Hexham, Market town near Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England
Hexham is a small town at the meeting of the North Tyne and South Tyne rivers near Warden in northeast England. The settlement lies between the national park and the northern Pennine hills with slopes and river valleys all around.
Wilfrid founded an abbey here in 674 and used stones from Roman buildings along Hadrian's Wall for the crypt. In the 13th century the Old Gaol emerged as the first purpose-built prison in the country.
At the center of the place stands the Abbey Theatre from the 1930s with a stage for concerts and performances of all kinds. At the Tuesday weekly market vendors offer cheese and smoked meat from the region.
The railway station sits on the Tyne Valley Line with trains to Newcastle and Carlisle several times a day. In the town center multiple public car parks are available within walking distance of the shops and buildings.
Inside the medieval prison mechanisms for punishment from that era are displayed and show methods of justice from those times. The cells and rooms give an impression of the hard daily life of prisoners several centuries ago.
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