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Hadrian's Wall can be fascinating if you have an interest in that sort of thing. But, if you havent got the interest, then it's just a pile of old bricks. I'm in the former camp. Driving from holidays north of Newcastle back home, we'd often been very close to the Wall but had never seen it. Last summer, we took ourselves off for a three day exploration of it and it was really interesting. Prior, I'd taken a short online course explaining its history, construction, place in the landscape, etc. FWIW, my partner's cousin is employed by Tyne & Wear Museums and has worked on aspects of the Wall at Wallsend. Bill is interviewed about his work on this link: https://culturalpeeps.wordpress.com/bill-griffiths/

Weymouth is a very typical seaside town with some considerable history. It was a departure port for American troops leaving for the D-Day landings. We spent a week there last summer, using it as a base for touring the area. If getting the train there, I'd suggest also stopping at Dorchester, which is the county town and which has a nice pedestrianised centre - including well preserved bits of a Roman town house. As well as Salisbury for its cathedral, there would also be the cathedral at Winchester. As mentioned upthread, the British Isles subforum in the Ports of Call section has lots of info about the Southampton area.