An off-grid camping adventure with Northumberland Defender Hire and Wild With Consent.

Delivering our £1000 donation to the Kielderhead Wildwood Project.

Embark on a tour of Hadrian’s Wall with Ancient Britain, a local enterprise transporting visitors back almost two thousand years to a time when these lands were divided, and cultures collided. 

Step inside and explore Lindisfarne Castle’s rooms, from the cosy Dining Room and functional Kitchen to the ornate but practical wind indicator and imagine how its residents would have lived.

Read about Northumberland’s most recent independent bookshop to open its doors.

David Dinsley explores the herds of feral goats occupying the roof of the Northumberland National Park.

Say hello to ‘Bebba’, our Land Rover Defender 110 mobile coffee truck serving freshly roasted Northumberland Coffee across all corners of the county.

From crumbling cliff top ruins, to an impenetrable Norman stronghold, to a fairy tale castle like no other in the world - we discover Northumberland’s ‘big 5’ mighty strongholds.

There is nothing like a real bookshop.

For a castle of which little remains, Dunstanburgh holds its own in the line of Northumberland’s mighty strongholds.

Serving up a contemporary, refined tasting menu concept in a beautifully converted cow shed, Pine is the debut restaurant of local chef Cal Byrley and hospitality guru Siân Buchan.

Leaner, smaller and with long menacing horns, Chillingham Cattle offer a window into the distant past, when beasts like these roamed our ancient forests.

In the past, when these old herring boats became too battered and worn to safely sail the seas, the fishermen of Holy Island came up with a clever way of putting their unusable vessels to work.

⁣Rather than hauling the boats to a junkyard, they flipped them over to transform them into the storage sheds which line the harbour today. ⁣

Only a wander in the windswept Northumbrian fells can cast light on how these landscapes have inspired Hepple Spirits’ unique distilling process. For Walter Riddell, when both you and your business has grown from the Hepple Estate, safeguarding the future of its flora and fauna becomes a task of the upmost importance.

Discover the independent coffee house and roastery only accessible at low tide.

12 elegant stone arches tower 108ft above the South Tyne River at Lambley.

As one of the wildest, rugged, and remote regions in England, Northumberland is home to a variety of thriving habitats and fascinating species.

The creation of This Is Northumberland 2023 is well underway & the next release of Northumberland’s independent publication is scheduled for November 20th this year.

Some of the oldest villages in the country are dotted across this region's sparsely populated landscapes. We explore a selection of Northumberland's most picturesque villages, revealing their distinctive charm and unique histories.