• Hexham Abbey is worth a visit. Parts of the church are more than 1000 years old.
• Historic places in Hexham include the Moot Hall and the Old Gaol, which has been converted into a museum devoted to the history of the Border regions of England and Scotland.
• Parts of Hadrian's Wall are within easy reach of Hexham. Sites worth visiting include Corstopitum (near Corbridge), Housesteads and Chesters. There is now a long-distance footpath along the entire length of the Wall, starting in Whitehaven and finishing in Wallsend.

There is a railway station, connecting the town with Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle. Bus routes 685 (Carlisle to Newcastle) and 602 (Hexham to Newcastle) also connect Hexham with these two cities. From one or other of them, you can reach any part of Britain.

The A69 is the main road for getting to Hexham, and it also connects to Newcastle and Carlisle. The A68, from Corbridge.

The nearest airport is Newcastle. Despite the name, it is quite a long way out of the city centre, and there are quicker ways to get to Hexham than going into Newcastle and out again, particularly during busy times of day.

Hexham has a large number of drinking establishments. The Tap and Spile, in the main street of Battle Hill, has regular live music. This includes folk sessions on the third Thursday of every month, to which anyone can bring an instrument or their voice, or simply buy a drink and listen. The session begins between seven and eight o'clock, and usually continues until the pub closes at eleven. A similar session takes place just down the road at the Royal Hotel on the first Wednesday of each month.