Hadrian's Wall Art Trail
3 weekends, 3 venues, over 25 artists.
Where
Field Shelter, Cawfields Quarry, NE49 9NW
The Threshing Barn, Gilsland, CA8 7EL
Abbey Mill, Lanercost, CA8 2HG
Delicious refreshments will be available at each venue, so take your time and make a day of it.
Dates:
All venues open 11am – 4pm
Friday 5 – Sunday 7 September 2025
Friday 12 – Sunday 14 September 2025
Friday 19 – Sunday 21 September 2025
Cost: FREE
Step into a world of stories, myths, and magic along Hadrian’s Wall.
This September, the Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail – FOLK will transform three unique venues into vibrant showcases of contemporary art inspired by the folklore, legends, and landscapes of West Northumberland and East Cumbria. From Roman myths and Border Reiver tales to botanical folklore and imagined folk creatures, each work responds in its own way to the stories rooted in this landscape.
Over 3 weekends in September, 25 artists from across the North East and Cumbria will be presenting painting, textile, print, photography, and mixed-media works.
The Threshing Barn, Field Shelter, and Abbey Mill are three unique, multi-use spaces with their own stories to tell. Works have been selected for each space to create three distinct exhibitions, responding to the character of historic farm and industrial buildings, and reflecting the stories of the landscape with a diverse visual language.
Follow the trail across and discover how today’s artists bring old stories to life in new ways.
Map
Venues
Field Shelter
Bridge House, Shield Hill, Haltwhistle NE49 9NW
Field Shelter is an artist-led creative studio and project space located close to Cawfields Quarry and near to Haltwhistle, Northumberland, on Hadrian’s Wall. It is housed in an off-grid building that was formerly a derelict stable. Field Shelter supports experimental, rural-based contemporary art practices, exploring alternative methods of making, researching, and presenting work within a wild and natural landscape.
Parking: Limited parking on site at Bridge House B&B. Parking at Cawfields Quarry & Milecastle Inn with a walk.
Toilet: Yes
Access: Please email fieldshelter.arts@gmail.com before your visit.
Click HERE for website with further information on visiting
Links
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The Threshing Barn
Green Croft, Gilsland, Northumberland, CA8 7EL
The Threshing Barn is home to Green Croft Arts. We create work that fosters deeper connections between people, the landscape, and the region’s heritage. The Threshing Barn as a cultural and wellbeing hub, situated directly on the line of Hadrian’s Wall between Greenhead and Gilsland, Northumberland. The Barn hosts creative and wellbeing classes, workshops, and performances, offering a creative and community-focused space.
Parking: Parking on site for 10 cars.
Toilet: Accessible toilet.
Access: Accessible parking space and the building is accessible. Please email info@greencroftonthewall.com before your visit.
Links
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Abbey Mill
Lanercost, Brampton, CA8 2HG
Echo Events Lanercost CIC is a Community Interest Company (CIC) based in Lanercost, Cumbria, that organises and supports community events. They focus on showcasing local talent, including artists, performers, and schools, and often incorporate arts, music, and spoken word into their events. For the Art Trail they are showing work at Abbey Mill accommodation.
Echo Events will are presenting Christine Boyce Retrospective between 2nd - 7th September.
Parking: Limited parking in front of the building. Free parking spaces at Old Bridge Car Park opposite and Lanercost Tearooms a short walk away.
Toilet: Yes
Access: Stepped access into venue. Email echoeventslanercost@gmail.com before your visit.
Links
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The Creative Team
About The Organisations
The organisations working together on the Art Trail are Green Croft Arts Ltd, Field Shelter CIC and Echo Events CIC. We all live and work on the line of Hadrian’s Wall.
