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 east of
Belford.
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 10 miles east of Belford.
St. Cuthbert's Cave is a dramatic sandstone cave formed under
an overhang of rocks. It is here that St. Cuthbert's body is
said to have been taken by the monks of Lindisfarne Priory in
875, during their flight from the vikings. The cave is in St.
Cuthbert's Cave Wood, a National Trust Property. About 3 miles
west of Belford.
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Travel information
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