Tankerville Arms Hotel

Northumberland has more fortified houses and castles than any other English county, making it a ideal visiting place for those that take a keen interest in history!

Many of the fortified houses and castle are open to visitors throughout the year and include; Alnwick Castle - "The Windsor of the North" and ancestral home to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, its was also the filming location of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies.

Further up the coast, the dramatic cliff-top ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle are perched looking across the North Sea and the spectacular Northumberland coast. The romantic Bamburgh Castle is complete with it's own dragon legend and reputedly the site of Sir Lancelot's Joyous Guard. Warkworth Castle is tucked away on a loop of the River Coquet just before it enters the sea and is so well preserved it is often used in film sets and costume dramas. Then there is the photogenic Lindisfarne Castle situated on the tidal Holy Island - The birthplace of Christianity.

English Heritage

The National Trust