crosses the border from Northumbria to Cumbria, at Gilsland. Here, the personalities of the individual Romans who manned the wall begin to shine through, as their penchant for playful graffiti is revealed, and their globe-spanning roots unveiled. He learns how to link a Cumbrian staple, the Cumberland Sausage, takes to the skies for a bird’s eye view over Carlisle, and crosses the finish line into a glorious British sunset at Bowness-On-Solway.
In this show, Robson Green will walk along one of Britain’s most impressive archaeological monuments: Hadrian’s Wall. Hadrian’s Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire for nearly 300 years. The most famous of all their frontiers, it was made a World Heritage Site in 1987 and spans 73 miles long and has stood since AD 128 after Emperor Hadrian’s visit in AD 122. Across this series, our presenter will tread in ancient footsteps – meeting characters, visiting nearby landmarks and taking in dramatic landscapes as they go.
I can’t believe I’ve come this far I’ve walked over 40 mil across some incredible landscape from the mouth of the mighty River tytin in the East through headen on the wall to Steel rig all the while learning some amazing stuff about the Romans and I don’t want
This one to end the places I’ve been to this is just what you need after a a long hot day the things I’ve learned there places a b repeat here you’re absolutely right there was the people I’ve seen I’ll have a cherry he Hey but for the next 46 miles I need a pickme up that you can only get at the crack of dawn all right it’s a early it’s what we call in my profession stupid o’ clock now a lot of people say din Robson it’s not about the journey but about the
Destination and I hope the place I’m going this morning is worth it because I am up with the lcks or in this case the bees the Romans loved honey but they didn’t just put it on toast to them it was a drug a cure for acne for
Constipation a pickme up they even made it into booze just the tonic I Need Luke and Susie hutchon are as mad for honey as the Romans were morning guys morning hey you two must really like honey oh we love it today some of their bees are being allowed to roam over this stunning Hillside to fill their boots with Heather nectar before
The winter sets in it’s very very early aren’t the bees asleep and won’t they get really angry when we wake them up the bees work 24/7 so they yeah so bees don’t sleep no do they sense fear um possibly you don’t sweat whatever you do don’t sweat yeah don’t no sweating oh
I’ve got like I’ve got control over that you saying that has just started to make me sweat any of you been stung before well it varies some days you don’t get stung at all other days I like you might get stung four or five times and when you
Got stung four or five times did it hurt oh yeah yeah they’re not what you call thick gloves are they oh no they can sting through the gloves and the suits why are you telling me that just don’t sweat don’t sweat all right so right feel like a bit of a Ghostbuster
Suzie yeah you will don’t cross the streams or in this case don’t cross the bees right into the bees then let’s go Oh they’re looking Lively already they’re going in all sort of direction I’ve just been nutted by one they don’t seem happy no they they’re absolutely fine they’re not stinging they’re just curious so we’re just giving them a little bit of smoke it’s kind of a knock
On the door let them know that we’re coming in very early so you get your nose in here smell it from here I can actually smell it from here yeah that’s insanely beautiful wow that was amazing so we’re just really gentle it’s a bit like somebody coming
To your house taking the roof off and lifting a wall out it’s a burglary that’s what it is Sy let’s not be so we just got to be really gentle with them make sure that they’re happy so there you can go that’s the honey com jam
Packed bring your hand and just pop it between the frames there just really gently you’ll feel the heat in the hive and the actual heat that coming out of there oh my goodness yeah what is it about this honey that makes it so special uh well it’s it’s he
Honey um it’s also North umand he honey so obviously that’s very special these amazing worker bees make this Honey by chewing the nectar and passing it between themselves till it reaches the right consistency do you know what guys I’ve been to some picnic spot in my time but
Nothing compares to this this is incredible I can’t wait do you mind if have a taste go fret here we go this is a First that just makes your taste bud sing that oh I feel a bit guilty each teaspoon represents the entire life’s work of about 12 bees Luke and Susie also use their honey to produce Meade the oldest known alcoholic drink and a favorite tiple of the Roman Empire but they’ve given it a
Modern twist we actually mix some of this really lovely honey that we gather with spring water and we do a fermentation in the bottle and this creates bubbles so it’s made in the same way as you would make a champagne I mean it’s 7:07 a.m. it’s a bit early to be
Getting on it that’s lovely do you think this is what the legionaries or say the kind of higher title people in Roman times would be Dr well yes I mean they the Romans valued honey and the beeswax and they used it in medicine and and all all manner of
Things um it wouldn’t have been the you know the foot soldiers that would have drunk the me and but it would have been the the the ones higher up in the ranks that would have had this sort of thing amazing now I don’t like to pull rank
But we better keep moving before the crew get hold of the me I’m continuing my journey east to west along Hadrian’s Wall so this is the beautiful quaint and idilic town of giz land and it’s a place that straddles two counties and bear with if I stand like this part of me is in northand and the other half is in Cumbria so I guess you could call me a northumbrian
Cumbrian I thank you I’m here all week see what I did there that hurt I think I pulled something There just taking a bit of a detour from Hadrian’s War uh alongside the river irthing I’m looking for a stone ah there it is not any Old Stone the famous popping Stone so called because after a whirlwind romance it’s where Sir Walter Scott popped the question to his
Sweetheart hence the name the popping Stone this is such an impressive site I mean this wall was built to last I mean back then the Roman Empire to everybody was forever you just start to get imagery of those thousands of soldiers just building this gargantuan structure I mean what an achievement and I know a
Lot of it has disappeared but that’s only because it was naked the wall might not have been dismantled in Cumbria but a different type of Vandal was at work here what have a tour going on towards the east on the other side the morning ladies oh do you mind if I join in
You’re doing a bit of a tour we are we’re having a tour here of Adrian’s W oh lovely I’m Robson so what’s your name I’m Sue Sue are you a tour guide I am a tour guide yes and who are you touring here what’s your name CHR Anita and
Janette Janette Robson hello so sue what are you been talking about what we’re here for really is to look at some of the um more unusual inscriptions that can be found along the inscriptions like like carvings kind of carvings of worship and religion yeah there are like
Augustus was here exactly got you okay obviously graffitiing the wall is a strict no no these days we’re looking for a specific type of inscription and what specific type of symbol or inscription is that Sue it’s a Willie it’s a what it’s a folic symbol are you
Kidding me what you saying what there’s Willies on Hadrian’s Wall there are willies on I do not believe you this is what you are doing for your kicks s the history hold me back oh let’s going have a look at some Willie shall we so what
We’re going to look for is a stone on the the the bottom course which has got an x on it and then you look up and 1 2 3 4 5 six courses up see what you can find 1 x 1 x there’s next and six what oh Janette well
Spotted was that force a habit are you telling me that’s a 2,000 year old carving yes well believe it or not these were used as goodlook symbols and oh yes Willies are symbols of good luck symbols of good Lu four leaf clovers are symbols of good luck but in Roman time
This was it this protected you from the evil eye the phallic symbol was very very popular and people used to wear them around their necks so they were used on above doorways as well so they would have been all around the Roman Empire all over the world yes yes and it
Tells us so much about the the troops that were here we know where they came from they had a sense of hum is I mean who is that based on cuz I think we’re bordering on the Realms of fantasy there do you know what I’m saying I think somebody with a very
Vivid imagination car soe I’ll be honest with you the one thing I never thought I’d see on this journey is a 2,000-year-old Willie carving that has been enlightening and fascinating hey lovely to meet you take care nice to see you enjoy your walk enjoy looking for your
Willies well that’s a phrase I didn’t think I’d be saying on this journey and if looking for Stone Willies is your thing apparently there’s another 56 of them along the wall I’m stopping off at bird Oswald one of the 16 forts along Hadrian’s Wall it lies between halt whistle and
Bramton north of the river Earthing Tony Wilmot has been working here for over 30 years so knows a thing or two about the mystery of why westwards from here the wall suddenly changes its structure from Stone to grass and mud so am I right and thinking suddenly it transitions into a Turf wall that’s
Right yeah from my castle 49 to bonus and Solway it’s built of turf um now why was that then but a couple of ideas uh one of them is the fact that you’ve got red Sandstone over there you’ve not got the Limestone so Logistics is one explanation another
Explanation that’s come up is that they wanted it up fast because there was more of a threat from the western side so they wanted to build the barrier fast today the turf wall is largely invisible but its construction reveals important information about Roman Britain to archaeologists today when you’re
Building a Turf earthwork you are taking the turf off and then you’re putting it on top of the existing ground surface and you’re sealing seeds and pollen and we can get an idea of what the pre-roman landscape looked like from analyzing the pollen underneath those Earthworks and I
Can tell you that in the year 122 this was a boggy Woodland 2 and 1 half miles that way you’ve got gray as Morland um and then over to the east you’ve got um arabel incredible that we know all that from some ancient pollen and seeds what
Is it about Arch ol that fls your boat Tony it’s uh it’s the discovery you get the occasional little bit that flicks you back and one of those was we were scraping at the bottom Turf of the turf wall I saw this little flash of red
Which is about the size of my thumbnail uh little oval stone thing and it was a Jasper intaglio from a ring from a finger ring W turned it over was an Imperial Eagle with its wings folded Laurel wreath in its beak flanked by two Imperial standards Lord that had dropped
Out of the ring of a legionary soldier building the turf wall of Hadrian’s Wall and you just got that back to that individual man love it Tony love your knowledge I love the way you just bring everything to life what it’s all about mate pleasure meeting you
And you wish me luck to the West happy walking thank You better keep on keeping on I’ve still got 40 mil to go drinks and snacks well I never what have we got here is this some kind of cute little self-service Cafe cup te quid cheap at half the price that cheers I don’t think it gets much more
British than this self-service tea on the side of a world heritage Site and in case you’re wondering I’d like to point out I did put money in the honesty box they just forgot to film it honest if like me you find yourself walking along adrien’s wall it really helps if you absolutely love a gate and I have to be honest it’s completely Knackering what the Hell I’m feeling it man I’m tired tell you how tired I am even my tiredness is tired and I’m hungry and I know you’re going oh shut up you’re on a jolly get some perspective no I’m hungry could murder a chicken casserole carbonara have a certain portion for a
Carbonara but when you’re heading to Brampton in Cumbria there’s only one thing to Eat hold on to your hats because there’s a meat fact coming Cumbria used to be called Cumberland and it’s where the famous sausage gets its Name this is incredible everything you could imagine and more Dave has been wrangling sausages here since 1984 that’s what I’ve come to see and hopefully taste the famous Cumberland sausage am I right that is the famous cumin sausage I have to ask what makes a different to all the other sausages in
The world it’s got to be no less than 20 mm thick seriously seriously it’s got to be heavily spiced mhm and it’s got to be one length no less than 5 foot what and it’s also got to be in a coil Dave’s not always been a fan of this cumri and
Delicacy my grand used to make her own such I couldn’t eat it it was far too uh peppery for me my grand used to make jugged hair jugged hair jugged hair she did she chop her hair up put put it in a jug fill the jug with cherry put a
Coke on it and put it underground and then expect her to eat it at Christmas bloody awful anyway have to ask is it good for you look how slim I am why don’t you come around the counter and I’ll show you how it’s made I never thought you’d
Ask right in order to make come in Sage you got to look the part just tied behind my back yeah you couldn’t do me up could you David thanks for very much cuz you know I mean normal job I get people to do this thanks very well I’m sure I can
Tie your up and you’re going to play with me sausage oh we’re here all week it’s a family show steady on right right David I have to ask before we start would you actually call someone who produces and makes cumland sausage sausage maker stupid question let the sausage
Coiling Master Class begin right you’re going to take the end of your sausage I’m going to put it on the tray uhhuh and then you’re going to put it in a coil keep twisting and turning at the same time the sausage because it’ll snap if you don’t right so you just keep
Turning how am I doing oh you you doing all right yeah you’ve got a bit of twist in it I feel like I’m on the generation game I’ve got a kinking me sausage David hang on story my Light well I’ll give you about I’ll give you a nine out of 10 but let’s look over here look what I’ve done here if I took that to the tape modern Gallery I’d probably get 10 grand for that I reckon I’d give you a p45 for that really why
Don’t we cook some off I love the way you’re thinking David this is what I’ve been waiting for wao Mark smells Amazing beautiful man that is off the scale what I love about this show it’s an amazing array of meat and just hidden away here there’s a little vegan chickpea roll that’s a nice touch isn’t it a I like a legum as much as the next person but I think I’ll stick with the
Sausage today that was lovely really lovely David thank you so much you’re welcome what a day what an experience what a Taste I’m walking along Hadrian’s Wall I’ve traveled over 60 Mi so far and another 20 to go to the Finish Line one thing I didn’t expect to find was so much graffiti Roman legionaries either really like to leave their Mark or they had too too much time on the
Hands because as well as carving Willies along the wall they left other examples of their handiwork and some quite hardto reach places now in my spare time when I’m not in front of the camera I do like a bit of fishing and cycling and I’ve recently taken up climbing which I think will
Come in handy today because I’m off to glimps some ancient Roman graffiti but a glimpse in this case requires a harness a helmet and a head for Heights and it’s here that one of the most important inscriptions in Roman Britain can be found ah this must be the fell John Allison archaeologist Robson nice to meet you buddy you going to show me some ancient inscriptions yes you want to drop your bag off yeah thanks John let’s go the
Inscriptions are incredibly rare and I’m really lucky to be seeing them up close as they were carved into soft cumri and Sandstone which is slowly wearing away are they still in good condition John uh no for my observations i’ I’ve been walking down here for years and
Every time you know each year a visit it seems to be less and less visible so it looks like they’re roading away and I personally don’t think will be here for many more decades seriously that short that that short they dis fast Robson wow so your job is to preserve these
Inscriptions to be enjoyed for generations to come is that it absolutely got you the Roman markings were only rediscovered in the 18th century and I can see why it’s not exactly accessible up here up here ah now it gets interesting it’s clty man it’s going to it’s going to get
Slipp all right Lads morning guys how we doing very well Robson nice to meet you I didn’t realize how much of a climb it was it’s a nice job I might have oversold myself here nice one here we go then Robson come on son it’s what it’s all about let put me
Catch on you know in my game this would be defined as a stunt I used to have people who did this sort of thing I’ll be with you in a sec John I’m just admiring The View okay of a steep rock face and the drop to the river below
We’ve got the gelt river in flood below us the gelt river ancient word for crazy Rivera come on all right lad be with you in a second I promise oh felt that oh ay of all the ways to view graffiti God that’s got to be easier than this John quaring for stone is a risky business isn’t it right this seems significant but I have to
Say this what is this some kind of ancient Roman Emoji it looks like an emoji doesn’t it it does I come to the conclusion that he’s a Dey not just a Dey but he’s a water de so this is something that was worship uh more likely it’s a symbol of good look
They’re working next to water right uh these Roman soldiers uh perhaps are a superstitious lot and they’re asking for good look not to fall in the water pure speculation but I like it that’s a good thing about archaeology # stop me falling in the water face and did these inscriptions
Here tell you the type of men that were working on them the face here we’re telling the story of people Robson here um what people uh at the bottom of the food chain would do and we can from all these inscriptions we got a list of names of people who’ve been here here
We’ve got the the opal the second in command of a Roman Century of 8 men uh and the Centurion who begins with APR we know who one of the Quarry managers were M Katy ask ferai we’ve got epas further across we’ve got Julius below us it’s
Great we have the name of the men who actually worked here the lads on the tools not the ones sitting in the Roman equivalent of head office could these inscriptions and this graffiti be their stamp on their work like we were here we did this remember us absolutely a lot of
The um inscriptions of them just doing that this is me I was here I have to say John when it comes to history lessons this is my type of classroom it’s absolutely compelling thanks very much Robson it’s um as an archaeologist we don’t just want to find stuff you want to tell
People about it too and the the story of the people so thanks very much for coming it’s cracking there cracking robton cracking cracking right how do we get down the wall eh it’s a wild world of graffiti penises Mead rocks and sausage rolls the more I find out about adrien’s
Wall the more I’m learning about the people who manned and maintained it and you know they’re not who I thought thought they Were on the north side of the river Eden across from carile City Center is this lovely field there’s not much evidence of Romans here today but it was once the largest fort on Hadrian’s Wall and home to over a thousand Soldiers author and journalist Robin Yassin cassab discovered an unexpected link to his own Middle Eastern Heritage while writing an article about adrien’s wall I found something which really surprised me which was that there is the tombstone at Corbridge on the wall of a character called bares who was a Syrian
You know two Millennia ago so that in itself was interesting because 2,000 years ago there were people here from Syria as my father’s a Syrian there were Iraqis there were Spaniards and there there’s the the grave of a Northwest African is buried somewhere on the the wall was there one defining moment of
Your journey along Hadrian’s War for me the moment was when I discovered that this guy bares had married a local Celtic Woman um who had been become a slave early in her life and at some point had been bought by bares the Syrian and it seems to have been a love
Story because he spent a lot of money on what was a very elaborate Tombstone doing that trip down the wall finding out about these ancient syrians and Iraqis and their relationships with locals showed that my own blood if you like is connected to this history from
Your story I’m getting that it kind of gave you a sense of place I suppose you could say that yes I mean it it it makes you feel that the whole world is your home and I think that’s true that all all um all human beings should feel to
Some extent at home anywhere in the world not only do you learn about the past and your Origins you see yourself in the present and how you fit within that world in a much more intelligent way and therefore I think you have an idea of where you’re going if you don’t
Know where you’re coming from you don’t know where you’re going to as Bob Marley said you have to go out and and see it and touch it and feel it and hear people’s stories cuz that’s what it is stories we we learn from them all yeah I’d get that siren scene
Too you’ll never sell ice creams going that well joy talking to you man absolute Joy great talking to you too it’s really inspiring seeing Robin’s passion and it makes me think that the story of Roman Britain isn’t really in toilets tunics and Technology it’s in its people and what a bunch they Were I’ve done most of it the hard way walking for miles in what passes for a British summer but today I want a bird’s eye view how you doing Chris robon good afternoon sir good afternoon how are you very well very well indeed is it a good afternoon to fly sir excellent and
You’ll be flying the aircraft so hey oh yes what have you not got a license like I have indeed you’ll be in the front I’ll be in the back I’ll be in the front you will I suspect I need a costume change though you will yep and where’s
My Winnie beger it’s just out the back Walk This Way my Winnie Bago is over here I’ve always been fascinated by flying I was in the air training c as a young lad never wanted to be a presenter or an actor always wanted to be a pilot
As a an airet near training Corps 861 Squadron flew gliders Chipmunks Bulldogs wanted to fly in Lightnings sure ended up putting makeup on and Ponting about in front of a camera but what gyrocopters what do they like to fly they are excellent really really good walkie doie Chris three words very
Close to my heart yes health and safety excellent what are the dos and don’ts for my from my point of you don’t crash it’s good advice but it’s not enough okay all I need to say now is if I go into the ground like a dart only to
Be found like a Roman Relic in 2,000 years time it’s Chris’s fault I’ve done a fair bit of flying but never in one of these so you falling out when we go upside down that’s not funny it’s just not funny I love you Mom gyroplanes are a cross between a
Fixed wi airplane and a helicopter and according to my director it’s one of the safest aircraft to fly ah there’s so many ways to travel alongside adrien’s wall you can walk you can cycle of course you can drive the car but for me this is the only way to travel How do R you okay yeah very good Wow I’m speechless and if you’ve watched the rest of the series you’ll know I’m never lost for words so we’re flying over the ancient Roman town of carile and there’s carile castle and if you were a Roman 2,000 years ago looking for some RNR you know
If you wanted to let your hair down carile was the place to be 2,000 years ago yeah this is great Chris this is great look at the Solway looks stunning oh my goodness what a beautiful sight and there’s the area the end of Hadrian’s Wall that’s where it ends that’s where I’m headed
Wow it’s amazing what you can see from up here although the turf part of Hadrian’s Wall isn’t visible it wasn’t the only thing the Romans built in this part of the world directly below us is a very long and straight road and long and straight roads mean only one thing to me
Roman and these types of structures infrastructures are dotted all the way along and around Adrian’s wall incredible got you from meico we get you on the control so fly the aircraft you want me to fly the aircraft so okay you have control where’s okay I have control
Chris indicat the middle dial okay so I’m just going to bank to the left I’m looking to the left there’s nothing there there you go back to the L straighten straighten that up right little bunk to the right here Chris just to prove you nothing to do with me that’s just
Voice yes just let’s make sure the houses don’t get any bigger my goodness ah what a beautiful day sorry yeah Chris am I still in control of this aircraft oh my goodness I just kind I got distracted there Chris and I just thought oh the ground’s getting a
Bit closer I’ll just bring us up a bit I’ll just bring the Nose I bet you’re thinking oh he picked up gyropter flying quickly actually Chris is back in control while I do my best Kate Winsley from Titanic impression [Applause] yes Chris I cannot thank you enough that that was the trip of a Lifetime and that was amazing and it’s a great way to see the history of this area it really is always wanted to be a pilot and today I was with my mate Chris cheers buddy no problem at all that trip has really set me up and I’m now ready for the final
Part of my Journey I can’t quite believe it but I’m on the final leg of my walk along Hadrian’s Wall I’ve just had a bird’s eyee view of my final few miles and now I’m going to have a view of some birds now in a world ruled by gods and goddesses Birds of Prey played a really important role in Roman belief system because of the power of flight it gave
Them superiority and symbolism if if you were to hear an owl hoot in ancient Rome it for told imminent death it’s true I read it Somewhere hopefully that’s just an old Roman wife’s tale because Gary swainson is about to introduce me to some Coman Birds of Prey son’s come out Gary hi Robinson how you doing I’m very well nice to meet you okay so come and I’ll show you the birds
How many you got on site Gary so we got about 15 Birds all together together who we got here this is uh this is the star of the show at the moment this is Pedro and Pedro is um a spectacled owl uh so he’s just a baby he’s only 15 weeks old he’s
Stunning here we go excellent hial how you doing how you doe do you mind if um I see you and Pedro in action absolutely not at all no that’d be great yeah yeah let’s do it that’s let’s get you come on you beautiful creature good lad there you go
Hello right here he is this is Pedro hello mate he’s really gentle if you want to touch him he’ll nibble your fingers yeah but he’s he won’t bite at all he’s very very gentle he won’t bite honestly no I mean he just went to bite
Me he went from neck these are some of the most efficient killers in the world look at him yeah but actually he’s honestly very gentle he’ll nibble but there’s no biting a hello manate you’re beautiful brilant should we see him in action cool yeah let’s take him down the steps here
Training killer owls not only allowed the Romans to hunt but intimidate their enemies it takes a lot of skill and patience right Gary page one of training an owl first get your owl right I’ll travel to Paraguay except but here’s one I prepared earlier what we’re going to
Do is pop Pedro down on this little perch here there you go pal I’m going to give you a piece of chicken so he’s got a reward this time so oh hello Pedro sorry Pedro’s off that’s okay I just thought he thought me nose
On me eye was a piece of chicken oh all R it’s just I’m all right everything’s fine wow excellent Pedro you did it he’s never actually flown free yet he’s never had a free flight so um do you want to be the person to Flying free for the first time
Oh well let’s just be it on your head cuz you could off they say never work with animals and children wonder if that applies to adolescent owls too okay no pressure this is Pedro’s first free flight with an actor holding a piece of chicken what could possibly go wrong
Okay this is it Pedro it’s the big one excellent take one mate so that’s good at 15 weeks old he’s he’s he’s doing so well I’m delighted with him amazing well done what a great thing to do there you have a nibble in me finger this he got through to the Bone
There what a great day I wanted to say a real hoot but the producers wouldn’t let me I’m on the final furong what an adventure what a journey I’ve smashed my daily step count I’ve eaten eight bacon butties that’s one in every 10 miles I’ve crossed dozens of gates met 79 people a
Dog and an owl and the end is finally in sight oh some fellow Walkers hi guys how you doing you heading to boness on Solway yeah what we got going on here then this is a walking stick flute a walking stick flute this is the first come On that has to be the most the real moment of this whole journey but that was brilliant that was brilliant it’s been great meeting people along the way but I think I’d like to do this last bit on my Own welcome to the end of the Hadrian’s Wall path this lovely look at that is that Pretty I’m glad I walked east to west what a beautiful place to finish I can’t quite believe it but it’s time for my final passport stamp that feels good I’ve done what I set out to do I think I’ll go for a walk along the Beach I’ve been lucky enough to travel all over the world 132 countries at the last count I’ve seen some amazing things and been to some extreme places but I’ve always liked coming home and this journey has made me realize home isn’t your living room it’s not even your street or your town it’s
Not what you can see or touch it’s what you feel it’s where your heart takes You I have learned so much on this journey from sanitation education medicine roads wine public health system freshw system the Romans they gave us it All and for me this has been a story of all people from all places at all times and the story of Hadrian’s Wall and everything it tells us of our past is one of the most beautiful and unique time capsules in the world and I love the fact that people
From all over the world come to visit a place that I am still very proud to call home N