Fabulous North Blog

It's not just fabulous places we like to tell you about, we also want to share experiences when visiting the amazing locations in the North. Got a great story to tell and want to write a blog post? Please get in touch!

Witches' Stone In Spott Village

5 September 2022

If you have ever been lying awake at night ruminating when the last witch was burned in Scotland, then never fear, the Fabulous North have the answer.

Happy first birthday to the Fabulous North!

21 July 2022

Hells bells, we're 1 year old today and to celebrate we're revealing what our favourite places are for having an adventure in the north.

The Dirty Bottles Of Alnwick

17 June 2022

Cafeful you don't touch The Dirty Bottles in Alnwick, you might just have a heart attack!

Chopwell Woods bomb ponds

9 June 2022

Three ponds in Chopwell Woods that were actually made from german bombs during World War 2.

Wooden Dollies of North Shields

11 April 2022

The Wooden Dollies are fairly well known to most visitors to North Shields but do you know how they came about?

Walk from Cresswell beach along to Druridge Bay

8 April 2022

A gallery of photos from a nice walk along the Northumberland coastline, from Cresswell beach along to Druridge bay.

Rock art in Northumberland

7 April 2022

What are these mysterious cup and ring marked stones in Northumberland? Come and explore with the Fabulous North.

Winter camping on the Cheviot plateau

3 April 2022

A wintery hike and overnight stay on the Cheviot plateau.

So we wrote a guest post for Visit Northumberland

31 March 2022

Read our guest post about the fabulous places Duddo and Twizel area on Visit Northumberland.