Entrance to BAMBURGH CASTLE - North East England’s Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
Seize the day at award-winning Bamburgh Castle, the real Last Kingdom ofMBebbanburg. Discover over 3000 years of incredible history, high adventure, exhilarating views and sea air. Explore the fortress and see historic treasures. Roam through history-steeped land with stories behind every stone. Find fantastical tales of The Last Kingdom, Vikings, knights and dragons and fall in love with legends. Get ready to fulfil your destiny and be crowned King or Queen of the North.
HOLY ISLAND and the retreat of Lindisfarne Priory and Church (subject to tidal conditions).
SCOTTISH BORDERS GUIDED TOUR
Escorted by our professional guide we head for the Scottish Borders. Stories of Flodden Field where James IV of Scotland, grandfather of Mary (Queen of Scots) was
bloodily defeated by the English in 1513. On through Kelso, Melrose and Jedburgh - the famous border abbeys. Back over the wild Northumberland National Park.
AMBLE
“Taking a scenic route along the Northumberland coast with your guide this morning and stopping off at Amble before heading for the included visit to Alnwick Castle and Gardens, which is booked for around midday.
Amble is home to a harbour filled with fish shacks, seafood eateries, and pastelpainted beach huts. The waterfront town of Amble hugs the River Coquet estuary at the southern gateway to the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty”.
Entrance to ALNWICK CASTLE & WATER GARDENS
“The Windsor of the North”. Home of the Earls and Dukes of Northumberland since 1309, a treasure house of history with art by Titian, Canaletto and Van Dyck. Gardens, originally landscaped by Capability Brown, include the world’s greatest water gardens, rivalling those of Versailles. The castle now excites the young, being the film location for Hogwarts In the Harry Potter series of adventures.