The beautiful unspoilt countryside of the Northumberland National Park is on your door step just waiting to be explored.
Stretching from Hadrian’s Wall to the Scottish Borders this wonderful countryside has open moorland and peaceful valleys which offer many wonderful places to visit including walks and cycle routes. This map will help you get your bearings, just click on the image to the left to enlarge.
On the outskirts of the National Park on a rocky crag sits the home of Lord Armstrong, here this Victorian inventor created a remarkable property in fantastic gardens that provides many surprises. The scenic drive will take a little over an hour and for full details of all that Cragside has to offer just click on the image.
Visit the biggest man-made lake in northern Europe and the biggest working forest in England. Kielder offers a wide range of activities including walking, cycling, horse riding, orienteering, many water sports, fishing, a bird of prey centre and even an observatory. The journey to Kielder is again within an hours drive of Gilsland so check out their website for more information.
When serious retail therapy is required then the Metrocentre at Gateshead is the place to head. With over 3 miles of shop fronts, bars, restaurants and cinema all under cover in Britain’s biggest shopping centre. A forty five minute drive, or why not park at Haltwhistle station and enjoy a train journey along the Tyne as Metrocentre has its own station. Click on the image for more details.
