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