STAGE/FILM

Alnwick Playhouse,
Bondgate Without,
Alnwick
01665 510785

Tonight: Feast of Fiddles - A medley of traditional fiddle music from a fantastic line-up including Peter Knight (Steeleye Span), Chris Leslie (Fairport Convention), Ian Cutler (Bully Wee), Tom Leary (Tanna) and Brian McNeill (ex Battlefield Band). 7.30pm tickets £16.50, £15.50 conc.

Tomorrow: The Karpenters - Laurie Briggs and Jason Scott perform a tribute to the Carpenters. 7.30pm, tickets £16.50, £15.50 conc.

Tuesday, April 14: Hotel for Dogs (U;100min). Comedy. 11am tickets £5, £4.50 conc.

Tuesday, April 14 and Wednesday, April 15: Revolutionary Road.(15;119min). Drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet. Tuesday 2pm, Wednesday, 7.30pm, tickets £5, £4.50 conc.

Tuesday, April 14: Frost/Nixon. (15;122min). Drama starring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen.7.30pm. Tickets £5, £4.50 conc.

Wednesday, April 15: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (12a;165min). Drama starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett. 2pm, tickets £5, £4.50.

Thursday, April 16: Louisiana Red & Michael Messer - A very special collaboration of two great musicians from contrasting backgrounds. 7.30pm tickets £14, £13 conc.

The Maltings,
Berwick
01289 330999

Tonight: Frost/Nixon (15;122min) - Drama starring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, 7.30pm tickets £4.50.

Tomorrow: Jason Manford - The multi-award winning stand-up comedian comes back to the Maltings for a second time. 7.30pm tickets £5, £12, £15, and £18.

Saturday, April 11: Fur Coats and Magic Knickers - A one-woman drama from Rona Munro. 7.30pm tickets £10, £12, £15.

Sunday, April 12: Hotel For Dogs (U;100min) Comedy. 2pm tickets £4.50.

Monday, April 13: Funnybones - A superb show of the three lonely skeletons. 2pm tickets £5, £2.50 children.

Tuesday, April 14: Tale of Despereaux - The hilarious tale of the famous mouse. 6pm tickets £4.50.

Wednesday, April 15: The Commitments (15;118min). 7.30pm tickets £5.

LIVE MUSIC

Easter Monday, April 13: Folk Music. Live folk music session. At Fishers Arms, Horncliffe. 8pm. Free. Contact Jack or Pam, 01665 722835.

Wednesday, April 15: Folk Music. Live folk music session. At The Fleece, Alnwick. 8pm. Free. Contact Jack or Pam, 01665 722835.

Thursday, April 16: Buskers Night. Buskers Night run by Acoustic Magic. At The Schooner, Seahouses. 8.30pm. Free.

EVENTS

Today: Make a Nest Box. Join Cragside staff and make a nest box to take home. 1.30pm–3.30pm. £5 plus normal admission charge. Contact 01669 620333.

Tonight: Comedy Night. Comedians John Smith and Mary Magdelene at Blackmore's of Alnwick. 7.45pm, tickets £10.

Tomorrow: Punch and Judy. Free shows on the lawn at Wallington. Face painting £2. Shows at 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm. Normal admission applies. Contact 01670 773600.

Tomorrow: Easter Flower Workshop. Create a stunning Easter decoration at Ford Nursery. 2pm–4pm. £10, including all materials plus tea/coffee & cakes. Booking essential, contact 01890 820301.

Tomorrow and Saturday, April 11: Easter Decorations Workshop. Decorate your own Easter egg and much more with a fun-packed craft session with the rangers. Meet at Kielder Castle Visitor Centre. Noon–4pm. Adult £5, conc £3, family of four £12 . To book contact 01434 250209.

Tomorrow to Easter Monday, April 13: Tudor Trail. Find Henry VIII and his six wives at Warkworth Castle and Hermitage and uncover the grisly truth behind the untimely deaths of Anne Boylen and Kathryn Howard. Keep your head to complete the trail and receive a tasty Easter prize. 10am–5pm. Adults £4.20, conc £3.60, children £2.10, family £10.50, English Heritage members free. Contact 01665 711423.

Tomorrow to Easter Monday, April 13: Easter Bunny and Crafts. The Easter Bunny is visiting Woodhorn Museum over the Easter weekend. Find him and get a special Easter egg to decorate using simple marbling techniques. Free. Contact 01670 528080.

Tomorrow to Easter Monday, April 13: Meandering Monks Trail. Help find the missing mini model monks around the ruins of Lindisfarne Priory for a tasty Easter prize. 10am–5pm. Adult £4.20, conc £3.60, children £2.10, English Heritage members free. Contact 01289 389200.

Tomorrow to Easter Monday, April 13: Easter Egg Trail. Crack the clues to complete an egg-citing trail at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens and collect a yummy Easter prize. 10am–5pm. Adult £6.50, conc £5.50, children £3.30, family £16.30, English Heritage members free. Contact 01661 881636.

Tomorrow to Easter Monday, April 13: Easter Fun. Enjoy Easter with a children's trail (£2 includes prize), Punch and Judy, Krafty Kidz, and Easter races on Easter Day at Wallington. 11am–3pm. Normal admission applies. Contact 01670 773600.

Easter Saturday, April 11: Alnwick Easter Market. Regular stalls plus local produce, arts and crafts, children's activities and live music. In Alnwick Market Place. 9am–4pm.

Easter Saturday, April 11: Coffee Morning. Belford Development Trust is holding a coffee morning to raise funds for this years Belford's Hidden History Exhibition. With tombola, bring and buy cake stall, plant stall and a chance to see the exhibition. In the old bank building, Belford. 10am.

Easter Saturday, April 11: Egg Run. Christon Bank Egg Run taking in Alnwick, Craster, Embleton, Seahouses and Bamburgh. Starts and finishes at The Blink Bonny, Christon Bank. All welcome. Meet 11am, starts 11.45am. Also an auction at 7.30pm, followed by a disco at 9pm. Money raised goes to Great North Air Ambulance, RNLI Craster and a nominated charity. Contact John, 07517 933114.

Easter Saturday, April 11 and Easter Day, Sunday, April 12: Canine Cross Country. CaniX cross country running with dogs at Kielder Castle. 9am–5pm. Closing date for entries was Monday, April 6. Contact 07711 818241.

Easter Day, Sunday, April 12: In Focus. Try out a range of binoculars, telescopes and other optical equipment. At Hauxley Nature Reserve. 10am–4pm. Contact Jim, 01665 711578.

Easter Day, Sunday, April 12: Easter Trail. Celebrate Easter with a family trail at Cragside. Find all the wooden eggs and get a chocolate reward. 11am–3pm. £2.50 per child plus normal admission charge. Contact 01669 620333.

Easter Day, Sunday, April 12: Castle Abseil. Take the plunge from the Constable Tower at Bamburgh Castle in aid of Grace House North East children's hospice appeal. Registration £20, minimum sponsorship required £100. Contact Karen Larkin, 0191 5166302.

Easter Day, Sunday, April 12 and Monday, April 13: Easter Fun. Enjoy Easter with a children's trail, games and races at Wallington. Make Easter things with Krafty Kidz. 11am–3pm. Small charge for items made, will not exceed £5. Dress for mess. Easter trail £2 with chocolate reward. Normal admission applies. Contact 01670 773600.

Easter Monday, April 13: Easter Oranges. Come along to the Sails Sculpture by the paddling pool to meet Morpeth Town Council for its annual Easter oranges give-away. Then join in the fun and Easter games organised by Morpeth Round Table. 11am.

Easter Monday, April 13: Easter Funday. Easter games for children as well as raffle, tombola, chocolate fountain, produce stall and more. Seasonal refreshments. Easter Bonnet competition – bring your own or make with materials supplied, prizes for the best adult and child. At All Saints, Rothbury. 2pm–4pm. Contact 01665 574574.

Tuesday, April 14: Kielder Easter activities. A variety of Easter crafts at Leaplish Waterside Park, Kielder. 10am–12pm and 1pm–3pm. A suggested donation £2 per child. Booking essential, contact Laura Lowther on 0191 284 6884 to book a place.

Wednesday, April 15: Red Squirrel Family Day. Art and craft activities, red squirrel safaris and information about red squirrels and their antics with Northumberland Wildlife Trust at Druridge Bay Country Park. Free. Contact 0191 2846884.

Wednesday, April 15: Spring Forest Family Fun. Dust off your wellies for a stomp around Kielder Forest with craft activities and games for the family. Booking essential, contact Malte Iden, 01434 250209.

Wednesday, April 15: Lunchtime Concert. Violinist Rachel Stroud in Morpeth Methodist Church, 12.30pm–1.30pm. Contact Gillian Irvine, 01670 515870.

Wednesday, April 15: Children's Gardening Day. A chance for five to 16-year-olds to learn the basics about growing your own food with the Wallington gardeners. 1pm–3pm. Children must be accompanied. Not suitable for under fives. Normal admission applies. Booking essential, contact 01670 773600.

Thursday, April 16: Punch and Judy. Free shows on the lawn at Wallington. Face painting £2. Shows at 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm. Normal admission applies. Contact 01670 773600.

Thursday, April 16: Demonstration. Kathleen Marlor presents As Time Goes By to Warkworth & District Flower Club. In the Memorial Hall, Warkworth. 7.30pm. Contact Linda, 01665 712895.

EXHIBITIONS

Alnwick Garden. Until May 9. Knitted Lives Exhibition. Knitted Lives takes knitting from the home and to the world of art. Celebrating the skills of older women and exploring the idea of a woman's handbag as a metaphor for her life, bags and their contents are knitted into an environment that tells a story with the voice of the women in the background. 10am to 4pm.

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without, Alnwick, 01665 510785. Members' Spring Exhibition.

Bondgate Gallery. Opportunity for members of Alnwick District Arts Association to exhibit their latest works. New members welcome, membership forms available from the box office. Until Saturday, April 25. 10am-4pm. Free admission.

Belford Craft Gallery, 2 Market Place, Belford, 01668 213 888. New exhibition, with work from Berwick artist Katie Bishop, alongside Jenny Calver of Auchencrow. Until April 19. Main and Courtyard Gallery Tuesday to Friday 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-5pm. Saturday all day. Sunday afternoons from 1pm.

Breeze Gallery, 29 High Street, Wooler, 01668 283333. Open 9.30am-5pm, Monday to Saturday. Visit www.breezewooler.com

Coquetdale Arts Centre, Court Buildings, Front Street, Rothbury, 01669 621557. Display of paintings, crafts and prints by members in the main gallery and also a stairwell show of work by Tony Montague, Ken Spencer, Joe Hush and Barbara Segal. In a separate exhibition, David and Jacqueline Howe will be showing their work for a month. Centre also runs beginners and more advanced classes on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30am-4pm and Sunday 1pm-4pm. Visit www.coquetdale.org.uk

Crown Studio Gallery, Rothbury. 01669 622890. New paintings of Coquetdale by resident professional artist Lynda Taylor. Open 9am-5pm, except Wednesdays.

The Frame-House & Schoolroom Gallery, Alnmouth, Gallery & Picture Framing, 01665 830600. New exhibition. Paintings by Clifford William Blakey. Open Wednesday to Sunday.

The Gate Gallery, 12 Bondgate Within, Alnwick, 01665 602165. Original paintings and prints by local artists. 9am-5pm, Monday to Saturday.

WALKS

Sunday, April 12: Guided Walk. A 10-mile walk along the North Sea Trail taking in Craster and Seahouses. Starts at Seahouses, 10am. £12.50 (inc transport). More information www.shepherdswalks.co.uk or call 01830 540453.

Thursday, April 16: Guided Walk. Lamb Walk, six miles. Starts at Rothbury, Haugh Car Park, 4.30pm. £9. More information www.shepherdswalks.co.uk or call 01830 540453.

Alnwick Health Walks (Long). Every Wednesday at 10am from Alnwick Tourist Information Centre, Market Place. Contact Jon Monks on 01665 605030.

Alnwick Health Walks (Intermediate). First and third Wednesday at 10am from Alnwick TIC. One-hour walk. Contact Jon Monks on 01665 605030.

Alnwick Health Walks (Starter). Every Wednesday at 10am from Alnwick TIC. Maximum 30 minutes. Contact Jon Monks on 01665 605030.

Amble Health Walks. Every Tuesday at 1.30pm from Amble Tourist Information Centre. Starter and intermediate. Contact Jon Monks on 01665 605030.

Belford Health Walks. Long walk Monday, 3pm. Meet at Market Cross. Shorter walk Monday, 1.30pm. Meet at Bell View Resource Centre. Contact Stephanie Glas-Thompson on 07515 288070.

Berwick Health Walks. Beginner and Intermediate, both Wednesday. Meet at the Old Bridge, at the Berwick end. 1pm. Contact Stephanie Glas-Thompson on 07515 288070.

Hadston Health Walks (Starter). Every Wednesday at 1pm from Hadston House. Contact Jon Monks on 01665 605030.

Rothbury Health Walks (Starter). Every Friday at 10.30am from Rothbury TIC. Intermediate/long walks every Friday at 10.30am. Contact Jon Monks on 01665 605030.

Seahouses Health Walks. Every Monday at 2pm. Meet at the Resource Centre. Contact Stephanie Glas-Thompson on 07515 288070.
Wooler Health Walks (Intermediate). Every Thursday at 1.30pm. Meet at the Cheviot Centre. Contact Stephanie Glas-Thompson on 07515 288070.

ATTRACTIONS

Alnwick Castle. 01665 510777. Open daily, 11am-5pm (last admission 4.30pm). Grounds open 10am-6pm. Adult, £11.95, conc £9.95, child £4.95 (5-15 years), child under 4 years, free, family, £29.95 (2 adults and up to 4 children).

Bamburgh Castle. 01668 214060. Open 10am-5pm daily. Last entry 4pm. Adult £7.50, child £3.50, senior £6.50.

Bailiffgate Museum, 14 Bailiffgate, Alnwick. 01665 605847. Open every day except Monday, 10am-4pm. Adult £2.90, senior £2.50, child/student/unemployed £2.10, under 5s free.

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens. 01661 881636. open daily, 10am-5pm. Adult £6.50, conc £5.20, child £3.30, family ticket £16.30, English Heritage members free.

Cragside House, Gardens and Estate. Gardens and estate open every day except Monday. 10.30am-7pm (last admission 5pm and close at dusk if earlier than 7pm). House open daily, 11am–5pm. House, gardens and estate: Adult £13.20, child (age 5-17), £6.60, family £33. Gardens and estate: Adult: £8.50, child (age 5-17) £3.50, family £20.50.

Dunstanburgh Castle. 01665 576231. Open daily 10am-5pm. Adult £3.40, conc £2.70, child £1.80.

Edlingham Castle. Open during daylight hours. Free.

Heatherslaw Cornmill, Gift Shop and Visitor Centre. 01890 820488. Open daily 10am-5pm. Adult £3.50, conc £2.25, U5s free, family £9.

Heatherslaw Light Railway. 01890 820244. Hourly trains from 11am. Adult £6, senior £5, over 5s £4, under 5s £1.

House of Hardy Museum, Alnwick. 01665 510027. Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm. Free entry.

Howick Hall Gardens and Arboretum. 01665 577285. Open daily. Noon-6pm (last entry 5pm). Earl Grey Tea House is also open. Adult £5, over 60s £4, children free.

Hulne Park. Ratten Row, Alnwick. Open 11am-dusk.

Lady Waterford Hall, Ford. 01890 820503. Open daily, 11am–5pm. Adult £2, conc £1.50, family £6, under 5s free.

Lindisfarne Castle. 01289 389244. 01289 389244. Open daily Today until Tuesday, 10am–3pm. Wednesday and Thursday noon–5pm.

Lindisfarne Heritage Centre. 01289 389004. Open daily 10am–5pm. Adult £3, child five-15 £1, group of 10-20 gets 10 per cent discount, over 20 gets 15 per cent discount.

Lindisfarne Priory. 01289 389200. Open daily from 9.30am–5pm. Adult £4.20, child £2.10, conc £3.60.

Longframlington Gardens, Swarland Road, Longframlington. 01665 570382. 12-acre garden and arboretum with walks, plant collection, nature trail and autumn colour. Gardens, nursery and coffee shop. Open daily 9am-5pm until October 31. Garden and arboretum £4.25.

Preston Tower. 01665 589227. Border Pele Tower. Open daily 10am-6pm (or dusk if earlier). Adult £2, child 50p, conc and groups £1.50.

RNLI Grace Darling Museum, Radcliffe Road, Bamburgh, 01668 214910. Open today, 10am-4pm, last entry 3.30pm. From tomorrow, open daily, 10am–5pm, last entry 4.15pm. Adult £2.50, child/conc £1.50.

Wallington. 01670 773600. House open. Walled garden open daily 10am–4pm. For shop opening times contact the Estate. Garden and grounds: Adult £6.40, child £3.20, family (2+3) £16.

Warkworth Castle. 01665 711423. Open daily, 10am-5pm. Adult £3.90, child £2, conc £3.10, family £9.80, English Heritage members free.