Hadrian’s Wall was built on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian to strengthen the British frontier of the Roman Empire from AD 122.
Myth has it that Hadrian's Wall was built to keep out Scottish Barbarians that were a threat to the Roman Empire and unripe for conquering. Ask locals in the Northumbrian market town of Hexham and Northumbrians will tell you that in fact Hadrian's Wall was built to keep out the ancestors of the Border Reivers from the North Tyne valley and the Scottish Border counties.
Matfen is a picture postcard village situated close to Hadrian's Wall. The village of Matfen has a gently flowing stream, village green and attractive stone dwellings. Matfen is an unspoilt Northumberland village which is an ideal base to explore Hadrian's Wall.
1. Matfen Hall Hotel & Golf Course (Maften/Hotels in Maften)
Matfen Hall is a magnificent privately owned country house hotel set in the beautiful Northumbrian countryside close to Hadrian s Wall yet only twelve miles from Newcastle upon Tyne England. Sir Hugh and Lady Blackett have carefully r...
