Frozen

Brocolitia Roman Temple in Northumberland National Park is one of Hadrian's Wall's hidden gems and it was literally frozen in time during the cold snap.

To find out more about Brocolitia Roman Temple, visit the Northumberland National Park [website](https://www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/places-to-visit/hadrians-wall/brocolitia/). However, it's also not mentioned in the same breath as some of the Wall's better-known attractions, and that makes it a little bit special. While the temperatures were gradually clawing their way back to zero, the elements hadn't yet relinquished control of the temple, leaving it encased in ice. I can't recommend visiting enough if you're looking for a winter walk this festive period. [The real route of Hadrian's Wall through Newcastle and North Tyneside](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/real-route-hadrians-wall-through-25785752) [Huge Roman fort in Northumberland to be excavated in lottery-backed project](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/huge-roman-fort-excavated-lottery-25738260) [International arts project celebrating Hadrian's Wall to be shown in Northumberland National Park](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/frontier-voice-hadrians-wall-northumberland-25623480) [Northumberland and Newcastle home to one of the best car-free breaks in the UK](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/hadrians-wall-best-carfree-break-25564488) [Lionel Messi reportedly "spotted" in Roman turret on Hadrian's Wall](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/lionel-messi-spotted-hadrians-wall-25066406) However, it's so petite that you can see every stone with a thirty second walk around it. [Great North Museum: Hancock](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/great-north-museum-hancock) in [Newcastle City Centre](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-city-centre). And it was absolutely stunning. Built in the third century, the remains lie by Meggie's Dene Burn and the And there's so much more to the wall than popular sites such as Sycamore Gap, Vindolanda and Corbridge Roman Town, though they are well worth spending a day, or at least an afternoon, exploring. Looking out across the frozen One held shells, coins, stones, even a pine cone bound by ice.