Three Millenia Tour brochure

Langley
Castle
Experience Three Millennia (3000 years)
of English History in 3 days … or less
This is made possible through collaboration of Langley Castle Hotel
and Wild Dog Outdoors. The three millennia are described below.
First Millennium: Roman Times
The Romans fortified northern
England with Hadrian’s Wall, now
a World Heritage site. Examples:
Hadrian’s Wall, Vindolanda Fort
and Museum - excellent collections,
Housteads Fort - frontier fort,
Chesters Fort - bathhouse on the
frontier, Roman Army Museum.
Second Millennium: Middle Ages
Experience the days of King Arthur,
Knights, Stately Castles - even stay
at Langley Castle. Examples:
Langley Castle, Hexham Abbey,
Hexham Old Goal, Warkworth
Castle, the Hermitage - be ferried
across the river Coquet, Bamburgh
Castle - seat of ancient Kingdom of
Northumbria,
Dunstanburgh
Third Millennium: Recent Times
Castle, Alnwick Castle - part of
Newcastle and its surroundings have
filming of Harry Potter,
all the comforts of modern times with
Newcastle Castle Keep and
history
of
recent
centuries.
Blackgate - fine Norman Keeps,
Examples:
Now:
Newcastle
Newcastle Town Walls Quayside, Tyne Bridges, Sage
protection from aggressive raids
Gateshead - music and arts centre,
of Northern tribes, Durham
the Baltic - centre for contemporary
Castle & Cathedral.
art on River Tyne, Newcastle Metro
Centre - Europe’s largest shopping
and leisure centre. Recent centuries:
Bessie Surtees House - 16th and 17th
Century merchants’ houses of
Jacobean architecture, with splendid
period interiors, Beamish open air
museum - world famous for telling
the story of people in the North East
during Georgian, Victorian, and
Edwardian periods.
Langley Castle Hotel
Langley on Tyne, Hexham, Northumberland NE47 5LU
T: 01434 688888 E: manager@langleycastle.com
W: www.langleycastle.com
and
Experience Three Millennia
If you are looking for
a unique cultural
break “Experience
Three Millennia of
English History” with
one, two or three
night stays at Langley
Castle Hotel in
conjunction with
tours organized by
Wild Dog Outdoors.
Unique experiences can be organized. Some sample tours are:
Roam with the Romans
£40 per person (tours of 2 to 4 persons)
A half day tour (approx 3hour) taking in the highlights of Hadrian’s Wall.
Castles of the Coast
£90 per person (tours of 2 to 4 persons)
A full day (approx 8 hours) along the Northumberland Coast from Warkworth
Castle to Bamburgh Castle.
Tour of the Tyne
£75 per person (tours of 2 to 4 persons)
A full day tour (approx 6 hours) from Newcastle Quayside & into the City of
Newcastle allowing time for lunch and shopping.
All payments for tours to be made directly with Wild Dog Outdoors
T: 01434 688386; E: info@wilddogoutdoors.co.uk;
W: www.wilddogoutdoors.co.uk
Three Millennia Break packages at Langley Castle available:
CastleView rooms from £77.50 per person
Castle rooms from £122.50 per person
(prices are per person/per night, assuming 2 persons sharing a double room)
includes full Northumbrian breakfast
FREE Langley GUIDED Tour, Daily at 10.15a.m.
View: authentic 14th Century Castle, magnificent Drawing Room,
extensive Medieval Garderobes, restored Rooftop Chapel &
Roof top Battlements
Be King and Queen for the Day (or longer), contact Langley
Castle for bespoke experiences, including Exclusive Use for
larger groups where entire castle is exclusively yours.