UK Holiday Guide - Guide to Northumberland in England
Holiday Guide to Accommodation and Attractions in Northumberland
Northumberland is a county in the North East of England and borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south and Tyne and Wear to the south east, as well as having a border with the Scottish Borders council area to the north, and nearly eighty miles of North Sea coastline. Since 1974 the county council has been located in Morpeth.
Approximately a quarter of the county is protected as the Northumberland National Park, an area of outstanding landscape that has largely been protected from development and agriculture. The park stretches south from the Scottish border and includes Hadrian's Wall. Most of the park is over 800 feet (240 metres) above sea level. The Northumberland Coast is also a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Some of the main attractions of northumberland include
Cragside
Dunstanburgh Castle
Farne Islands
Hadrian's Wall
Hexham Abbey
Kielder Water
Lindisfarne
Alnwick castle/
Bamburgh Castle
Warkworth Castle
Seaton Delaval Hall
Other useful links in northumberland
Northumberland County Council
Visit Northumberland
Northumberland National Park
Northumberland Coast
