Places to see etc in Northumberland

[s111dpc]

Hi Folks,

SWMBO'd and I are planning a short break to Northumberland in July and are looking for ideas and nice driving roads in the area.

We'll be staying in Seahouses and doing day trips for 3 or 4 days. One day will no doubt take in The Jim Clark museum in Duns, but am open to any other suggestions, so please do your worst....

TIA

Dave

[ad260S]

Dave

After you have been to Duns, head west to Lauder then down the A68 back over the border at Carter Bar. At Otterburn head east to Rothbury, then up to Alnwick and back to Seahouses.

https://goo.gl/maps/ndHHz


If you have time a run round Kielder has some cracking roads. https://goo.gl/maps/cDTFO or https://goo.gl/maps/a9OAT

[s111dpc]

Many thanks Ads, will take a look at those in the morning.

[tumble dryer]

ad260S said:

Dave

After you have been to Duns, head west to Lauder then down the A68 back over the border at Carter Bar. At Otterburn head east to Rothbury, then up to Alnwick and back to Seahouses.

https://goo.gl/maps/ndHHz


If you have time a run round Kielder has some cracking roads. https://goo.gl/maps/cDTFO or https://goo.gl/maps/a9OAT

There's a man that knows the place. Spot on. And Kielder, defo.


TD

[ED209]

Bamburg beach, with the castle in the background if the weather is good its as nice as any beach in the world.

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tumble dryer said:

There's a man that knows the place. Spot on. And Kielder, defo.


TD

Organised a few runs in Northumberland so know it pretty well

[rhinochopig]

The North Yorks moors

[peteA]

A697 from the A1 near Morpeth - just head north towards Coldstream or as far as you want remembering to allow for getting back! Speed cameras to watch out for but not too bad when you consider they are everywhere these days. Kielder is a good shout too.

[Some Gump]

If you like the coast, check out craster, low newton by the sea, bamburgh and alnwick (low newton is the best imo). If the tides look right (google it), do lindisfarne (holy island).

Cragside - first electrified house. Also lovely. Pop next door to rothbury, it's lush.from there leave west and just blat around - some great roads over that way.

Find a reason to do hexham - alston and back again. Great road, great scenery.. Other posters have already reccomended kielder and they're right.

A walker? Go to hadriens wall at steel rigg. Take warm and deffo widoroof clothes tho - it's right on the craggy bit.

Like history? Vindolanda is great - proper roman fort with decent bits around (and that was 8 years ago, presumably even better now).

Like chips? Go to the gosforth chippy. The only place that can beat it is in anstruther, and that's a bit of a trek

[Baryonyx]

I wouldn't have said the Gosforth Chippy was anything special. Do their pop cans still taste of chip fat?

[Wryka]

Duridge Bay is always good to blow the cobwebs away. Plenty of parking and a walk through the dunes.

Wryka

[ryandoc]

Chillingham Castle is well worth a visit.

There's not a lot 'to do' but I can't imagine a castle anywhere in the country that is as unique and so true to its original old self.

It' genuinely has a strange feeling about it as well made more real when you know the history of the place.