Famously home to a Norman-era castle, Prudhoe is a northern tourist town just to the south of the River Tyne. Part of the ancient kingdom of Northumberland, Prudhoe was one of those towns in the north that William the Conqueror had trouble subduing. As a result, they received a castle and a Norman ruler who…
Once the most popular market town in the north, could Morpeth be your next holiday destination? We say aye. Morpeth is a popular town in Northumberland that has a population of around 14,000 people. The town once had not once, but two castles. The first mention of it in historical records is from 1080, but…
Cramlington Former coal mining village and the northern border of Tyne and Wear. Newcastle has multiple suburbs, each one as daintily removed from the city as possible. While as little as thirty years ago, the landscapes of the northwest featured churned earth wall-to-wall with mines and smelting furnaces, nature has worked hard to reclaim many…
Looking for a seaside adventure in Northumberland? Coastal Blyth could be the best thing you and your family do this year. Here is everything you need to know before you go… Five Minutes Spare style. Blyth is approximately 7 miles from Tynemouth and 13 miles from Newcastle. Over the years, the town has contributed both…
Welcome to Ashington: The World’s Biggest Mining Village or should that be a town? Ashington used to be farmland, that’s the hot take for the day. At some point in the 19th century, locals realised it was a beautiful place to mine coal and the rest is history. Want to know more? Well, luckily you…
Hexham is a small market town and civil parish in the southwest of Northumberland (aka Northumbria) in the North of England. The town is situated close to the world-renowned Hadrian’s Wall about 25 miles (40 km) east of Newcastle and 37 miles (60 km) west of Carlisle. It also stands on the south bank of…
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