Haltwhistle is a small market town in the South Tyne Valley, North East England.

By road it's reached by the A69 which runs between Carlisle and Newcastle on Tyne.

The town now has a bypass which was opened in 1997.

The railway came to Haltwhistle in the 1830s with the building of the Newcastle to Carlisle railway. Haltwhistle still has a railway station (2007).

The name Haltwhistle is believed to come from the French prefix haut- meaning high and the Old English twistle, which means a meeting of rivers.

Another interpretation from one of the original spellings of the town's name is Haut Whysile means high boundary.

Haltwhistle claims to be the geographical centre of Britain.

Former industries included mining, woolen mills, breweries, brickworks and lime kilns.

It's now popular as a base or stopping point for tourists.

Nearby attractions include:

Hadrian's Wall, World Heritage Site

North Pennines, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Northumberland National Park.

Roman Army Museum (Carvoran) Hadrians Wall, Haltwhistle

South Tyne Trail, Haltwhistle

The town is situated ten miles east of Brampton
It's 16 miles west of Hexham

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