Wooler
Parish in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.539, -2.016 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 99 27 |
| Population: | 1,983 |
Wooler sits at the foot of the Cheviot Hills in north Northumberland, close to the winding River Till and acting as a gateway to the rolling moorland of Northumberland National Park. Its location makes it popular with walkers and cyclists heading into the Cheviots, and the surrounding landscape - dry stone walls, commons and heather moor - supports a strong upland farming tradition, especially sheep and beef.
Despite its small size the town has long been a local service and market centre, with independent shops, cafés and pubs that cater for visitors as well as local families; tourism now sits alongside agriculture in the local economy. The area is rich in borderland history, with nearby Flodden battlefield and the defensive pele towers and bastle houses that recall centuries of cross-border raiding, and community events such as agricultural shows keep those rural traditions alive.
Postcode districts covering Wooler
Most populated places nearby
- Berwick-upon-Tweed 16 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wooler Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Akeld Parish 1.8 miles
- Earle Parish 2.1 miles
- Lilburn Parish 3.1 miles
- Ilderton Parish 3.1 miles
- Ewart Parish 4.3 miles
- Doddington Parish 4.3 miles
- Chatton Parish 4.7 miles
- Roddam Parish 4.8 miles
- Chillingham Parish 5.2 miles
- Kirknewton Parish 5.3 miles
- Milfield Parish 5.5 miles
Example postcodes in Wooler
NE71 6PE, NE71 6RL, NE71 6NP, NE71 6BF, NE71 6NT, NE71 6AY, NE71 6NF, NE71 6NL, NE71 6QR … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 36.9 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 59.9 miles
- Chathill 12.1 miles
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Railway Station 16.3 miles
Hotels in Wooler Ad
Local points of interest
- Ewart Park Estate 2.3 miles
- Fowberry Tower Estate 3.3 miles
- Lilburn Tower Estate 3.7 miles
- Roddam Estate 5.4 miles
- Haggerston Castle Estate 10.5 miles
- Newham Bog National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.1 miles
- Coldstream Priory Historic site 11.9 miles
- Lindisfarne Priory Archaeological site 12.3 miles
- Lindisfarne museum Museum 12.3 miles
- Holy Island Harbour Harbour 12.7 miles
- Biddlestone Hall Estate 13.2 miles
- Milne Graden Estate 13.2 miles