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A virtual journey visiting the castles , country houses, beautiful beaches and ancient abbeys along the beautiful Northumberland Coast<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Northumbria has always been one of England\u2019s most magical counties \u2013 for some time a separate Kingdom between England and Scotland. Today Northumbria still has some of England\u2019s most spectacular landscapes \u2013 sand dune covered coastline, wild heathland and thick wooded valleys. On this virtual tour, tour guide Rob Smith will take you to some of his favourite parts of Northumbria \u2013 including a trip out to Roman Hadrian\u2019s Wall, Lindisfarne Abbey \u2013 a holy place of learning on the frontline of Viking raids. Northumbria acted as a frontier with Scotland and was guarded by impressive castles like Warkworth \u2013 where Shakespeare set a scene from his plays. Later , the county grew wealthy from coal, exported from small harbours like Blyth, Amble and Seaton Sluice \u2013 the money went to build impressive houses like Seaton Delaval, and engineer Lord Armstrong\u2019s ingenious water powered house at Cragside. The tour will take in Gertrude Jekyll\u2019s colourful climate defying garden at Lindisfarne Castle and the tour ends with a chance to stop for a pint in the beautifully decorated pubs of Newcastle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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