YEAR OF EVENTS TO MARK 1,900TH MILESTONE

A HUGE year is coming up for one of the North East’s most famous historic attractions.

Incredibly, it’s 1,900 years since the Roman Army completed the 73 mile-long Hadrian’s Wall, running from Wallsend in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in the west.

For almost the whole entirety of 2022, The Hadrian’s Wall 1900 Festival will mark this epic milestone with events and celebrations along the length of the Wall, with all the biggest events confirmed so far in our guide:

■ Mirror, Mirror on the Wall – New Views & Reflections of Hadrian’s Wall, January 28-29, 9am-5pm; January 30 – 9am-1pm, Newcastle University Campus;

■ Falx Manga Series by Romy, throughout 2022;

■ Hadrian’s Wall 1900 Special Event Amateur Radio Station, throughout 2022, 10am-4pm on certain weekdays;

■ 1900 Bunting Challenge, January 24-September 23;

■ Building the Wall, April 2-October 1, Segedunum;

■ To the Edges of the Empire, March 5-June 12, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery;

■ Hadrian’s Wall Virtual Focus Day, March 25, online;

■ The Lost Fort, March 28-October 2, Arbeia Roman Fort;

■ Vindolanda Excavations 2022, March 28-September 23, Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, Vindolanda;

■ Extraordinary Exploration – The Edwardian Discovery of Coria,

April 1-October 31, Corbridge Roman Town;

■ Easter Roman Adventure Quests, April 2-24, Chesters Roman Fort and Birdoswald Roman Fort;

■ Haltwhistle Walking Festival, April 23-May 2, Haltwhistle;

■ Kids Rule Emperor, May 28-June 5, Birdoswald Roman Fort & Chesters Roman Fort;

■ A Midsummer’s Evening in Corbridge, June 23, 4pm-9pm, Corbridge village centre;

■ Northern Tales – Hexham Book Festival, June, Spiegeltent, Hexham Abbey;

■ Gone to the Wall, February 26 at 7pm, March 4 at 7.30pm, June 18 at 4pm, June 25 and 26 at 11.30am and 2.30pm, Whitley Chapel Parish Hall; Slaley Village

Hall; The Lord Crewe Arms, Blanchland; Vindolanda;

■ Intervention in the Landscape, from July, TBC;

■ Hail Hadrian, July 23-24; ■ Hadrian’s Wall Summer Explorer Quest, July 23-September 4, Chesters Roman Fort and Birdoswald Roman Fort;

■ Maryport Roman Festival, July 23-August 29, Senhouse Roman Museum;

■ Roman Falconry, July 26-27 and August 13-14, Chesters Roman Fort and Birdoswald Roman Fort;

■ Clash of Romans, August 20-21, Chesters Roman Fort;

■ Roman’s Return: Big Birthday Bash, August 27-28, 10am-4pm, Vindolanda;

■ Night Attack, Saturday 27 &

Sunday 28 August, Chesters Roman Fort;

■ City of Lights, October 13-15, 7-9pm, Carlisle Cathedral, Tullie House Museum and Carlisle Castle;

■ Illuminate – a Festival of Flame, November 25, Hexham Abbey.

■ Festival of Saturnalia, December 17 to 23, across Hadrian’s Wall.