Northumberland Tourism on January 25th, 2010

  For most people the recent heavy snow will be a fading memory. But in the hills of Northumberland the snow remains, and at Allenheads the skiing is still good. Jude Leitch, Marketing Manager at Northumberland Tourism, has her skies at the ready at the moment and has made about three trips into this part [...]

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Northumberland Tourism on January 12th, 2010

  The National Trust shared with us this recent photo of Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island. Northumberland’s had heavy snowfall in the past week, but to see this much snow right next to the coast and even on the sands is a rare – and very special – sight indeed. The castle was built as [...]

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Northumberland Tourism on January 11th, 2010

  Members of Northumberland Tourism’s Business Engagement team are still out and about supporting businesses, despite the poor condition of some roads in the county. Today Helen Spark travelled from Howick to Longhoughton to work with colleague Fiona Cutbert. By car? By bus? No! By quad bike, with her laptop over her shoulder! Now that’s [...]

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Northumberland Tourism on January 8th, 2010

  I am housebound again today due to the snow, although yesterday I did manage to get my car out of the small hamlet where I live. It took about an hour to move a few hundred yards, and I was cursing at the snow. That’s the thing about snow. You can think of it [...]

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