Visit Eglingham Places

Welcome to Visit Eglingham Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Eglingham

  

Eglingham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Eglingham

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Eglingham history

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The earliest records of human occupation in the parish are finds of neolithic or Bronze Age flint tools, a spearhead, and many burial sites. A number of Iron Age settlements are evident, including a promontory fort east of Shipley moor. The parish’s population was also engaged in mining coal and quarrying limestone and freestone.

Eglingham landmarks

Harehope Hall was built in 1848 as a sporting lodge for the Baker-Cresswell family. Eglingham Hall, dating to the 16th or 17th century, was built originally as the home of the Ogle family. Village facilities include a village hall, and a pub-restaurant, the Tankerville Arms.

You can visit Eglingham places with Walkfo Eglingham to hear history at Eglingham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Eglingham has 6 places to visit in our interactive Eglingham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Eglingham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Eglingham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Eglingham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 6 audio facts unique to Eglingham places in an interactive Eglingham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Eglingham Places Map
6 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Eglingham historic spots	Eglingham tourist destinations	Eglingham plaques	Eglingham geographic features
Walkfo Eglingham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Eglingham

  

Best Eglingham places to visit

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Eglingham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Eglingham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Eglingham’s information audio spots:

Bewick and Beanley Moors Bewick and Beanley Moors is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in north Northumberland. The moors are asserted to be of national importance by Natural England for the extent, quality and diversity of upland types including heaths, fens, wet grassland and wet grasslands.

Hunterheugh Crags Hunterheugh Crags are part of the Fellsandstone escarpment, 5 miles (8 km) north west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England and 9 miles (14 km) from the coast. Site is moorland forming part of Bewick and Beanley Moors SSSI.

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