Full Description
This is the most comprehensive guide to the far north of England in print. It encourages visitors to slow down and explore the green lanes, footpaths, rivers and cycle trails that link Northumberland's 'Castle Coast' with the heather-topped hills, Roman fortresses and villages of the interior. A guide to Newcastle is found in the chapter on Tyne & Wear. Local knowledge of historic towns, heritage sites, wildlife-watching spots and countryside walks, and words and tips from local heritage experts make this an authoritative guide - and as much an entertaining armchair read as a practical guide.
Contents
CONTENTSGoing Slow in Northumberland.................................7Northumberland 8, How this book is arranged 101 Newcastle, Gateshead &the north Tyneside coast.............................................15Getting around 15, Newcastle 17, Gateshead 29,The Coast: North Shields to Whitley Bay 332 T he Northumberland Coast.........................................39Getting around 39, The south Northumberland coast 42, Alnwick 51,The Heritage Coast 603 T he Tyne Valley & North Pennine fringes...........101Getting around 102, The Tyne Valley 104, Into the North Pennines 1294 Hadrian's Wa ll Country...............................................145Getting around 145, Hadrian's Wall & Roman forts 1485 K ielder to Morpeth .......................................................165Getting around 165, Kielder's forests & lakes 168, Otterburn, Bellingham &the hills 177, Along the River Wansbeck: Kirkwhelpington to Morpeth 190,Around Ponteland 1986 T he Hills..............................................................................211Getting around 212, The Cheviot valleys & hills 215, Rothbury & around 239,Northumberland's sandstone hills 247, The Rivers Tweed & Till 258accommodation..............................................................271
