Brizlee Tower

This is one of my favourite towers in Northumberland for its striking style and location. Based in Hulne Park, if you take the walk anti-clockwise, this is what greets you towards the end of your 10km (6 mile) meander. There is a little climb to get here, but the tower and the views from the hill make it worthwhile.

We went there in the winter and it was just picturesque. The whole of the Hulne Park walk is on solid path so you can go in all weather.

You can read loads of interesting information about this on Wikipedia, but let me pull out some good bits.

The tower is 26m high and sites on Brizlee Hill which is 177m above sea level so has a great vantage point. It was completed in 1781 and served as a viewing platform for the Duke's park which was landscaped by a local lad called Capability Brown.

Above the balcony, under the Duke's crest, an inscription notes: "Circumspice! Ego omnia ista sum dimensus; Mei sunt ordines, Mea descriptio Multae Etiam istarum arborum Mea manu sunt satae", which is translated: "Look around! I have measured out all these things; they are my orders, it is my planning; many of these trees have even been planted by my hand".

You can't go up the tower though, but it is sometimes opened to the public on special occasions, so keep an eye out.

For some reason I was too engrossed in the tower that I didn't take too many pictures of it, or even a picture of the view! I will add some more on next visit.