Host of golden daffodils at the castle wins photo competition

It is an iconic, much-photographed view at this time of the year that finished top of the pile of reader pictures.

By Paul Larkin

Published 19th Apr 2019, 13:00 BST

Updated 19th Apr 2019, 15:09 BST

FIRST: A classic view of Warkworth Castle with the daffodils in bloom, by Harold Hann, a member of our Northumberland Camera Club Facebook group by photographer Ivor Rackham. 387 Facebook likes

Harold Hann’s lovely photo of the daffodils in bloom beneath Warkworth Castle was the most popular image in our weekly Facebook competition, with 396 likes.

Every day at facebook.com/nlandgazette, we share your images of the county under the title, View of Northumberland. Then each week in the Gazette, we feature the four which received the most likes.

Second was taken at Guyzance by Jimmy Morse (285 likes); Dunstanburgh Castle by Fergus Currie was third (226 likes); and River Coquet reflections by Rachael Muir was fourth (169 likes).