Walton is a village in the north-east of Cumbria, 3 miles by road north of the market town of Brampton.
Walton has a church and a village hall, formerly the village school, but no shop.
The village hall is also used as a post office on Monday and Wednesday mornings (10:00 - 12:00).
The Walton Tearoom is open seven days a week from 10am - 4pm.
When the tearoom is open there is controlled access to the toilets in the village hall.
There is a heart defibrillator on the outside wall of the village hall next to the main door. There is a light switch adjacent to it if you need access in the dark. The code for the cabinet will be given to you by the 999 operators in the event of an emergency.
Mobile phone reception in Walton is patchy. There is wifi access in the village hall and reading room; use the QR code on display or ask for the password.
More local information can be found on the Walton Parish Council website or on the Walton Parish Facebook page.
There is B&B, bunkhouse, and campsite accommodation suitable for walkers in and around Walton; in peak season you are advised to book in advance.
Unfortunately, there is no longer a pub in Walton but the Old Vicarage microbrewery has a small bar which is open on Friday evenings in the summer season.
The pub formerly known as the Salutation Inn in Irthington, about 2½ miles to the south-west, was refurbished and re-opened in December 2016 as the 'Sally'.
Brampton has two pubs, a few eating places, mainly cafés, and take-away food outlets.
Walton is no longer on a commercial bus route. The Border Rambler service (BR3) passes through Walton on Wednesdays (and Thursdays, summer only).
Airbus 2000 Ltd (016977 3735), Brampton Cars (016977 3386) and Davison's (07402 018 151), all based in Brampton, offer a taxi service.
The village is sited close to the wall built as the northern frontier to Roman Britain following a visit by the emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD.
A National Trail, Hadrian's Wall Path, opened in May 2003.
Though the sections nearest to Walton have been covered to protect them, impressive lengths of Hadrian's Wall and milecastles can be seen on the road between Banks and Birdoswald about 5 miles to the east from Walton.
There is a Visitor Centre and excavations of a Roman fort at Birdoswald.
Three miles east from Walton is Lanercost Priory, built by Augustinian Canons in 1166.
The restored nave of the church has stained glass by William Morris and Burne-Jones.