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Hadrian's Wall &
Tynedale
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Northumberland is an Area of Outstanding
Beauty, accessed by the A1 Highway from the south with connections from the M1
Motorway from London and the west coast M6 via the A69 from Carlisle. |
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The A1 runs north out of Newcastle-upon-Tyne through
Morpeth, Alnwick to Berwick-upon Tweed on the Scottish Border to the north before continuing
on to Edinburgh. While the A69 runs out of Newcastle west up the Tyne valley,
following closely the route of Hadrian's Roman Wall through Hexham, Haltwhistle
and onto Carlisle in Cumbria past Brampton. |
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The A68 wanders in a northerly
direction enroute from Teesside through Corbridge and on up the Tyne Valley to
Otterburn. Where it joins the secondary road out of Newcastle, before it
rises over the border at Carter Bar to Hawick and Jedburgh in Scotland. |
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Another secondary route across the Scottish border is the
A697 over the picturesque lowland moors from Morpeth in a northerly direction
through Wooler to Coldstream and onto Kelso over the border. |
Starting at the Wall
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The Northumbria Tourist
Board welcomes you to the historic border country of
North-East England, lying between Yorkshire and Scotland and comprising the areas of
Durham, Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and the Tees Valley. |
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Emperor Hadrian's Roman
Wall
The wall from Newcastle to Carlisle, coast to coast across the British Isles is
the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain.
It is the best known frontier in the entire Roman Empire and stands as a reminder of past
glories of one of the world's greatest civilisations.
Designated a World Heritage Site
Forts, museums and events bring Roman history to life, walks lead you through spectacular
countryside.
Time spent exploring this unique Roman heritage in its ever changing setting will leave
you with an unparalleled sense of awe and wonder.
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Cragside near Rothbury
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Lord
Armstrong's Stately Home
A Victorian mansion, designed by R. Norman Shaw for the 1st Lord Armstrong and the
first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity, a system developed by Armstrong
using man-made lakes and underground piping.
He also created extensive pleasure grounds surrounding the house, planting millions of
trees and building forty miles of drives and footpaths.
The Power Circuit, a 1mile walk alongside Debden Burn, includes the Ram and Power houses
in which hydraulic and hydroelectric machinery is displayed.
The Victorian Terraced Garden contains a remarkable Orchard House, ferneries, loggia,
Italian garden and restored 19th-century clock tower.
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Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle has been in the Percy
family since1309 and is the home of the Duke of Northumberland. Open from April
to October it is in the centre of the town with fine gardens landscaped by
Capability Brown, have a pre visit at
www.AlnwickCastle.com
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The Land of The Prince
Bishops
I.Lindsay  Durham Cathedral
Web Site:
www.Durham.org.uk
Email: EDPD@durhamCC.octacon.co.uk
Durham the county south of Northumberland and the river Tyne is not to be missed
when visiting the area around Newcastle.
Durham the ancient Cathedral City is second only to York at the south of our region for
it's beauty and history.
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