Visiting the Sill National Landscape Centre

We pride ourselves on our varied calendar of different trips and days out, and one of the most interesting was a recent visit to the Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre and Cafe. The site is wonderful for wheelchairs as it has a completely flat carpark with ramps to the different exhibits and to the easily accessible cafe. John was fascinated by the geology of the land around Hadrian’s Wall and spent a long time inspecting the model of the different sediment and rock layers. Muriel commented that “there was a lot to learn about the landscape and the animals, and I liked seeing the models of different birds and pressing all the buttons.” Margaret used to be a guide at the nearby Housesteads Museum and chatted about the different types of roman history and sandstone sculptures that were found in the area. Everyone enjoyed a cup of tea or coffee and then came back on the bus. Thank you to our volunteers and staff members who accompanied us on the trip – it was a very interesting day out.