English Heritage is inviting families across the North East to take time out this summer and enjoy a fantastic range of activities across its sites for June and July 2010. Pay a flying visit on the weekend of June 5 and 6 to the Medieval Falconry event at Lindisfarne Priory (11am onwards) to join our [...]
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It’s been a long cold winter in the North of England. Spring arrived later this year. But now it seems there’s no looking back as Northumberland emerges from one of the hottest weekend’s in years, and although it’s three or four weeks to summer, the county is rich with colour. So it’s great to hear [...]
If you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, Three in a Bed, the Channel 4 programme featuring a Northumberland B&B, can be viewed online. The B&B in question, Roxbro House in Warkworth, won the episode in which they competed against The Lodge, Avebury, and Hamilton Hall, Bournemouth. Claire and Stuart of Roxbro House [...]
Today marked a very happy event…the first day this year I’ve been out cycling in short sleeves – hooray! I even had to pack my suncream instead of my usual handwarmers – makes a nice change! I took the opportunity of getting out in the gorgeous weather to investigate a route from Wooler to Ingram [...]
There’s an exciting new development in Haltwhistle….cycle hire is once again being offered in the town! Stuart Kent at Wild Outdoors on Haltwhistle’s Main St has recently started a sideline business offering cycle hire and basic repairs. He has several refurbished bicycles now ready for hire at reasonable half or full day rates (looking very [...]
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