anyone holiday there much ?
northumberland ?
- Thread starter gareth taylor
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
thanks for info
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
I don't holiday there, but visit quite a bit as it's not too far from me.
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
I live there !
What do you want to know, gareth taylor ?
What do you want to know, gareth taylor ?
old castles is a sad hobby of mine !
Fez909
toilet expert
Old!? This must be one of the newest castles in the world!
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Bamburgh has some very old roots, sat up on that there rock ! I'll admit it has been "modernised" but having abseiled down on the inland side, still a defensive site.
gbw - Bamburgh par StoneRoad2013, on ipernity
gbw - Bamburgh par StoneRoad2013, on ipernity
Sirena
Don't monkey with the buzzsaw
Northumberland has more castles than any other county, apparently....
Not counting the Peel Towers.
Sirena
Don't monkey with the buzzsaw
It featured in the film 'El Cid' so it must be 11th century at least...Old!? This must be one of the newest castles in the world!
and good pubs to boot I hope as wellNorthumberland has more castles than any other county, apparently....
Not counting the Peel Towers.
AysaCloudsinger
Member
Twice a year we stay up in northumberland. Love it. Its a vast county too with so much variety. Glorious beaches, castles, lindisfarne, market towns, hadrians wall, forests, lakes, hills.
Thankfully the county's identity, accent and culture has managed to stay free from this 'geordie' shit which has plagued the north east for the last 20 years (i.e. the perception that newcastle IS the north east and that geordies are canny and all that and like drinking and shagging and partying).
Thankfully the county's identity, accent and culture has managed to stay free from this 'geordie' shit which has plagued the north east for the last 20 years (i.e. the perception that newcastle IS the north east and that geordies are canny and all that and like drinking and shagging and partying).
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Been there on holiday twice. It's excellent.
What AysaCloudsinger says is spot on. But I would add there are some great pubs and places to eat and that the lack of a formal tourist industry is a massive plus in comparison to (for example) the Lakes.
In short - go.
What AysaCloudsinger says is spot on. But I would add there are some great pubs and places to eat and that the lack of a formal tourist industry is a massive plus in comparison to (for example) the Lakes.
In short - go.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
I can't walk very well. We have to have a real room and use a car and even the places further away were tons of money, though tbh I don't fancy a two hour drive anyway. Your suggestions would be fine for a lot of people though, plus getting a taxi can make some places easier to visit if they're not on a bus route.
BoatieBird
Well-Known Member
We had a week in Northumberland at the end of May and loved it!
Would recommed the walk along the coast from Craster to Dunstanburgh Castle and back.
Would recommed the walk along the coast from Craster to Dunstanburgh Castle and back.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Ah, see, that is another thing I can't do for a couple of years; my daughter's school stuff (mocks after every half term) means I can only really go away in the summer - we'd have to do an overnight stop-off to get to Northumberland so it's not a short trip.
I did look at those areas even though for a countryside holiday a countrysideish location is really what I want. Hexham or Carlisle would have been absolutely fine but cost a fortune.
I know I'm awkward, albeit unintentionally, but it's still surprising the rates they charge, at least in the summer - more than anywhere else I've looked at, even Dorset, Cornwall, etc.
AysaCloudsinger
Member
I like haltwhistle. Its not touristy at all. In fact its probably a relatively poor town.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Quite a few good and inexpensive bunkhouses springing-up there now. Although I usually camped.
AysaCloudsinger
Member
Lovely train to ride up to edinburgh too. The a1, the coast road and the rail line follow a similar route.Avoid the coast road between Whitley Bay and Blyth. It's a bit grim.
But after that, heading North, the coast begins to get really pretty....
souljacker
innit
I've been to Seahouses. It's a lovely place with a fantastic beach.
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
renegadechicken
Live and don't learn, that's me.
I was born there, in Ashington, and regularly travel back to see family and friends. Lovely place. The thing i miss most is the castles and the the rocks at Cresswell, including the fossilised tree's in the cliff face.
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Chilli.s
mingling jets and statuettes
Just got back this morning!
Dunstanburgh castle,Walked there from Craster, easy cheap parking, easy walk (2 1/2 miles), pub, ice cream van. Busy for Northumberland in August on a Sunday afternoon but not busy compared with down south. Watched a pod of dolphins for about 20 minutes from our picnic spot at the castle.
Beadnell Bay, as you see deserted, 7 miles of sand, once was an industrial wasteland of open cast mining now returned to nature.
Would recommend for holidays, but sh, don't tell everyone.
Dunstanburgh castle,Walked there from Craster, easy cheap parking, easy walk (2 1/2 miles), pub, ice cream van. Busy for Northumberland in August on a Sunday afternoon but not busy compared with down south. Watched a pod of dolphins for about 20 minutes from our picnic spot at the castle.
Beadnell Bay, as you see deserted, 7 miles of sand, once was an industrial wasteland of open cast mining now returned to nature.
Would recommend for holidays, but sh, don't tell everyone.
sunnysidedown
caput mortuum
I have to admit I was at first confused by the above vitriol, then i noticed they were a Sunderland AFC supporter.
For anyone else not so sad and bitter as the above poster, the local train from Newcastle to Hexham is a nice little trip along the river.
