Northumberland TV
Welcome To Northumberland Online Video Television
Northumberland is the England you always wanted to find, it's England's most northerly county. An historic and stunning region of country walks, strolls, or cycling along a picturesque coast. View our tourism videos of hotels, bed and breakfasts tea rooms, cafes, pubs, available within the Northumberland area. This is an historic area of castles and magnificent gardens, visitor attractions with heritage around every corner. A friendly county of family hotels, country pubs and charming cottages. A relaxing England where you can take the time to savour every day. We have captured this in on tourism videos for you to view online.
Much of Northumbria is part of the National Park, a bracken-strewn place of untouched splendour where more sheep than people gaze on its panoramic views of the far reaching Cheviot Hills. At its heart is Kielder Water, a vast man-made lake. In Kielder's there is 200 square miles of forest and 27 mile lake shoreline offer routes for cyclists of all ages and abilities. The area is fast becoming known as one of the best centres for mountain biking in Britain. From Keilder the River Tyne leads towards Newcastle.
Far to the north, the Northumbria Heritage Coast, 40 miles of silver sands, is dotted with castles and ruins. Bamburgh was the birthplace of Grace Darling, the brave daughter of a lighthouse keeper who rowed across stormy seas to save 11 people. Now boats leave the nearby town of Seahorses for the Farne Islands, which are sanctuary to seals, puffins and numerous other seabirds.
The mystical island of Lindisfarne - the Holy Island - off the north east coast is known as the Cradle of Christianity. It was here that St Aiden established the first English seat of Christianity in the 7th Century. Cross to the island along the causeway to visit the evocative ruins of the priory and the restored castle. The Benedictine monks of Lindisfarne produced celebrated illuminated texts in honour of St Cuthbert who died in AD 687 and is buried in Durham Cathedral.
Northumberland has so much to offer, from castles, gardens, museums and the great outdoors. No wonder so many people return time after time. Just when you think you've seen it all, something new pops up to prick your attention afresh. Some of the major towns include, Alnwick, Bamburgh, Morpeth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Berwick Upon Tweed, Otterburn, Romans, and Hexham.
Northumberland is perfect for Walking or Cycling holidays. The Northumberland National Park contains some of the best walking country in England. Rising from rocky crags topped by the remains of Hadrian's Wall to the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border, this fascinating wilderness is ideal for the serious and casual walker alike.
Northumbria's historic buildings are among the best to be found anywhere in England. Their settings are often glorious and their history is always fascinating. Evidence of even earlier times, when Northumbria marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire, still remains in the form of Hadrian's Wall. Considering the rich tapestry that is Northumberland past and present, it is no surprise that there are so many fine museums. It may be a surprise, however, to learn that so many of these are not of the traditional exhibits-under-glass type, but are provoking, interactive reconstructions of life in other ages.
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