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A TRIP AROUND OUR BACKYARD
The Northumbria Tourist
Board welcomes you to the historic border country of
North-East England, lying between Yorkshire and Scotland and comprising the areas of
Durham, Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and the Tees Valley.
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Emperor Hadrian's Roman Wall
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The wall from Newcastle to Carlisle, coast to coast across the British Isles is
the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain.
It is the best known frontier in the entire Roman Empire and stands as a reminder of past
glories of one of the world's greatest civilisations.
Designated a World Heritage Site in 1987, Hadrian's Wall ranks alongside the Taj Mahal and
other treasures of the great wonders of the world.
Spanning nearly 2,000 years of history, dramatic and wild landscapes, towns and cities, a
visit to Hadrian's Wall is a must for anyone visiting the North of England.
Forts, museums and events bring Roman history to life, walks lead you through spectacular
countryside.
Time spent exploring this unique Roman heritage in its ever changing setting will leave
you with an unparalleled sense of awe and wonder.
Cragside Lord
Armstrong's Stately Home
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A Victorian mansion, designed by R. Norman Shaw for the 1st Lord Armstrong and the
first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity, a system developed by Armstrong
using man-made lakes and underground piping.
He also created extensive pleasure grounds surrounding the house, planting millions of
trees and building forty miles of drives and footpaths.
The Power Circuit, a 1mile walk alongside Debden Burn, includes the Ram and Power houses
in which hydraulic and hydroelectric machinery is displayed.
The Victorian Terraced Garden contains a remarkable Orchard House, ferneries, loggia,
Italian garden and restored 19th-century clock tower.
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Warkworth Castle - English
Heritage
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Warkworth Castle is one of the many ruined remains on the Northumberland coast
which boasts the finest sandy beaches in the British Isles.
The magnificent eight-towered keep of Warkworth Castle stands on its hill above the River
Coquet, dominating all around it.
A large and complex stronghold, it was home to the Percy family who at times wielded more
power in the North than the King himself.
Most famous of them all was Harry Hotspur (Sir Henry Percy), immortalised in Northumbrian
ballads and Shakespeare's Henry IV.
Lindisfarne - Holy Island
Northumberland Coast - Castles & Beaches
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The Northumberland Coastline reaching north from Newcastle on the river Tyne is
unique for its blend of Mediaeval Castles and Monasteries.
One of the holiest sites of Anglo-Saxon England, Lindisfarne was renowned as the original
burial place of St Cuthbert, and for being founded by St Aidan, who came from Iona, the
centre of Christianity in Scotland in 634 ad.
The island of Lindisfarne, with its wealthy monastery, was easy prey for Viking raiders
from the end of the 8th century. Only in the 12th century did monks from Durham,
Cuthbert's final resting place, re-establish a religious house on Lindisfarne, now usually
known as Holy Island. still remains a holy site and place of pilgrimage..
The priory was a victim of the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537, when construction
on the castle began, originally as a garrison for troops, this century saw it as a family
home.
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Durham - The Land of The Prince
Bishops
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Durham the county south of Northumberland and the river Tyne is not to be missed
when visiting the area around Newcastle.
Durham the ancient Cathedral City is second only to York at the south of our region for
it's beauty and history.
Other local Web Sites to visit:
www.cumbria-the-lake-district.co.uk
www.lake-district.gov.uk
www.keswick.org
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