Northumbria

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Tell me about Northumbria, places to go, things to see, areas to explore?

We are looking to go away for my 30th and someone mentioned here.

Thanks!

For coastal
Def agree with newton by the sea - absolutely lovely beach and great pub. Parking can be tricky so get there early or park at dunstanbrough and walk along the beach (tide dependent)
Bamborough is lovely also.
Inland Hexham and corbridge are great as well
As Alnwick and you have the castle and gardens too.

I did find it a bit barren tbh.

In what way?

I can recommend Chesters Roman Fort for a visit. The Roman remains are nicely preserved and the museum there has some of the best Roman artifacts I've ever seen. We enjoyed it more than Vindolanda.

watching with interest - we've booked a cottage for Alnwick in August. Bookshops and bakeries are right up our street, so will be making notes.

I agree about Chesters @BarrowInFurnessRailwayStation , it's one of my favourites.

Barter books in Alnwick is fab. I spent a very happy wet afternoon there last year.
The poison garden in Alnwick gardens was interesting and the wooden swing seats among the cherry trees and spring bulbs were lovely too.
Fantastic long beach walks to blow the cobwebs away.
Holy Island is magical.
and Flodden Field is very atmospheric (especially if you’re Scottish maybe) and the information boards explained the battle very clearly so I understood it properly for the first time)
i love Northumberland

Redannie, I'm an atheist through and through but find Lindisfarne a very spiritual place. I have told DH that for my next significant birthday I'd like to stay there for a couple of nights - preferably when the tide means the Hoi polloi (usually us!) leave at about 6pm and don't come back until morning....

I love the 'big sky' effect of the beaches. What others describe as bleak and cold and barren (though it isn't always cold) is what I love about the place. Bamburgh beach with its rock pools and the castle watching over all. Superb coastal walks.
And puffins!
Medicine for the soul

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Many beautiful places.

Alnmouth, Warkworth, Bamburgh, holy island, Craster

Lots to see!

I've lived in the North East for almost 36 years and I've yet to wear thermals!

What kind of things are you into?

The good thing about Northumberland is you have the best of both countryside and coast and are also not far from Newcastle for anything city based

My favourite bookshop is Barter Books in Alnwick. I can easily spend a day there

@Barkingmadhouse It was 32 degrees in Northumberland yesterday! I'm burnt all over

All the places mentioned plus the locals and staff are always lovely and helpful when we have been. I'm thinking of relocating there when I retire. I find it a very healing and spiritual county.

I'm camping at West Kyloe in a couple of weeks. My in-laws are from Holy Island. The beaches!

Northumberland (rather than Northumbria) is a huge county eg; It’s around 90 miles from Berwick u Tweed on the NE coast to the Roman remains at Vindolanda and Housesteads which are almost on the Cumbrian border. All beautiful, all worth visiting, but maybe decide whether to do coast or inland. Alnwick is a good slightly inland base. Holy Island (Lindisfarne) is with visiting, but the causeway is only exposed at certain times - so check these out first! It may well also be worth taking g out National Trust membership.

Nothing much to add beyond what’s already been said. So much to see and do in Northumberland. One of my favourite places in the British isles. Much prefer it to the Lake District. But yeah, actually, it’s awful. Everyone stay away and leave it for me. Recently visited with DH and dream of moving up there. Alnwick, alnmouth, Bamburgh, berwick, lindisfarne, the cheviots, Newcastle… that’s just what I can think of off the top of my head. We often go and haven’t run out of things to see and do yet…

Where is Northumbria? It hasn't existed since the mid-10th century.

If you can't be bothered to even get the name of the place right, please don't come up here.

Here at the moment! So much to do here. Love it!

Rubbish

oh my! Thank you so much everyone. I’ve been looking forward to a Northumberland trip for ages and you’ve all just solidified it!
was thinking of a trip to Barter Books as well! Thank you thank you thank you

Tell that to the university!

I've always thought that Northumberland = the modern county, Northumbrian = the wider region (roughly 'the North East') as in several organisations I belong to, such as this one:
www.nhsn.org.uk/

Me too!