Newcastle Away Days
over 60 minutes drive
Bamburgh Castle
Howick Hall and Gardens - www.howickhallgardens.com
Seahouses – fishing port
Farne Islands trips – sailing from Seahouses
Beadnell – fishing village
Bamburgh – small historic coastal village
Bamburgh Castle - stunning Grade I listed building, the Royal Seat
of the Kings of Northumbria and the family home of the Armstrong
family since 1894.
Grace Darling Museum, Bamburgh Click here for more information
Grace Darling’s Grave, Bamburgh Click here for more details
Bamburgh Beach - golden sands with a backdrop of magnificent
Bamburgh Castle. This beach will look familiar as it has featured in
a number of feature films and TV series.
Belford Museum – located in a small market town accessed via the
A1 (www.belfordhiddenhistory.co.uk)
Kirkley Hall Zoo – a great family day out! Accessed via the A1 and
B6524 . Follow signs to Kirkley Hall Campus.
(www.kirkleyhallzoo.co.uk)
Chillingham Castle – medieval castle (chillingham-castle.com/)
Chillingham Cattle – the famous wild white cattle, the only ones in
the UK who now live on enclosed parkland on the Chillingham
Estate (www.chillinghamwildcattle.com)
Ford and Etal Estates - https://www.ford-and-etal.co.uk/ including
Hay Farm Heavy Horses - https://www.hayfarmheavies.co.uk/
Kirkharle Courtyard – Birthplace of the famous landscape
gardener Capability Brown, take a stroll around the serpentine lake
which is the final piece of Brown’s designs to become a reality and
follow the family trail. Take a gentle walk and explore the nearby
Grade 1 listed St Wilfrid’s Church where Capability Brown was
baptised.
Berwick – historic Border town accessed via A1
Berwick Barracks - built in the 18th century to the design of
distinguished architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, Berwick Barracks one
of the first in England to be purpose built. Berwick Castle +
Ramparts - The remains of a medieval castle from the Anglo-
Scottish skirmishes together with impressive bastioned town
defences (the most complete in England), which surround the
whole town.. Mainly Elizabethan but updated in 17th + 18th
centuries, the whole circuit can be walked.
L S Lowry Trail - Lowry was drawn to Berwick by its architecture and
sea views. He stayed at the Castle Hotel near the station and
produced more than 20 paintings and drawings of Berwick during
his visits. The Trail follows his steps and shows some of Berwick’s
hidden gems such as the Elizabethan Walls, the town, Tweedmouth
and Spittal. The full trail takes approx 3 hours.
Berwick Bridges - There are three bridges spanning the River Tweed
at berwick. Berwick Bridge, also known as the Old Bridge is a Grade
I listed stone bridge built between 1611 and 1624. There is a new
road bridge which is now the main road entrance to the town
centre and there is the famous Royal Border Bridge which is a
Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, when it
was opened by Queen Victoria. These bridges can best be seen
from
Meg’s Mount - said to have gained its name from a cannon called
“Roaring Meg” is a demi-bastion on Berwick Ramparts, which means
that it is shaped like half an arrow-head, and was built in the reign
of Elizabeth I as part of her defence system for the town. Visitors
climbing to the top of Meg’s Mount see views down the coast to
Holy Island and Bamburgh, and along the Tweed Valley to the
Southern Uplands of Scotland.
Chainbridge Honey Farm - https://www.chainbridgehoney.com/
Wallington Hall - historic National Trust property
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wallington
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens - click here for more information
Still to come - information on:
The Borders (including Paxton House)
York
Edinburgh
Carlisle