Northumbria

 

Journey Time:    
2 Days
Distance:     
34 miles (55 km)
Airports: 
Newcastle

Plan your route: VisitBritain Journey Planner (visitbritain.transportdirect.info/web2)

Overview

Come and explore the beautiful region of Northumbria in the East of England's North Country. Explore beautiful mansion houses and their fantastic formal terraces, gardens, lawns and orchards before exploring the striking landscape Northumbria has to offer.

Day 1: Belsay - Rothbury

Belsay - Rothbury: 21 miles (34 km)
Totals for Day: 21 miles (34 km)

Belsay Hall, Belsay, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland

Belsay Hall is the starting point of your tour. Close to Newcastle upon Tyne, Belsay Hall has some fantastic gardens. There are formal terraces, flower gardens, a croquet lawn and massed rhododendrons. A woodland walk leads to a wildly romantic garden created from inside the quarry from whose stone the house was built.

Must see and do:

Whalton Manor Gardens | Kirkley Hall Gardens | St Mary Magdalene's Church

Cragside, Rothbury, Morpeth, Northumberland

From Belsay travel north to the Cragside Estate, 16 miles north of Morpeth, the county town of Northumberland. One of the first houses ever to be powered by electricity, Cragside is a grand Victorian house perched above a wooded gorge. There are rock gardens and also a terraced garden whose unusual features include an orchard house with rotating fruit pots.

Must see & do:

National Park Centre Rothbury | St Andrew's Church

Go to day 1 | 2

Get your Great British Heritage Pass

For any of you garden lovers or those planning a history or heritage themed trip around Britain, the essential "buy before you leave" product is the Great British Heritage Pass. Providing free entry into over 580 castles, gardens and stately homes across the length and breadth of Britain, it really is the key to unlocking Britain's secrets.

For full details and to order click here.