Nearby landmarks include Allen Banks & Staward Gorge, Sycamore Gap, The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre and Vindolanda Roman Fort.

Every October, there is the Bardon Mill and Roman Empire conkers championships, which is held on the village green.

[1][2][3] A total of 1.8% of the population were from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) group in Bardon Mill (Parish).

[6] As of September 2020[update], the Haydon and Hadrian ward is served by Liberal Democrats councillor, Alan Sharp.

[7] The village is located within the parliamentary constituency of Hexham, and is represented by Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), Joe Morris.

Ridley Hall was the ancestral home of a branch of the Bowes-Lyons, the late Queen Mother's family.

Allen Banks, which was formerly the estate belonging to the hall, were donated to the National Trust and includes 500 acres of riverbank and woodland walks, affording some of the best views in the area.

Hadrian's Wall is located three miles (five kilometres) north of Bardon Mill and is a World Heritage Site.

Many people come from all over the world to see the Wall and the forts along it, the best preserved being Housesteads, which is located three miles (five kilometres) from the village.

From nearby Haltwhistle, which is located around five miles (eight kilometres) from the village, there is a more regular service provided, with two trains per hour to Carlisle, Hexham and Newcastle.