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A FILM made by teenagers who took part in a Big Brother-style time travel experiment at a North East castle has gone on show to visitors at a heritage museum. Three months ago, 35 young volunteers spent five days locked away at remote Featherstone Castle in Northumberland, experiencing what life was like for their counterparts [...]
The National Trust in the North East and Yorkshire is embarking on the most unique auction ever in a bid to solve your present buying troubles this Christmas. From romance to wildlife and everything in between the Trust has it all covered with some fantastic experiences up for grabs including a wedding at Washington Old [...]
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Not content with overseeing the massive expansion of mountain bike routes in Kielder Water & Forest Park, Alex MacLennan from Bellingham put on his finest shorts to race hell for leather down one of the beauty-spot’s toughest trails for charity. The Forestry Commission recreation chief took part in a mass downhill race in the spectacular [...]
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Northumberland’s Eshott Hall Hotel has launched a gourmet break that gives passionate foodies the chance to eat and drink the best of the county’s produce and meet the people behind the region’s finest food. Onsite sampling of the famous Swallow Fish Smoked Kippers and grass fed Ingram Valley lamb, learning more about local liqueurs and [...]
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A visitor to Lindisfarne Castle was surprised when asked to look out for an owl on the National Trust’s Halloween trail, to be faced with the real thing. The visitor and her children were completing the Halloween hunt around the castle looking for hidden objects, one being a foot tall plastic owl. On finishing the [...]
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