Newcastle-Gateshead Quayside © Graeme Campbell
A question and answer interview with Sue Hodnett, site manager at Housesteads. She talks about her love of Hadrian’s Wall country, and reveals her favourite things in Nortumberland. Her favourite market town is Hexham.
In our latest In the Know interview we talk to Anna King, a landscape artist who lives in Peebleshire, the Scottish Borders. She highlights some of her favourite places in the Borders and says that her favourite thing about the Borders is the space that the place has to offer.
A Q&A interview with Kevin O’Hara of the Northumberland Wildlife Trust, who says he loves the wildness, space and tranquillity of Northumberland, as well as expansive beaches, local food and history of this place.
Writer Ann Cleeves is now a household name after creating DI Vera Stanhome. The series is now on ITV for the next four weeks and was filmed in Northumberland. Ann answers our In the Know interview and reveals her favourite places in Northumberland and why she loves local food.
Patrick Norris is a qualified hill walking guide, holding the Walking Group Leader Award, and is a member of the Mountain Leaders Training Association. He owns and operates a guided walking company called Footsteps in Northumberland and is now set to embark on writing a column for This is Northumberland. This is his Q&A interview with the website.
A question and answer interview with writer and photographer Geoff Holland on his love of Northumberland, and his favourite places.
A question and answer interview with Tom Cadwallender, who lives in Northumberland and runs an environmental consultancy specialising in study of birds. He gives interpretation and promotion of birds in his guided tours and walks. He is also available for other, broader wildlife studies and tours.
A question and answer interview with writer and Northumberland fan Karen Charlton. She is a city girl, hailing originally from Sheffield and Leeds. She now lives on Teesside and her husband’s ancestors are from Northumberland. Karen has recently published her first novel, Catching the Eagle, based on a factual Border Reiver story.
A question and answer interview with Will Nicholls, who is a Northumberland-based photographer. He recently won the RSPCA’s Young Photographer of the Year award.
A question and answer interview withJo Price is a holiday property expert for the North of the UK. She is part of an award-winning team of experts that works with holiday property owners to grow and develop their businesses. The interview is part of www.thisisnorthumberland.com’s In the Know series.
Fashion flashback – Tudor fineries and 40s make-do at Belsay
The catwalk of the past is on show at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland, with a month-long Fashion from the Past event, running from May 5 – 27. Read more
Perfect character cottage with breathtaking views
This month’s Cottage of the Month is charming Hilltop Cottage, Thorpton, near Rothbury, Northumberland. This lovely old cottage has all you need for an exceptionally comfortable holiday and is perfect for a couple or small family. It offers unforgettable views across the hills of Northumberland and has a lovely garden. Well-behaved pets are welcome, too!
Stunning holiday cottage in Northumberland
This 15th Century Bastle House has been sympathetically renovated to provide a stunning place for couples to stay. Bastles were two-storey stone farmhouses where families would hide behind the metre thick walls during times of trouble. Livestock were housed downstairs. The property is one of the very few remaining complete Bastle Houses in Northumberland. [...]
WIN a family activity break in Northumberland!
www.thisisnorthumberland.com has teamed up with Tomlinsons Cafe and Bunkhouse in Rothbury to give one lucky family of four the chance to win an exciting bunkhouse holiday in Rothbury, Northumberland, right on the edge of spectacular Northumberland National Park.
WIN a break at Newcastle’s newest hotel
www.thisisnorthumberland.com has teamed up with Sleeperz Newcastle, the city’s first and only design-led premium budget hotel to offer a lucky reader a chance to win a two-night stay for two with breakfast.
Win a free online ad campaign at www.thisisnorthumberland.com. Open to businesses and organisations wanting to reach visitors to the North of England and the Scottish Borders.
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