Northumberland
England's Northernmost County
The northernmost county in England has an off-the-radar feel that’s rare to find on this otherwise bustling island. Much of the pristine coastline of Northumberland is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and its edge-of-the-world light has drawn in travellers for centuries, from early Christian saints to great Romantic painters.
The county’s interior is no less beguiling: a place of vast, untouched landscapes, remote walking paths, and gloriously dark skies. But don’t be fooled by all this tranquility – Northumberland played a pivotal role in English history, and its battle-filled past is borne out by its catalogue of ancient ruins and crumbling castles.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐
From mighty castles that tower over towns, to once-grand, romantic ruins, Northumberland boasts over ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ for you to explore. With a legacy of a turbulent history, they're scattered along the coastline, perched on rugged islands and sitting in the hearts of cobbled market towns. See small-scale remains, fully restored sites that dominate the coast, magical grounds where you can ‘fly’ a broomstick and even a haunted castle!
๐๐น๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ - ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ - ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ'๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐
๐๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ – ๐๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐
What’s Nearby?
Northumberland Country Zoo 1 mile
Druridge Bay 8 miles
Morpeth 8 miles
Warkworth Castle 9 miles
Amble 11 miles
Alnwick Castle & Garden 14 miles
Dunstanburgh Castle 18 miles
Newcastle upon Tyne 22 miles
Seahouses & The Farne Islands 26 miles
Bamburgh Castle 28 miles
Holy Island & Lindisfarne Priory 37 miles
For Golfers
Burgham Park Golf Club 1 mile
Linden Hall Golf Club 5 miles
Longhirst Hall Golf Club 8 miles
Morpeth Golf Club 9 miles
Alnmouth Golf Club 14 miles
Bedlingtonshire Golf Club 17 miles
Dunstanburgh Castle Golf Course 19 miles
Blyth Golf Club 22 miles
Seahouses Golf Club 26 miles
