World famous hand made British Pottery since 1878. The Visitor Centre and huge outdoor display area are open every day.

The Bowes Arms, Bardon Mill Village Store and Tearooms, and Village Green.

20 minutes to Hexham by train. 60 minutes to Newcastle or Carlisle. Here’s a timetable.

The best bits are the playground, picnic area and woodland walk (look out for the carved wooden benches and toadstools).

Turn right out of Old Post Office, turn right past the war memorial, over the train track, take the bridge over the river, look right… and there they are! Please take great care with, and never disturb the ‘pebble nests’ should you find them.

Turn right out of Old Post Office, turn right past the war memorial, over the train track, take the bridge over the river, walk to the country road, turn left, walk 500 yards to the edge of the woodland and follow the river for a mile or so. Lovely!

The gorge of the River Allen with ornamental and ancient woodland. Look out for the little wooden houses along the way.

Each year, tens of thousands of visitors travel tens of thousands of miles to experience Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site, Vindolanda and The Sill.

Home-cooked meals, home-brewed ales and spirits, cosy fires, huge beer garden (with covered sheds), onsite Brew House and Dark Skies Observatory.

The single most photographed location in all of Northumberland’s two thousand square miles. The closest you can park is Steel Rigg car park. It’s a one hour walk from there.

Hexham’s busy market town has dozens of bars, restaurants, independent stores, chains and supermarkets (M&S, TESCO, Waitrose, Aldi). As well as the famous Hexham Abbey. (Image: Old & New Traditional Homewares).

The English Heritage Roman Town with many winding streets of independent shops, historic bars and restaurants and riverside walks.

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle Castle (pictured) and mind-boggling World in Miniature Museum. Dozens of shops, bars and restaurants too.

Newcastle is the most populous and vibrant city in the North East of England. Endless bars, restaurants, shops and attractions. Some of the world’s most impressive bridges link Newcastle to Gateshead’s rich culture including BALTIC, Sage Gateshead and The Angel of the North.

Antony Gormley’s iconic contemporary structure. Completed in 1998 it is based on a cast of Gormley’s own body and is the largest sculpture in  Britain. 150,000 people visit The Angel annually.