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The Alnwick Garden
Alnwick Castle
Bamburgh Castle
Berwick Walls
Brinkburn Priory
Chillingham Castle
Chillingham Wild Cattle
Cragside House
Ford & Etal
Farne Islands, Holy Island, Norham Castle, Warkworth Castle
Flodden Fields
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Alnwick
Alnmouth, Bamburgh
Berwick upon Tweed, Craster
Ford and Etal, Rothbury
Seahouses, Warkworth
Wooler
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Other Links;
For a good selection of local produce and other goodies, visit David
at http://goodlifewooler.co.uk
Fresh, organic, local and fair trade is what the food and drink is about
at The New Rendezvous in Wooler.
Visit Tom and Emma http://www.wooler.org.uk/eating_out/new_rendezvous
Do you like pigs? OK, you may think that it is a bit of a strange
question but a lot of people do and not just to eat! We have a herd of
one of the oldest indigenous breeds of the British Isles, the red-gold
Tamworth pig, just along the road from us. The Yearle Herd, one of the
larger herds in the country, is looked after and run by Sarah Dodds. Sarah
is now running courses from Yearle, not only for those who want to learn
about pig husbandry but they may also appeal to those who simply like
pigs, enjoy the countryside and learning about its way of life or those
who care about good quality food and its traceability. What do you buy
the man (or woman?) who has everything? Well, take a look at Sarah's site
and see http://www.yearletamworths.co.uk
On the subject of pigs, our local butcher does a very good range of sausages,
including rare breed. It's where we shop for your breakfast sausage! See
Derrick and Alan at http://www.wooler.org.uk/page/index.php?id=576
If you would like to join a guided walk in the region, Jon Monks of Shepherds
Walks is the man. He also produces very good walking guides for the
region.
If you like jewellery, then follow this link to Firefly
Jewellery for individually designed, ready made pieces which are created
with the same attention to detail and high quality workmanship as the
commissioned work. Made in Northumbria. Each piece available on this site
can be ordered today
Firwood Country
Bed and Breakfast
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Out and about
One of the advantages
of Firwood Bed and Breakfast is that if you are walking the Cheviot
in Northumberland, you can leave your car here and walk up the road
into Harthope Valley and on to the Cheviot. Or meander round the
many circular walks from the valley bottom to the higher ground
alongside, taking in the popular beauty spot of Happy Valley. If
you are a keen bird watcher (or even if you are not!) you won’t
be disappointed at the diversity, from the
Northumberland National Park emblem
of the curlew to woodpeckers and red legged partridge. You are also
quite likely to spot Hare, Deer, Red Squirrel, Stoat......take a
look at Northern
Experience Wildlife Tours Ltd ,a Northumberland based eco-tourism
business that aims to enhance the experience of visitors while maintaining
ethical principles with regard to the ecology of the region and
the local community.
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A word about the Attractions
300 years of border
warfare left this part of England with a legacy of fortified houses
and castles.
Bamburgh, perched on a craggy outcrop
of rock, is dramatic whilst
Alnwick Castle remains home to
the Duke of Northumberland. The famous
Alnwick Garden is an easy drive
away as is the
Holy Island of Lindisfarne - a
beautiful and remote place. Then there are the Farne Isles, what
can one say? Puffins, birds galore, seals........ It is also safe
to say that Wooler is an ideal central base for visiting any of
the places mentioned and a lot more not!
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What to find in the local towns and villages
The main market towns nearby are Berwick and Alnwick. Berwick is the
only remaining town in Britain to have a complete circle of Elizabethan
town walls - do walk around the embankments. Visit the Barracks,
England's first purpose-built army accommodation - and home to the
King's Own Scottish Borderers until 1963.
Alnwick is a charming
Northumberland town of sandstone buildings dominated by the castle,
some of which dates from the 12th century. Along the Northumberland
Heritage coast, much of which is designated an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty, there are the small towns of Seahouses, a bustling
busy place, where you catch the boat trip to the Farnes and Craster,
still famous for kippers and the starting point for a walk to the
haunting ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle.
Further down the coast,
Alnmouth is a pretty and interesting little village, resting on
the estuary of the River Aln. Coming a little further inland, Warkworth
Castle is an English Heritage site and Warkworth is one of the jewels
in the Northumberland crown. Dominated by the massive medieval keep,
the view along Main Street is one of the finest in the country.
Four things stand out at Warkworth above all others, the Castle,
the Norman bridge, the Church and the Hermitage.
Just a few miles away
there is Ford
& Etal Estates - home to a steam railway, working
corn-mill and stone-age henge reconstruction, the Lady Waterford
Gallery.....and one of my favourite shops Petal
'n Paper Studio Shop.
To find out loads more about the Northumberland
area try this link.
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