Northumberland is the ‘Land of the Far Horizon’ and England’s most northerly county. It was once a place of industrial innovation and manufacturing, literally fuelled by the coal brought up from its depths. Now Northumberland is a quieter place, loved by residents and visitors alike for its rolling hills and long, sandy beaches, as well as its charming towns and villages.<\/p>\n
With this book in hand, meet Grace Darling, a Victorian heroine who took to storm-tossed seas to help rescue survivors of a terrible shipwreck; visit Amble, the ‘Friendliest Port’, and discover its connection to the Mauretania, once the fastest passenger ship to sail the Atlantic; and take in Turner’s View, an atmospheric stretch of coastline that was a lifelong inspiration to Britain’s greatest landscape painter.<\/p>\n
You can also take a walk to the top of Cheviot, the county’s highest mountain and what was once a massive and very active volcano; and then top it off in the tranquil setting of St Cuthbert’s Island, where the eponymous saint went to get away from the strangely hectic whirl of monastic life.<\/p>\n
Written by a proud northerner, this book will help you discover the more offbeat corners of Northumberland, and appreciate its many treasures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Northumberland is the ‘Land of the Far Horizon’ and England’s most northerly county. Written by a proud Northerner, this book will help you discover the more offbeat corners of Northumberland, and appreciate its many treasures. Revised and updated edition.
Lead Mining | Allenheads
\nPencil a visit in | 10
\nFerryman’s Hut | Alnmouth
\nSmall, but perfectly formed | 12
\nGuano Shed | Alnmouth
\nWhere there’s muck, there’s brass | 14
\nAlnwick Castle | Alnwick
\nStar of the silver screen | 16
\nBondgate Tower | Alnwick
\nBreathe in | 18
\nDirty Bottles | Alnwick
\nLeave well alone | 20
\nHarry Hotspur Statue | Alnwick
\nHe’s one of our own | 22
\nLion Bridge | Alnwick
\nRoared bridge | 24
\nPoison Garden | Alnwick
\nNot to be taken internally | 26
\nTenantry Column | Alnwick
\nSending the wrong message | 28
\nFlock Sphere | Amble
\nBirds of feather… | 30
\nTown Square | Amble
\nFrom shore to ship and back again | 32
\nJack Charlton Statue | Ashington
\nFootball legend | 34
\nPitmen Painters | Ashington
\nUnderground art movement | 36
\nBamburgh Castle | Bamburgh
\nFamily home | 38
\nGrace Darling Memorial | Bamburgh
\nPay tribute to a local heroine | 40
\nSpindlestone Heughs | Bamburgh
\nSlippery customer | 42
\nWilliam Beveridge’s Grave | Bavington
\nSlaying giants | 44
\nBeadnell Harbour | Beadnell
\nGo West, young man… | 46
\nBedlington Terrier | Bedlington
\nGood doggie! | 48
\nChinese Gingall | Bellingham
\nSpoils of war | 50
\nHareshaw Linn | Bellingham
\nNature trumps industry | 52
\nThe Lang Pack | Bellingham
\nGrave error | 54
\nElizabethan Walls | Berwick-upon-Tweed
\nWho does Berwick belong to? | 56
\nGunpowder Magazine | Berwick-upon-Tweed
\nTrying not to raise the roof | 58
\nLions House | Berwick-upon-Tweed
\n‘I’m sure he once walked down our street’ | 60
\nRoyal Border Bridge | Berwick-upon-Tweed
\n‘It’s deep water, that’s why a duck’ | 62
\nUnion Chain Bridge | Berwick-upon-Tweed
\nEngland meets Scotland | 64
\nLord Crewe Arms | Blanchland
\nSpirits available | 66
\nShildon Engine House | Blanchland
\nRural industry | 68
\nBlyth Battery | Blyth
\nWatching and waiting… | 70
\nBolam Lake | Bolam
\nPlanned perfection | 72
\nShaftoe Crags | Bolam
\nMarks on the landscape | 74
\nBoulmer | Boulmer
\nContraband, cobles and choppers | 76
\nFlodden Field | Branxton
\nA Scottish away game | 78
\nRothley Castle | Cambo
\nNot a castle | 80
\nCateran Hole | Chillingham
\n‘Were we going direct to the interior of the Earth? | 82
\nChillingham Castle | Chillingham
\nSpooky | 84
\nChillingham Cattle | Chillingham
\nMooving experience | 86
\nSt Andrew’s Church | Corbridge
\nA long history | 88
\nWalker’s Pottery | Corbridge
\nCone, but not forgotten | 90
\nThe Giant Spoon | Cramlington
\nA stirring sight | 92
\nNorthumberlandia | Cramlington
\nMother Earth | 94
\nTurner’s View | Craster
\nArtistic leanings | 96
\nHemscott Hill Pillbox | Druridge Bay
\nHidden in plain sight | 98
\nDuddo Five Stones | Duddo
\nAncient architecture | 100
\nHartley Pit Memorial | Earsdon
\nNames carved in stone | 102
\nNorthumberland Zoo | Felton
\nAnimal magic | 104
\nFord and Etal | Ford and Etal
\nEstate planning | 106
\nRange Towers | Goswick
\nBoooom! | 108
\nBlack Carts | Hadrian’s Wall
\n‘None shall pass!’ | 110
\nBrunton Turret | Hadrian’s Wall
\n‘In my time, I have been threatened by experts’ | 112
\nCuddy’s Crags | Hadrian’s Wall
\nA wall, running from east to Westeros | 114
\nMilecastle 35 | Hadrian’s Wall
\nGuarding the frontier | 116
\nRoman Soldiers | Hadrian’s Wall
\nTabernus super terram | 118
\nWallsend | Hadrian’s Wall
\nWall’s end | 120
\nThe Forum Cinema | Hexham
\nSound and vision | 122
\nPainted Panels | Hexham
\nMay I have the pleasure…? | 124
\nThe Sele | Hexham
\nCentral park | 126
\nThe Vault | Hexham
\nHopping venue | 128
\nSt Cuthbert’s Cave | Holburn
\nTemporary resting place | 130
\nBoat Sheds | Holy Island
\n‘Making good use of the things that we find’ | 132
\nLindisfarne Castle | Holy Island
\nFrom fortress to a home from home | 134
\nLindisfarne Priory | Holy Island
\nSafe haven? | 136
\nPilgrim’s Way | Holy Island
\nPlodging for the saint | 138
\nSt Cuthbert’s Island | Holy Island
\nGetting away from it all | 140
\nKielder Observatory | Kielder
\n‘Space is big’ | 142
\nKielder Water | Kielder
\nTap into the reservoir | 144
\nKillingworth Lake | Killingworth
\nIndustrial wasteland made good | 146
\nThe Loraine Monument | Kirkharle
\nBloody murder | 148
\nSt Wilfrid’s Church | Kirkharle
\nHow does your garden grow? | 150
\nClock Tower | Morpeth
\nDing dong! | 152
\nEmily Davison’s Grave | Morpeth
\nThe ultimate sacrifice | 154
\nNorthumbrian Pipes | Morpeth
\nMusic to your ears | 156
\nCouple | Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
\nLooking out to sea | 158
\nThe Keelmen’s Hospital | Newcastle upon Tyne
\nLooking after their own | 160
\nLantern Tower | Newcastle upon Tyne
\nCrowning achievement | 162
\nSt Mary’s Church | Newton-by-the-Sea
\nFlatpacked | 164
\nAgricultural Shows | Northumberland
\nAll the fun of the fair | 166
\nBlack Middens | Northumberland National Park
\nNot made of sticks or straw but stone | 168
\nBremenium | Northumberland National Park
\nLonely outpost | 170
\nCatcleugh Blackhouse | Northumberland National Park
\nOff to work we go | 172
\nCheviot | Northumberland National Park
\nNone higher | 174
\nClennell Street | Northumberland National Park
\nTake the high road | 176
\nCottonshopeburnfoot | Northumberland National Park
\nWhat’s in a name? | 178
\nThe Drake Stone | Northumberland National Park
\nDuck tales | 180
\nGreat Hetha | Northumberland National Park
\nDefensive position | 182
\nLordenshaws | Northumberland National Park
\nNeolithic emojis? | 184
\nThe Motte | Northumberland National Park
\nNot a hill | 186
\nOtterburn Ranges | Northumberland National Park
\nOn manoeuvres | 188
\nThe Pennine Way | Northumberland National Park
\n‘I get all me pleasure the hard moorland way’ | 190
\nThe Shepherds’ Cairn | Northumberland National Park
\nA community comes together | 192
\nTotem Poles | Northumberland National Park
\nWild west (Northumberland) | 194
\nWinter’s Gibbet | Northumberland National Park
\nMoorland murder | 196
\nArmstrong Cottages | Rothbury
\nDunworkin’ | 198
\nCarter Bar | Scottish Borders
\nScots Wha Hae | 200
\nSaltpan Rocks | Scremerston
\nGeology with a twist | 202
\nFarne Islands | Seahouses
\nFor the birds | 204
\nSeahouses | Seahouses
\nWorking hard at having fun | 206
\nCharlie’s Garden | Seaton Sluice
\nThe one and only | 208
\nStarlight Castle | Seaton Sluice
\nAll in a day’s work | 210
\nLock-Up House | Stamfordham
\nIt’s a fair cop… | 212
\nRabbie Burns Statue | Walker
\nThe Scottish connection | 214
\nWarkworth Hermitage | Warkworth
\nAt home alone | 216
\nChurch of St Mary Magdalene | Whalton
\nKeeping it in the family | 218
\nWhalton Baal | Whalton
\nIn the summertime | 220
\nJam Jar Cinema | Whitley Bay
\nPreserving tradition | 222
\nSt Mary’s Island | Whitley Bay
\nAll in a good cause(way) | 224
\nAd Gefrin | Wooler
\nThe spirit of the Anglo Saxons | 226
\nHagg Bank Bridge | Wylam
\nThe original Tyne Bridge? | 228
\nStephenson’s Cottage | Wylam
\nRailway pioneer | 230<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":70682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5508],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-68697","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-travel","7":"author-by-author-david-taylor","8":"publisher-emons-verlag-gmbh","9":"series-111-places","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n