Places To Visit In Northumberland
With 70 castles to find along with ruins, waterfalls, rolling hills and ancient churches, the Northumberland area has something for everyone. You won't want to go anywhere else!
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AA Sentry Box 817 Beadnell
Building Beadnell NorthumberlandA sentry box that once housed AA patrolmen and then a telephone to aid you should your car breakdown.
Hexham Abbey
Religious Place Hexham Northumberland12th century abbey dedicated to St Andrew, in the heart of Hexham.
Ninebanks Hearse House
Building Ninebanks NorthumberlandA hearse house hidden in the beautiful Allen Valley which was funded through the philanthropy of local travelling tea seller, Isaac Holden.
St Wilfrid's Gateway
Building Hexham NorthumberlandThe remains of a gatehouse that lead to an Augustinian Priory Church.
Limestone Corner
Crag, Rock And Cairn Simonburn NorthumberlandAn un-chiselable bit of Hadrian's Wall, near Walwick, where the Romans may have run out of might.
Sunny Brae Dovecote
Dovecote Embleton NorthumberlandA medieval dovecote in the middle of a bunch of houses with a dove's eye view of the sea.
Ravensworth Fountain
Fountain Whittingham NorthumberlandA memorial drinking fountain, dedicated to the memory of the 3rd Earl Ravensworth in Whittingham.
Armstrong Cottages
Building Rothbury NorthumberlandA collection of twelve almshouses designed by Norman Shaw for Lord Armstrong to house his retired workers in Rothbury.
St Bartholomew's Church Kirkwhelpington
Religious Place Kirkwhelpington NorthumberlandA fascinating jigsaw of a church built in the 12th & 13th centuries, restored in the 15th century and again in the 19th century.
The Priest And Clerk
Crag, Rock And Cairn Rothbury NorthumberlandTwo weathered rock formations representing a priest and his clerk on the banks of Cartington Hill in Rothbury.
Amble East Cemetery Spire
Religious Place Amble NorthumberlandSpire which once linked two chapels in Amble East Cemetery.
Hepple Wilds
Landscape Harbottle NorthumberlandGuided tours of a rewilding project on the Hepple Estate with links to Hepple Gin.
Rothbury Bridge
Bridge Rothbury NorthumberlandOver six hundred years of stones crossing the Coquet, connecting the route of the old corn road from Hexham to Alnmouth.
Camp Knowe Hillfort
Hillfort Alwinton NorthumberlandThe remains of an Iron Age Hillfort sitting on a little spur of Clennell Hill near Alwinton.
St Cuthbert's Corsenside
Religious Place Ridsdale NorthumberlandThe smallest place of sanctuary, rolling out of West Woodburn, between the road and the river, lies the church of St Cuthbert's, Corsenside.
Alnwick Garden
Garden Alnwick NorthumberlandExplore stunning water features, magical gardens a treehouse restaurant and the mysterious Poison Garden in Alnwick Garden.
King's Oven
Building Corbridge NorthumberlandA bread oven introduced in 1310 to the people of Corbridge by King John and used for over 500 years.
Sybil's Well
Fountain Branxton NorthumberlandA well head commissioned by Lady Waterford that was once fed by a natural spring and linked to the Battle Of Flodden.
Redesdale Goat
Art Catcleugh NorthumberlandA sculpture at the source of the River Rede of a feral Northumberland goat, living its leaping life just above the peeping eye of Catcleugh Reservoir.
Temple Thornton Dovecote
Dovecote Morpeth NorthumberlandA Grade II, early 19th century dovecote with the square tower loosely modelled on the tower of The Church of St Andrew in Hartburn.
Hunkleton Stone
Landmark Newbiggin by the Sea NorthumberlandAn erratic rock, rolled into Newbiggin Bay during the last ice age, transported on ice rafts through glacial waters to sit on the sand by the sea.
Old Vicarage Dovecote
Dovecote Embleton NorthumberlandA square towered dovecote, built in the 18th century of brick, with stepped cogged cornicing at the eaves and a pyramidal pan tiled roof.
Stob Stones
Standing Stone The Cheviots NorthumberlandTwo boundary stones where the kings and queens of the Yetholm gypsies were crowned.
St Mary's Chantry House
Religious Place Alnwick NorthumberlandA rare and significant medieval ruin, which served as the first school in Alnwick.
Hopealone Radio Mast
Machinery Haltwhistle NorthumberlandA space age rocket looking communication mast, bound for Mars from the pines of Henshaw Common!
Derwentwater Monument
Statue Hexham NorthumberlandA Celtic cross, commemorating the lives of James and Charles Radcliffe, Earls of Derwentwater, Viscounts Langley.
Seahouses Right Whale Jaw Bones
Landmark Seahouses NorthumberlandThe jaw bone of a Right Whale forming an arch, framing the harbour of Seahouses and beyond to the Farnes, with a fishy past!
School Green Sculpture
Art Alnwick NorthumberlandLocated on the site of an ancient village cross at Longhoughton, it was on the route of the pilgrimage from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to Durham.
The Equine of the North
Art Bellingham NorthumberlandA heart filled horseshoe horse, surveying the summer sunshine and the gentle tilts and curves of the upland Buteland view near Bellingham.
Great Wanney Crag
Crag, Rock And Cairn Ridsdale NorthumberlandA spectacular sandstone rockface in Ridsdale used for bouldering and climbing, with breathtaking views across Northumberland from the top.
Lord's Mount
Military Berwick Upon Tweed NorthumberlandGun tower built in 1542 which attracted the interest of Henry VIII for it's state of the art design.
Lamberton Skerrs
Building Berwick Upon Tweed NorthumberlandSmuggler's Bothy built by the famous smuggler John Robertson in 1760.
Hexham Totem Poles
Art Hexham NorthumberlandFour totem poles which are part of a flood defence scheme.
Lindisfarne Gospel Garden
Garden Holy Island NorthumberlandGarden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.
The Drift Stone
Landmark Druridge Bay NorthumberlandA five tonne Limestone boulder marking the location of the former East Chevington Drift Mine.
Sinkside Hill Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots NorthumberlandAn iron age hillfort on top of Sinkside Hill in the north west of the Cheviots.
Birney Hill Mill
Windmill Ponteland NorthumberlandAn old 18th century windmill part of Birney Hill farm.
Magical Offering
Art Amble NorthumberlandA little hidden den in the dunes near Amble made of driftwood and containing shells and fun messages.
Green Humbleton Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots NorthumberlandAn old hillfort sitting on top of Green Humbleton in the borders.
Fallodon Hall
Estate Alnwick NorthumberlandA country house near Christon Bank and home to a past Prime Minister, and the longest serving Foreign Secretary.
Kielder Column
Art Kielder NorthumberlandA stone artwork by John Maine that forms part of the Kielder Forest Art and Architecture Trail.
Hearse House at St Giles
Building Hexham NorthumberlandOne of a handful of hearse houses left in the UK with a little 'fun for free' museum.
Ladykirk House Lion Gates
Building Berwick Upon Tweed NorthumberlandA proud standing Percy lion atop a grandiose gateway to the old Ladykirk House in Upsettlington.
Giant Trowel
Art Ashington NorthumberlandA giant trowel next to the North Seaton Community Centre in Ashington.
Dunmoor Hill Stone Circle
Stone Circle Ingram Valley NorthumberlandA little stone circle sitting at the bottom of Dunmoor next to Cunyan Crags.
Rothbury Trenches
Military Rothbury NorthumberlandTraining trenches dug by members of the 18th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers in preparation for World War I.
Longstone Lighthouse
Lighthouse Farne Islands NorthumberlandLighthouse built in 1826, where Grace Darling spotted the wreck of the SS Forfarshire.
Harthope Linn
Waterfall The Cheviots NorthumberlandA secluded waterfall and plunge pool in the Harthope Valley next to The Cheviot.
The Church of St Gregory The Great
Religious Place Wooler NorthumberlandA beautiful church filled with art, history and culture in the fork of the road up to the College Valley.
Alnwick Castle
Castle Alnwick NorthumberlandA castle and country house in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland.
The Nick
Art Kielder NorthumberlandA piece of public art providing seating, shelter and a belta view over North Tyne Valley.
Coldlaw Cairn
Crag, Rock And Cairn The Cheviots NorthumberlandA big cairn sitting on the end of Comb Fell.
Whittonstall Wicker Man
Art Stocksfield NorthumberlandA cool rural wicker man, keeping an eye on any bad lads on the border of Northumberland and Durham.
Robinson Memorial
Landmark Kielder NorthumberlandA remote memorial cairn to Lord Robinson who was instrumental in forming the British Forestry Commission and Kielder Forest.
Yearning Hall
Building The Cheviots NorthumberlandA ruined farm house on top of Yearning Law near the border ridge.
Berwick Bell Tower
Tower Berwick Upon Tweed NorthumberlandAn octagonal bell tower in Berwick which was built in 1577 as a medieval lookout post and alarm system.
Heatherslaw Corn Mill
Building Ford And Etal NorthumberlandAn ancient corn mill, nestled in the bend of the River Till, sitting between Ford and Etal.
Rochester War Memorial
Military Rochester NorthumberlandWar Memorial from 1921 by the A68 in Rochester, Northumberland
Vindolanda
Museum Hexham NorthumberlandA Roman Fort, surrounding settlement and museum that has been gradually excavated over the past 50 years and the location of some of the most important Roman finds in history.
Tom Tallon's Crag
Crag, Rock And Cairn The Cheviots NorthumberlandA cairn up near Yeavering Bell at the northern end of the Cheviots which has roots in local folklore.
Guyzance Weir
Waterfall Guyzance NorthumberlandA weir in the River Coquet which powered a nearby water mill, but was also the scene of a wartime tragedy.
Housesteads Roman Fort
Military Hexham NorthumberlandA Roman Fort that forms part of Hadrian's Wall at the frontier of the Roman Empire.
Dally Castle
Castle Bellingham NorthumberlandExplore 13th century Dally Castle ruins, one of Northumberland's earliest hall houses showcasing medieval architecture.
Causeway House
Building Bardon Mill NorthumberlandSitting on a blowy corner of the Northumberland National Park, is Causeway House, Northumberland's only heather thatched cottage. With a history of hidden lucky roof charms and close to a Roman Milecastle.
Ridsdale Iron Works
Building Ridsdale NorthumberlandThe Ridsdale Iron Works, castle-like ruin in, was the point of manufacture of pig steel used in the construction of Newcastle's High Level Bridge.
Housey Crags
Crag, Rock And Cairn The Cheviots NorthumberlandA huge chunk of rock sitting on the north east banks of Hedgehope Hill overlooking the Harthope Valley.
Low Cleughs Bastle
Bastle Ridsdale NorthumberlandA ruined 17th-century bastle, or fortified farmhouse, situated on a south-east slope of moorland on the edge Ridsdale.
Redheugh Crag
Crag, Rock And Cairn Edlingham NorthumberlandSandstone crag, popular with climbers, on the hills near Edlingham with a hidden surprise.
Amble Shipwrecks
Landmark Amble NorthumberlandA number of shipwrecks visible in Amble harbour at low tide.
Bigges Pillar
Crag, Rock And Cairn Edlingham NorthumberlandMysterious large stone pillar remains situated high up in Edlingham Woods giving views across Northumberland.
Shepherds Cairn At Ewartly Shank
Standing Stone Alnham NorthumberlandA monument to two shepherds who lost their lives in a snow storm and ultimately led to the formation of the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team.
Manside Cross
Standing Stone Elsdon NorthumberlandThe remains of a medieval cross with only a socket stone and stone shaft still standing.
Stonecroft Engine House
Machinery Hexham NorthumberlandAn 18th Century engine house near Settlingstones, built to contain a 70” Cornish Condensing Engine and the discovery place of the mega mineral Witherite
The Loovre
Building Berwick Upon Tweed NorthumberlandOnce a public loo, now a tiny holiday home in the heart of Berwick.
Featherstone Park Prisoner of War Camp
Building Haltwhistle NorthumberlandA former POW camp located behind Featherstone Castle for Italian and German prisoners of war.
Langlee Crags
Crag, Rock And Cairn The Cheviots NorthumberlandA stunning double headed crag on the north east banks of Hedgehope Hill.
Robert Loraine Monument
Standing Stone Bolam NorthumberlandA monument to Robert Loraine, who was brutally murdered by Border Reivers in Kirkhale.
Little Church Rock Simonside
Crag, Rock And Cairn Rothbury NorthumberlandA large rock in next to Simonside in Rothbury that resembles a small church and may have been a meeting place for persecuted religious groups.
Lady Waterford Hall
Building Ford And Etal NorthumberlandAn old school hall in Ford Village that was decorated with biblical murals by Lady Waterford over 21 years.
St Cuthberts Church Elsdon
Religious Place Elsdon NorthumberlandA 14-century church and all-round home to saints, tall tales, bones of Border Rievers and men of battle.
Alnwick Market Cross
Landmark Alnwick NorthumberlandAn 18th century market cross that would have been used for proclamations.
Rothbury Tree Trail
Landscape Rothbury NorthumberlandA tree trail around Rothbury town centre and riverside showing you all the different types of trees and their history.
The Lang Pack
Landmark Bellingham NorthumberlandAn unusual gravestone marking the final resting of a burglar trying to rob Lee Hall.
Royal Border Bridge
Bridge Berwick Upon Tweed NorthumberlandA Grade I listed railway viaduct spanning the River Tweed at Berwick and built by Robert Stephenson.
The Snook
Landscape Holy Island NorthumberlandThe peninsula part of Holy Island, made up of dunes, salt marshes, Snook House and Snook Tower
Hopealone Trig Point
Trig Point Haltwhistle NorthumberlandThe Hopealone trig point (316m) sitting on top of Hope Hill.
Maelmin Henge
Religious Place Ford And Etal NorthumberlandA replica of a nearby Anglo-Saxon henge and part of the part of the Maelmin Heritage Trail.
Cockle Park Tower
Tower Morpeth NorthumberlandA three-storied tower-house built as a hunting lodge then later extended and used as a farmhouse and students' hostel.
Lamb Hill Trig Point
Trig Point The Cheviots NorthumberlandThe trig point sitting on top of Lamb Hill on the border ridge (511m).
Ravensheugh Crags Trig Point
Trig Point Simonburn NorthumberlandThe trig point sitting on top of Ravensheugh Crags (256m) near Simonburn.
Cragend Farm Hydraulic Silo
Machinery Rothbury NorthumberlandAn experimental hydraulic silo to improve the efficiency of processing cut grass into silage built by Lord Armstrong.
Braydon Crag
Crag, Rock And Cairn The Cheviots NorthumberlandA chunky crag sitting on West Hill on the Cheviot summit in the Northumberland National Park.
Cold Law Trig Point
Trig Point The Cheviots NorthumberlandThe trig point sitting on Cold Law on Thorgrafton Common (453m).
Haggerston Dovecote
Dovecote Berwick Upon Tweed NorthumberlandPossibly an old windmill converted into a dovecote which is lined inside with brick nesting boxes
Foulden Tithe Barn
Building Berwick Upon Tweed NorthumberlandAn old tithe barn within the grounds of Foulden Parish Church where parishioners would give the church 10% of their agricultural produce.
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