As the sun’s rays begin to shine through the clouds, it’s about time to walk without an umbrella and really appreciate the Northeast for what it has to offer when grey isn’t coating its beauty. Northumberland is a beautiful county with numerous transport routes to take you away from the bustle of the city centre and to the blooming beauty of the Northern countryside.
This garden is inclusive and accessible ensuring everybody can fully enjoy the beauty of the gardens.
For a nice afternoon tea in the sun and a wander round an artistically well-kept garden, head to Alnwick Garden, where there are interactive water features, stunning landscapes and yummy offerings at their café. This garden is inclusive and accessible ensuring everybody can fully enjoy the beauty of the gardens.
Alnwick castle... featuring in both Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, this magnificent place reopens at the end of March...
Also in Alnwick is the second largest inhabited castle in the UK: Alnwick castle. Featuring in both Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, this magnificent place reopens at the end of March following a seasonal closure, it offers walks within the castle walls for a sense of history and filmmaking magic, as well as impressive grounds to wander around.
To get in touch with nature whilst still appreciating art made by humans, why not make your way over to Cramlington, where the world’s largest human landform sculpture Northumberlandia awaits. Lying near magnificent views is a structure produced by artist Charles Jencks of a reclining lady, she is 100 feet high and a quarter of a mile long, walk around her attractive figure for a 4-mile loop and finish off at the café for a slice of cake and well-deserved rest.
To get in touch with nature whilst still appreciating art made by humans, why not make your way over to Cramlington...
A commutable distance from the city centre is Morpeth, where you can find the place which housed the inventor Lord William Armstong at Cragside in Rothbury. Visit this historic site where man-made lakes, flowing waterfalls and a gothic clock tower are just some of the picturesque sights amidst this 1000 acre pioneering mountainous landscape. I have been before and can say it is well worth the visit but remember to wear appropriate clothing and footwear as the walking routes are uneven, and I admit my clumsiness did not get along with the hilly terrain.
So many more places should be explored and visited, these are just a fraction of what should be on your bucket list for this spring. Northumberland really has an abundance of historical and natural beauty to enjoy and immerse yourself in.