Greenhead
HADRIAN'S WALL PATH: 48¾ MILES FROM WALLSEND, PLUS ½ MILE OFF ROUTE
PENNINE WAY: 192 MILES ALONG THE FROM EDALE, PLUS ½ MILE OFF ROUTE
Accommodation
Four Wynds Guest House
Longbyre, Greenhead, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 7HN
Tel: 016977 47330 / 01697 747972
Type: Guest House accommodation
Info: ¼ mile off Hadrian’s Wall Path and the Pennine Way
The Greenhead Hotel
Mr Douglas Armstrong
Greenhead, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 7HB
Tel: 016977 47411
Type: Inn accommodation and Restaurant
Info: ½ mile off Hadrian’s Wall Path and the Pennine Way; real ale
Greenhead Youth Hostel
Station Road, Greenhead, Cumbria, CA8 7HG [MAP]
Tel: 0870 770 5842
Email: greenhead@yha.org.uk
Website: www.yhs.org.uk
Type: Youth Hostel accommodation
Info: YHA Customer Services 0870 870 8808; tourist information available; £3 surcharge for non members
Holmhead Guest House
Thirlwall Castle Farm, Hadrians Wall, Greenhead, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 7HY
Tel: 016977 47402
Type: B&B accommodation and Camping Barn
Info: On Hadrian’s Wall Path and the Pennine Way
Camping
Holmhead Guest House
Refer to Accommodation
Type: B&B accommodation, Self catering and Camping Barn
Info: On Hadrian’s Wall Path and the Pennine Way
Rest-n-Roam Caravan Park
Raylton House, Greenhead, Cumbria, CA8 7HA
Tel: 016977 47213
Type: Camping
Pubs and Restaurants
The Greenhead Hotel
Refer to Accommodation
Type: Inn and Restaurant
Info: ½ mile off Hadrian’s Wall Path and the Pennine Way
Old Forge tea Rooms
Thirlwall Castle Tea Rooms
Public Transport
Haltwhistle Train Station is located in
Station Road, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 0AH [MAP]
Trains no longer stop at Greenhead. Presumably it would ruin the schedules if the trains stopped to pick up passengers.
Bus Services at Haltwhistle Train Station connect to
Carlisle, Cawfields, Chollerford, Crosby-on-Eden, East Wallhouse, Gilsland, Greenhead, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Low Brunton, Once Brewed (Twice Brewed), Parkbroom and Wall on Hadrian’s Wall Path
Hexham Train Station is located in
Station Road, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1EU [Map]
Bus Services at Hexham Train Station connect to
Bellingham, Byrness, Greenhead and Once Brewed (Twice Brewed) on the Pennine Way
The Hadrian's Wall Bus AD122 is extremely useful for those walking Hadrian's Wall Path
Old Photograph of Greenhead
Click on the picture below to view more information and the option of buying it online.
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.