Milbourne is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Milbourne postcode: NE20 0EB

Retail in Milbourne

There are great places to visit near Milbourne including some great villages, ancient sites, beaches, hiking areas, geological features, castles, ruins, islands, towns, roman sites and historic monuments.

Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh are some of Milbourne best villages to visit near Milbourne.

There are a number of ancient sites near to Milbourne including Milfield North Henge.

Milbourne has some unmissable beaches nearby like Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

The area around Milbourne boasts some of the best hiking areas including Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

There are a several good geological features in the Milbourne area like Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

Don't miss Dunstanburgh Castle's castles if visiting the area around Milbourne.

Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh are some of Milbourne best ruins to visit near Milbourne.

There are a number of islands near to Milbourne including Farne Islands.

There are a several good towns in the area around Milbourne like Hexham.

There are a several good roman sites in the Milbourne area like Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Flodden is a great place to visit close to Milbourne if you like historic monuments.

Milbourne History

There are some historic monuments around Milbourne:

• Defended settlement, 400m south west of South Farm, Houghton
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 10 from Dene House to Throckley Bank Top
• Belsay tower house and attached unfortified wing, deserted medieval village, possible moated site, promontory fort and watch post
• The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Defended settlement, 200m south west of Bolam Hall
• Mitford Castle: a motte and bailey and shell keep castle, medieval chapel, graveyard and field system
• Round cairn, 400m SSW of Bolam church
• Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange
• Round cairn at Heddon Laws Farm
• Medieval wayside cross, 190m east of Belsay Tower
• Dewley Hill round barrow and associated features, 350m north west of Dewley Farm
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from Throckley to East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall in wall mile 11
• Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall to the A69 trunk road in wall mile 12
• Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
• Middle Newham deserted village
• Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses
• Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm
• Rudchester Roman fort, associated civil settlement and a section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum from the A69 to the March Burn in wall mile 13
• Roman camp near Mitford Steads
• Iron Age enclosure on Whittle Hill
• Deserted village at Silvington
• Round cairn 680m north east of Bygate Farm
• Defended settlement on Slate Hill, 300m north west of Bolam Lake
• Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
• Bastle 40m north east of Low Angerton
• Vicar's Pele: a medieval tower house on north side of Main Street
• Bowl barrow, 200m ENE of Shortflatt
• Market cross
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House
• Four pillboxes
• Ogle moated site, medieval village and open field system
• Standing stone and adjacent round cairn, 760m north east of East Shaftoe Hall
• Welton tower house
• Shrunken medieval village, The Heugh
• Coal workings at Dewley Pits, 650m south west of Black Callerton
• Hadrian's Wall from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds
• Defended settlement and field boundary on Horsley Hill