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Castle Attractions In Northumberland

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Goswick Links

Druridge Bay Country Park

Andy Howeys Birds of Prey Centre

The Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Housesteads Fort and Museum - Hadrian's Wall

Cragside House and Gardens

St Cuthbert's Way

Vindolanda

Bamburgh Castle Golf Club

Whalton Manor Gardens

Embleton Bay

Falconry Days

Lindisfarne Priory

The Alnwick Garden

Northumberland Coast Path

Northumberland is a county in North East England. The northernmost county of England, it borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham and Tyne and Wear to the south and the Scottish Borders to the north. To the east is the North Sea coastline with a 64-mile-long-distance path. The county town is Alnwick, although the county council is in Morpeth.The county of Northumberland included Newcastle upon Tyne until 1400, when the city became a county of itself. Northumberland expanded greatly in the Tudor period, annexing Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1482, Tynedale in 1495, Tynemouth in 1536, Redesdale around 1542 and Hexhamshire in 1572. Islandshire, Bedlingtonshire ...
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Castle Attractions In Northumberland

1. Warkworth Castle & Hermitage Warkworth
Warkworth Castle is a ruined medieval building in the village of the same name in the English county of Northumberland. The village and castle occupy a loop of the River Coquet, less than a mile from England's north-east coast. When the castle was founded is uncertain: traditionally its construction has been ascribed to Prince Henry of Scotland in the mid-12th century, but it may have been built by King Henry II of England when he took control of England's northern counties. Warkworth Castle was first documented in a charter of 1157–1164 when Henry II granted it to Roger fitz Richard. The timber castle was considered feeble, and was left undefended when the Scots invaded in 1173. Roger's son Robert inherited and improved the castle. Robert was a favourite of King John, and hosted him at ...
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2. National Trust - Dunstanburgh Castle Craster
3. Edlingham Castle Alnwick
Edlingham Castle is a small castle ruin, having Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building status, in the care of English Heritage, in a valley to the west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. It has been described as ...one of the most interesting in the county, by Nikolaus Pevsner, the architectural historian Edlingham itself is little more than a hamlet with a church alongside the castle. The ruins are mostly laid low though much of the solar tower, still stands despite an impressive crack running several stories down to ground level. The foundations and part of the walls of the hall house, gatehouse, barbican and other courtyard buildings are still visible, most dating from the 16th century. The castle - more properly a fortified manor house typical of many medieval houses ...
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4. Kielder Castle Visitor Centre Kielder
Kielder Forest is a large forestry plantation in Northumberland, England, surrounding Kielder village and the Kielder Water reservoir. It is the largest man-made woodland in England with three-quarters of its 250 square miles covered by forest. The majority of the forest lies within the Border Forest Park, with the southern tip known as Wark Forest lying within Northumberland National Park.
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5. Lindisfarne Castle Holy Island
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan of Lindisfarne, Cuthbert, Eadfrith of Lindisfarne, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built on the island in 1550.
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6. Aydon Castle Corbridge
Aydon is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about 2 miles northeast of Corbridge on the B6321 road. The village is about 18 miles from Newcastle along the main A69 road. The A68 road is close by, leading to Jedburgh and Darlington. Aydon lies near the course of the ancient Roman monument, Hadrian's Wall.
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7. Chillingham Castle Alnwick
Chillingham cattle, also known as Chillingham wild cattle, are a breed of cattle that live in a large enclosed park at Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, England. In 2009 the cattle were described as about 90 animals in Chillingham, which inhabit a very large park that has existed since the Middle Ages. The herd has remained remarkably genetically isolated for hundreds of years, surviving despite inbreeding depression due to the small population. There is also a small reserve herd of about 20 animals located on Crown Estate land near Fochabers, North East Scotland.
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8. Berwick Upon Tweed Castle & Ramparts Berwick Upon Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed is a town in the county of Northumberland. It is the northernmost town in England, at the mouth of the River Tweed on the east coast, 2 1⁄2 miles south of the Scottish border. The United Kingdom census, 2011 recorded Berwick's population as 12,043. A civil parish and town council were created in 2008.Berwick was founded as an Anglo-Saxon settlement during the time of the Kingdom of Northumbria, which was annexed by England in the 10th century. The area was for more than 400 years central to historic border wars between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, and several times possession of Berwick changed hands between the two kingdoms. The last time it changed hands was when England retook it in 1482. Berwick remains a traditional market town and also has some notable a...
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9. Belsay Castle Belsay
Belsay Hall is a notable Regency style 1807 country house located at Belsay, Northumberland. It is regarded as the first British country house to be built in entirely in new, Greek revival style. It is a Grade I listed building. It was built to supersede Belsay Castle and its adjoining earlier hall just a few hundred yards away, and part of the same estate.
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10. Norham Castle Norham
Norham is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south side of the River Tweed where it is the border with Scotland.
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11. Etal Castle Etal
Etal is a small village in the far north of the county of Northumberland, England which shares a parish with nearby Ford. It lies on a bridging point of the River Till ten miles south west of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, and can boast the substantial ruins of a medieval castle currently owned by English Heritage. It has just one residential street, and has a population of less than fifty.
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12. Prudhoe Castle Prudhoe
Prudhoe is a town in south Northumberland, England, about 11 miles west of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and just south of the River Tyne. The town is sited on a steep, north-facing hill in the Tyne valley and nearby settlements include Ovingham, Ovington, Wylam, Stocksfield, Crawcrook, Hedley on the Hill and Mickley. Prudhoe has a population of over 11,500, measured at 11,675 in the 2011 Census. Today, it has largely become a commuter town for nearby Newcastle.
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13. Kirkley Hall Ponteland
14. Featherstone Castle Haltwhistle
15. Alnwick Castle Alnwick
Alnwick is a market town in north Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town. The population at the 2011 Census was 8,116. The town is on the south bank of the River Aln, 32 miles south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish border, 5 miles inland from the North Sea at Alnmouth and 34 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. The town dates to about AD 600, and thrived as an agricultural centre. Alnwick Castle was the home of the most powerful medieval northern baronial family, the Earls of Northumberland. It was a staging post on the Great North Road between Edinburgh and London, and latterly has become a dormitory town for nearby Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The town centre has changed relatively little, but the town has seen some growth, with several housing estates covering ...
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A tour around the North east of England visiting some of the attractions, landmarks and views of the area, including York, Sunderland, Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, Alnwick, Seaham and Middlesbrough, tourist attractions include, Durham Cathedral, Gatehead Quayside, Tyne bridges, Tyne and Wear Metro, Finchale Abbey, Old King Coal, Transporter Bridge, Sunderland International Airshow, Roker and Seaburn Beaches. Jesmond Dene, Tynemouth castle and priory, Seaham Solider and Alnwick castle and Gardens.

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Top Tourist Attractions in Newcastle upon Tyne: Travel Guide England
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Top 10 Best Things To Do in Alnwick, United Kingdom UK

Alnwick Travel Guide. MUST WATCH. Top 10 things you have to do in Alnwick. We have sorted Tourist Attractions in Alnwick for You. Discover Alnwick as per the Traveller Resources given by our Travel Specialists. You will not miss any fun thing to do in Alnwick.

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Embleton Bay
Low Newton by the Sea Beach
Alnmouth Beach
Bailiffgate Museum and Gallery
Alnwick Castle
Dunstanburgh Castle
The Alnwick Garden
Howick Hall Gardens
The Mick Oxley Gallery
Chillingham Castle

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Visiting North East England Places to Go In Northumberland

This Video is for people who might be visiting North East England, or even for people who live in North East England. Our website covers, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham and Teesside. This is the first in a series of videos covering the area. This video features Places to go, or places to visit in Northumberland. There are some beautiful featured places including:

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Hadrian's Wall
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Walworth Castle Birds of Prey
Darlington Hippodrome
Raby Castle
Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum
South Park
Thornton Hall Gardens
Darlington Train Station
Market Hall and Clock Tower
David Mach's Train sculpture, Darlington
St Cuthberts Church

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