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.
Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh are great places to visit in Northumberland if you like villages.
Northumberland features a number of interesting ancient sites including Milfield North Henge.
Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach are great places to visit in Northumberland if you like beaches.
Hiking Areas to visit in Northumberland county include Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.
Northumberland's best geological features can be found at Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.
Don't miss Dunstanburgh Castle's castles if visiting Northumberland.
There are a several good ruins in Northumberland county like Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.
Islands to visit in Northumberland county include Farne Islands.
Don't miss Hexham's towns if visiting Northumberland.
Don't miss Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort's roman sites if visiting Northumberland.
There are a several good historic monuments in Northumberland county like Flodden.
