UK Explorer
UK Explorer tag: Regions and landscapes
There are some forms of travel that encourage purpose. Get in, get there, move along. Rail travel at its best does the opposite. It gives …
Summer is when the UK remembers it is absurdly good-looking. Coasts glow, hills soften, harbour towns get a little smug, and even the most sensible …
Northumberland does not rush to impress. It reveals itself in stages, through empty beaches, moorland roads, ruined priories, Roman stones, market towns and castles planted …
Spring is when Britain stops looking slightly damp and undecided and starts behaving like a proper wildlife destination. Puffins return to island cliffs, ospreys reappear …
The North East of England does autumn rather well. One moment you’re crunching through golden leaves in a cathedral city that looks like it belongs …
There are few better places in Britain to combine a walk and a pint than the Northumberland coast. It’s a land of shifting sands, seabirds …
Just before England runs out of road, before the River Tweed curls out into the North Sea, there is Berwick. A town that has changed …
Looking for a market town that serves up ancient castles, giant bookshops and gardens full of dangerously interesting plants? Alnwick (pronounced “Annick”) in Northumberland ticks …
Right at the very top of England, where the land finally throws up its hands and says that is quite enough, you find Northumberland. It …
The North East is one of those parts of Britain that doesn’t always get the spotlight it deserves. It’s rarely the first name on a …