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The Lady of the North is a must see: http://www.northumberlandia.com
a stunning human landform sculpture of a reclining lady. Made of 1.5 million tonnes of rock, clay and soil, she is 100 feet high and a quarter of a mile long.
Definitely worth a visit


 
Posted : 30/07/2015 9:42 am
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I saw this today - might be helpful?

[url= http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jul/30/top-10-budget-seafood-restaurants-cafes-northumberland-coast ]Guardian article[/url]


 
Posted : 30/07/2015 9:54 am
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I am back home in Northumberland this week and it is cold, wet and not looking like it is going to get any better. The trails are getting to be as muddy as winter, unsightly DH trails have been breeding like rabbits and the nice red climb to the top of Simonside seems like it has been used for NATO tank practice when they have been felling trees. I had a rubbish pie in Rothbury, the road to Thropton was blocked so had to do a detour to get anywhere and nearly all the hens have been eaten by foxes so I can't have an egg for breakfast.


 
Posted : 30/07/2015 10:37 am
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A normal week then GEDA?


 
Posted : 30/07/2015 10:10 pm
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I was out on Wedbesday around Thrunton and Carriage Drive, there's the odd peat bog that's damp but overall it isn't bad and far from winter conditions. The 2 days of rain we've had hasn't had much of an effect.


 
Posted : 31/07/2015 8:33 am
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Might do a week up here in early October. Looking for a small self-catering place, any recommendations? Ideally somewhere pretty isolated and on the coast.


 
Posted : 25/08/2015 11:29 am
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How about this:

http://www.northumbria-byways.com/viewitem.aspx?id=93

On the coast for sure although there will be walkers passing by.


 
Posted : 25/08/2015 11:32 am
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Might do a week up here in early October.

Ahem ...... [url= http://highfellevents.co.uk/biking/breamish-behemoth/ ]taking a bike??[/url]


 
Posted : 25/08/2015 10:13 pm
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just back from the folks, beaches were heaving
[url= https://farm1.staticflickr.com/636/20225451373_1e05811b5b_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm1.staticflickr.com/636/20225451373_1e05811b5b_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/wPfJ3R ]Overcrowded Northumberland[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikewsmith/ ]Mike Smith[/url], on Flickr

Jolly Fisherman is definitely out with the locals
Build your own burger and serve yourself beer in the bottles is becoming popular/novelty ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 26/08/2015 12:00 am
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Yeah it's very different but it would have closed if they left it the same.

That beach is crowded for Northumberland.


 
Posted : 28/08/2015 3:28 pm
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