48 Hours in Northumberland
We spent last weekend back up in Northumberland – Sam had signed up for a run on the Saturday, so we travelled up on the Friday afternoon and made a mini-holiday of it. Rather than…
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Lordenshaws Hillfort
You can’t go far in Northumberland without stumbling across a hillfort. Humbleton hillfort is famous as the site of Henry ‘Hotspur’ Percy’s annihilation of the Scottish army in 1402, while the Breamish Valley hillforts are…
View PostNorthumberland: A Week in Border Country
It was a given that sooner or later we’d be back in Northumberland, one of our favourite parts of the UK. Before now we’ve always visited in winter or early spring, so it was fantastic…
View PostIngram & East Hill
Ingram is one of the most picturesque villages in the Northumberland national park, and also the start and end location for the Cheviot Goat ultra marathon, which Sam ran in March this year. We drove…
View PostRoutin Lynn
On our trip to Northumberland in November 2020, the guest book in our cottage was full of rave reviews about walks around the Ford & Etal estate. We didn’t make it up there during that…
View PostExploring Northumberland with Doxford Farm
Anyone who’s been following my blog for any length of time will know how much I love Northumberland. It’s got it all: sweeping stretches of sandy beach, verdant forests and windswept hills. Not to mention…
View PostAlnham & the Salter’s Road
Last weekend we journeyed up to Northumberland for the Montane Cheviot Goat Ultra (Sam was running, not me!). Just after we arrived Sam got a text to say the race had been postponed due to…
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