DH is from Northumberland and therefore I have visited several times a year for over 40 years. I have drawn up a list of places to visit in Northumberlans, but I'm sure I have missed loads off.
Although Tynemouth is in Tyne and Wear it has been voted by Which? readers as one of the best seaside towns in the UK for food and drink.* *
Towns
Alnwick, Amble, Berwick upon Tweed, Corbridge, Hexham, Morpeth, Rothbury, Warkworth
Castles
Alnwick Castle and gardens, Aydon Castle, Belsay, Bamburgh, Chillingham, Dunstanburgh, Lindisfarne, Warkworth
Stately homes
Cragside, Seaton Delaval, Wallington – all NT
Other Attractions
Brinkburn Priory, Coquet Island, Coquet Valley, Corbridge Roman Town, Farne Islands, Grace Darling museum, Hadrian's Wall - Chesters, Housesteads and Vindolanda, Ford and Etal, Hauxley nature reserve, Heatherslaw Light Railway, Holy Island, Howick gardens, Ingram Valley, Kielder, Warkworth Hermitage, Woodhorn museum
Beaches
Alnmouth, Bamburgh, Beadnell, Boulmer, Cocklawburn, Cresswell, Druridge Bay, Embleton, Holy Island, Low Newton, Longhoughton, Newbiggin, Seahouses, Seaton Sluice, Warkworth,
Children
Northumberland Country Zoo, Northumberlandia, Whitehouse farm centre
Places to eat
Ephesus, Morpeth
Nadon Thai, Morpeth
Tandoor Mahal, Morpeth
Lal Khazana, Shilbottle (possibly one of the best Indian restaurants I have ever eaten in)
Cook and Barker Inn, Newton on the Moor
The Running Fox, Felton and Longframlingtom
The Village Inn, Longframlimgtom
The Lord Crewe Arms, Blanchland