Landmark In Corbridge, NorthumberlandTwo Market Crosses in Corbridge. Most villages tend to have a single market cross, but Corbridge is unusual in that it actually has two. There is an older, stone cross and also a more modern replacement that stands in the Market Place itself.
Events. Hexham Farmers' Market takes place every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Usually we run between 9am and 1.30pm, but when the market coincides with events such as Christmas Market in December we finish at 3pm. Please keep revisiting this page for information about market dates.
By the middle of the 2nd century AD, the fort was replaced by a town with two walled military compounds, which were garrisoned until the end of the Roman occupation of the site. The best-known finds from the site include the stone Corbridge Lion and the Corbridge Hoard of Roman armour and sundry other items.
Corbridge is a village in the Tyne valley of Northumberland, 16 miles west of Newcastle and 4 miles east of Hexham. It's an attractive small place and the main reasons to visit are to see the Roman town of Coria, and to explore Hadrian's Wall further north. In 2021 Corbridge had a population of 2888.
Full of beautiful stone cottages, an attractive village centre and a good community spirit, drizzled with a soupçon of independent shops and all enrobed in an blanket of delightful countryside.
Can you walk from Corbridge to Hexham along the river?
There is a really nice walk of about 4 miles (6 km) from Corbridge to Hexham, partly along the bank of the River Tyne. You start by crossing the Tyne to the south bank by going over the fine multi-arched road bridge. A family scene on the north bank of the Tyne and flowers on the bridge.
Take a trip down to Alnwick Market, where you'll be greeted by a host of friendly, knowledgeable traders selling a wide range of locally sourced fresh produce, handmade goods, and unique gift ideas.
Hexham has an excellent range of independent shops to explore that are totally unique to the town. We hold a thriving farmers' market every other Saturday and every week there's a smaller Tuesday market.
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has been instructed to sell The Angel Inn, an iconic and very popular pub-hotel and restaurant situated in the historic and hugely desirable town of Corbridge in the beautiful Tyne Valley.
Stunning stone-built homes boasting original features and beautifully aged bricks form the basis of the village. Some are spruced up with stylish new good looks, and some maintain their quaint, country feel. All with posh price tags to reflect the refined luxury of living in this affluent village.
Another medieval building in the conservation area, Low Hall, also known as Baxter's Tower, is thought to be the oldest house in the village apart from the Vicar's Pele. The nucleus of the building is a medieval tower, three stories high which retains many of its original features including a vaulted ground floor.
The Corbridge Roman Trail. This section of Hadrian's Wall leaves the countryside and heads into Newcastle upon Tyne. The mix of remains in a rural and urban setting makes the eastern section of Hadrian's Wall a fascinating heritage trail.
The Saxon settlement at Corbridge was established (probably in the 7th century) half a mile east of the ruins of the Roman town, at a good fording place. By this time the Roman bridge must have been unusable, but striking enough as a ruin to lend its name to the successor settlement.
The North Tyne rises in the Cheviot Hills near the border with Scotland and the South starts in the Pennines in Cumbria. The river flows through Hexham, Corbridge, Wyllam, Newcastle, Gateshead and Wallsend, entering the north Sea at Tynemouth, North Shields.
A sense of belonging was the most important factor for overall happiness. Hexham takes back the top spot having last been crowned the happiest place to live in 2019 – and is also popular with residents for its access to nature and green spaces, and how friendly and polite people are.
Boasting the impressive Hexham Abbey, this town never fails to impress. The monastery-turned-abbey was built in 674 AD, and the eerie crypt from the original building still remains today, with some of the dusty stones coming from the Roman ruins of Hadrian's Wall.
