Book : Northumberland
(Philip's Street Atlases).
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Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh, Northumberland, NE69 7D. Standing
on a rocky outcrop overlooking miles of beautiful sandy beach,
Bamburgh Castle dominates the Northumbrian landscape. A magnificent
castle completely restored in 1900, it houses collections of
china, porcelain, furniture, paintings , arms and armour. Tel:
01668 214 515. www.bamburghcastle.com. About 5 miles south of
Beadnell.
Farne Islands. The Farne
Islands lie two to three miles off the Northumberland coast midway
between the fishing village of Seahouses and the magnificent
Castle of Bamburgh. As well as being the most famous Sea Bird
Sanctuary in the British Isles they also have a large colony
of Atlantic or Grey Seals. Join us on one of our many year-round
trips and explore this most wonderous of British archipelagoes
on one of our fleet of seagoing motor vessels. (All our passenger
carrying boats are skippered and equipped to meet the exacting
licensing standards of the 'Marine Safety Agency'.) Tel: 01665
720 308. www.farne-islands.com. About 8 miles north of Beadnell.
Dunstanburgh Castle, Craster, Alnwick, Northumberland, Telephone:
01665 576231. Dramatic castle ruins which dominate a lonely stretch
of Northumberland's coastline with splendid clifftop views, about
7 miles north of Alnmouth. Dunstanburgh Castle is managed by
English Heritage. Dunstanburgh Castle: The Lilburn Tower at Sunrise
(1797) by Joseph Mallord William Turner. About 5 miles south
of Beadnell.
Howick Hall Gardens has
been rated by the BBC Gardener's World Magazine as one of the
top 5 coastal gardens in the country. Tel: 01665 577 285. www.howickhallgardens.org.
About 8 miles south of Beadnell.
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