Sparkling in high summer and tinged with frosty thin ice in winter, the River Coquet makes its final loop before entering the sea at Amble...
Set magnificently in the heart of the beautiful northern countryside is the great castle that has dominated the life and times of Alnwick for centuries...
Craster is a quiet and unspoiled fishing village in Northumberland, famous for its Kippers and beautiful cliff scenery..
On this coast of sheer perfection, amongst timeless coastal villages, lies Beadnell an historic fishing village...
This pretty village straggles the banks of the sparkling River Coquet. It is a lively invigorating place, lying amidst the stunning countryside of Simonside, a 1,409 foot high peak...
The bay is a major attraction, often lively with fishing cobbles and pleasure craft, it is also a haven for sun-bathers...
Ingram is a small picturesque village on the Breamish river in the Cheviots on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, and as part of Northumberland Dark Sky Park, it has.....
Hidden in the spacious Northumberland countryside where centuries ago the towns and villages of this vast region were the scene of border raids and skirmishes, lies the busy market town of Morpeth...
Bamburgh, is known as the ancient capital of the Northumbrian coast and it is home to probably the finest Castle in England...
The village of Netherton nestles in the wild countryside beneath the southern slopes of the Cheviot Hills on the fringe of the Northumberland National Park...
Budle Bay is a wonderous place, the shallow estuary is almost totally enclosed, and it is used by many species of wildlife as winter roosting territory...
An attractive old place, with a long seafaring history, the port of Blyth is believed to date back to the 12th-century...
Here in these high upland regions you feel immediately relaxed, at ease and although Wooler bustles with life, it has a timeless quality where you feel a world away from civilisation...
This is an historic village, it took its name from a Baron de Bolam in the 13th century...
Alwinton occupies a lovely position in a hollow of the Cheviot Hills where the waters of the Alwin and the Coquet Rivers meet...
Holy Island lies close to Beal and is reached - tides permitting - by a causeway...
For centuries salt had been panned in the region, at this time the village was known as Hartley Pans, but this appears to have changed following the building of a harbour with a sluice at the harbour mouth...
Each day for several hours the beautiful island of Lindisfarne is cut off by the tide from the mainland. Tide permitting it can be reached via a causeway, otherwise it is reached.....
In this gentle setting the village, with its scattering of 18th-century properties around a picturesque village green, is the perfect example of English village life...
Today, this appealing village has become a tourist destination to which travellers and holiday makers are drawn for the dramatic landscape and spectacular views...
This once superb castle was, for over four centuries, one of the most important in a long line of defensive castle's built in the.....
Adjacent to Alnwick Castle is the Alnwick Garden. The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland is one of the most exciting contemporary.....
The vast castle of the Dukes of Northumberland remains very much a family home, a living place that is second only to Windsor.....
This magnificent park covers thousands of acres of glorious countryside. It is mostly enclosed by old stone walls, lying just a.....
The romantic remains of this once extensive castle stand high on a cliff above the waters of the North Sea. The castle was begun.....
It would be hard to find a more pleasant and peaceful place than Rothbury. This enchanting little market town sits splendidly.....
Ancient cup-and-ring marked outcrop and Iron Age hillfort in Northumberland National Park..
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The.....
Set within romantic grounds, the splendour of Chillingham Castle is matched only by the dramatic grandeur of the surrounding.....
Bamburgh's huge Norman castle was once the seat of the Kings of Northumbria. It is set on a Basalt outcrop overlooking the.....
Rocky islands, once home to saints, soldiers and famous lighthouse keepers, now a sanctuary for seabirds and seals, and one of.....
Bolam Lake Country Park occupies a lovely landscape amidst rich Northumbrian countryside. It has lovely watery areas enriched.....
Lindisfarne Castle is a small castle set on a rock high above the sea. It is reached via an ancient causeway and is only.....
The strange, mystic atmosphere of Lindisfarne remains evocative of the time when holy men trod its shores rather than the birds.....
The strange, mystic atmosphere of Lindisfarne remains evocative of the time when holy men trod its shores rather than the birds.....
This house with its beautiful baroque work and wonderful ionic columns is the work of a man who was both inventive playwright and.....
The dramatic gardens of the Belsay Hall estate are listed Grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens. They surround a superb.....
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Not a great deal remains of Etal Castle other than evocative ruins. It began as a three storey tower house built around 1342 for.....
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