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Cross-shaped keep of Warkworth, crowning a hilltop rising steeply above the River Coquet. Still roofed and almost complete, the uniquely planned keep dates mainly from the end of the 14th century. It presides over the extensive remains of a great hall, chapel, fine gatehouse and a virtually intact circuit of towered walls. Half a mile from the castle, accessible only Read more…
Take a journey through the coal town and uncover the life of a coal mining community. Woodhorn also houses 800 years of Northumberland archival artefacts. Read more…
Edlingham Castle ruins, principally the solar tower, of a manor house progressively fortified against the Scots during the 14th century. Read more…
Berwick Barracks, among the first in England to be purpose-built. Today the Barracks hosts a number of attractions, including ‘By Beat of Drum’ – an exhibition on the life of the British infantryman. While there, visit the King’s Own Scottish Borderers Museum, the Berwick Gymnasium Art Gallery and the Berwick Borough Museum. Read more…
Birthplace of George Stephenson the world-famous railway engineer. Furnished to reflect domestic living in 1781, the year Stevenson. The white stone miners cottage is alongside a picturesque riverside path – the old Wylam Colliery wagon-way. Read more…
Cragside House is a country house in Cartington, Northumberland. Built into a rocky hillside in 1863, the house was originally a two-storey lodge but was extended subsequently into a Tudor style mansion. It was the first house to be lit by hydroelectric power and is full of gadgets from the Victorian era, a monument to its creator and original owner, Read more…
Lordenshaws, remains of an Iron Age Hillfort, Bronze age burials and rock carvings in open heather moorland close to the forested slopes of the Simonside Hills. Read more…
Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle with spectacular views. The castle was transformed by Lutyens into an Edwardian home. Managed by the National Trust. Read more…
Alnwick Castle is home to the Dukes of Northumberland and is very much still in use. Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited castle in England and has been the home of the Percys, Earls and Dukes of Northumberland since 1309, making this year the 700 year anniversary. Houses the Northumberland Fusiliers Regimental Museum. Read more…
Heddon on the Wall is a village on Hadrian’s Wall situated just outside Throckley in Northumberland. At Heddon, there is the longest stretch of unbroken parts of Hadrian’s Wall, which is up to 2 metres thick in places. This stretch is now known as Broad Wall and is popular with tourists. Read more…
Chantries, small chapels for travellers were common in medieval England. This Chantry at Morpeth is one of the few to survive and now houses a pipes museum, craft studio and tourist information point. Read more…
Brinkburn Priory, 12th-century church of the Augustinian priory of Brinkburn survives completely roofed and restored. Picturesquely set by a bend in the River Coquet, it is reached by a scenic 10 minute walk from the car park. Parts of the monastic buildings are incorporated into the adjacent manor house. Read more…
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