The County of Northumberland
Part or all of Northumberland is in North Pennines AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Part or all of Northumberland is in Northumberland Coast AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Northumberland's Surrounding Counties
Other counties neighbouring Northumberland include: Cumbria, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and Scottish Borders .
Northumberland is a county with a great selection of places to visit including villages, ancient sites, beaches, hiking areas, geological features, castles, ruins, islands, towns, roman sites and historic monuments.
The county of Northumberland boasts some of the best villages including Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.
Milfield North Henge is a great place to visit in Northumberland if you like ancient sites.
Northumberland features a number of interesting beaches including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.
Don't miss Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham's hiking areas if visiting Northumberland.
Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap are some of Northumberland's' best geological features to visit Northumberland.
There are a several good castles in Northumberland county like Dunstanburgh Castle.
Ruins to visit in Northumberland county include Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.
Northumberland features a number of interesting islands including Farne Islands.
Hexham is one of Northumberland's best towns to visit in Northumberland.
Northumberland features a number of interesting roman sites including Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.
There are a number of historic monuments in the county of Northumberland including Flodden.
