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Aydon House is a former hotel in the heart of Alnwick.

Former Victorian hotel with nine bedrooms for sale

Katie Lumsden.

Northumberland estate inspires Christmas crime nove

A stone built period home dating back to the 1800s is for sale.

Victorian home for sale in the heart of Morpeth

Gav Cross will be doing a performed reading of HG Wells’ The War of the Worlds.

Performed reading of HG Wells classic at hall in county

Neil Rutherford, masonry operative, Derek Nicholson, commercial manager, Paul Robson, senior foreman/mason at Classic Masonry.

Chimney stack repair work underway at historic Cragside

The property is on the market with Brunton Residential for offers over £1.1million.

Seven-bedroom Victorian detached home on the market for £1.1m

An aerial photograph of the new Berwick Community Hospital site.

No end in sight for Berwick’s new hospital

The Swing Bridge over the River Tyne in Newcastle. Photo: LDRS.

Swing Bridge funding hunt as 150th anniversary sparks renewed fix pleas

Loughbrow House is a Victorian country estate overlooking Hexham.

Victorian country retreat hits market

Michele Marie Liddle, founder of Northumberland Haunted Museum.

Venue secured for Northumberland’s first haunted museum

One of the trees that were removed from a grass area within the Berwick Harbour Commission estate.

Trees removed ‘in error’ from site in Berwick
The removal of two rowan trees from Port of Berwick land has been criticised.
Andrew Coulson

plants and poison expert Dr Prudence Gibson.

Poison, murder and history come alive at Alnwick

Golden eagles are set to make a return to northern England. Picture: Phil Wilkinson /Restoring Upland Nature (RUN)

Golden eagles set to make comeback in northern England as £1m fund approved

An aerial view of Cragside House. Picture: Callum Thompson/National Trust

£1.8m conservation work starts on Britain's original smart home

Alnwick Castle reopens for the 2026 season on March 27.

New experiences lined up as castle to reopen for season

Sculpture Mandy Bryson at the Tails and Tales indoor trail at Bamburgh Castle. Picture: Charlotte Graham

Creatures take over castle in fun new sculpture trail

Tynemouth's clock tower.

Plans seek permission to repair Tynemouth clock tower

The B6341 at Cragside, near Rothbury.

New speed restrictions planned near visitor attraction

Victorian heroine Grace Darling and her shawl. Picture: RNLI/Anderson and Garland

Shawl gifted to shipwreck heroine donated to RNLI museum

Morpeth Railway Station.

Plans lodged to upgrade CCTV at railway station

Recreation of a severed hand pictured at Belsay Hall.

‘Disembodied hand’ and ghostly figures spotted at historic house

Fred Wyrley-Birch with the shawl.

Grace Darling shawl to be auctioned

The Broadwood piano being played at Cragside.

Historic piano returns to Cragside after 150 years

These are some of the most magnificent Victorian landmarks sadly lost to time in the UK

15 of the UK's most magnificent lost Victorian buildings

Author Mark Batey.

Trilogy of books about unsung heroes completed

A room at The Terrace, in Ventnor, the Isle of Wight. Credit: The Terrace

'I visited the sunniest place in the UK - here's where to stay'

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Adam Wilson hopes his family connection to Victorian heroine, Grace Darling, will see his team win gold. Picture: Colin Hattersley

Distant relative of Grace Darling hopes he has the rowing edge
Rowers are training hard for the highlight of the coastal rowing calendar, including one with a family link to Grace Darling.
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Alex Pearson and Barry Mead, and some re-enactors, at the event.

Holiday park helps safeguard future of village's historic landmarks

Three Inch Fools will perform A Midsummer Nights Dream.

Cultural events schedule revealed at Alnwick Castle this summer

Trocadero's restaurant will be overseen by Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux

A look at a new entertainment-led dining experience

Alnwick Round Table's duck race.

Alnwick goes quackers for annual charity duck race

The Railway Hotel, Haydon Bridge.

Charming bed and breakfast with bar listed for £350k

The Company of Artisans will guide visitors through the symbolic patterns that adorned medieval floors, featuring kings, queens, stars, and mythical creatures. Visitors can learn how these tiles were made and explore the creativity of medieval masons. There will also be an interactive demonstration on drawing and design, showing how castles and cathedrals were imagined from the ground up.

What's on at Alnwick Castle this Easter

Victorian Falconry displays with Raphael Historic Falconry

Victorian Falconry displays with Raphael Historic Falconry

Tastes Through Time – Victorian Kitchen

Tastes Through Time – Victorian Kitchen

The stunning roof garden at Golden Hill Fort, an old Victorian fortress on the Isle of Wight, where a three-bedroom house is for sale with a guide price of £295,000

Look around unique house for sale in old Victorian fortress

Year One and Year Two pupils from Harry Hotspur C of E Primary School officially open Alnwick Castle for the new visitor season.

Alnwick Castle welcomes visitors back with new exhibit for 2025

Year One and Year Two pupils from Harry Hotspur C of E Primary School officially open Alnwick Castle for the new visitor season.

Castle opens for 2025 visitor season with help from local pupils

Otterburn Hall.

Dilapidated stately home in Northumberland sold at auction

The property is on the market for offers over £495,000.

Three-bedroom property that started off as a Victorian school is on the market

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Here's how to promote a £3m clock

Otterburn Hall.

Stately home in Northumberland to be auctioned

The tapeworm diet dates back to the Victorian era and can have dangerous consequences for your health.

What is the tapeworm diet and why is it so dangerous?

The Cheviot Centre in Wooler has a new generator thanks to a £20,000 grant from Northern Powergrid Foundation.

New generator to help community building during power cuts
A 130-year-old Wooler building has been given an energy boost thanks to a £20,000 funding grant.
Ian Smith

Berwick Town Hall.

Bid for alterations at Berwick Town Hall to make building more accessible

Bamburgh Castle has unveiled its Christmas extravaganza for 2024.

24 pictures of Christmas through the ages at Bamburgh Castle

Claire Shiels at Barter Books in Alnwick.

Supernatural stories of Northumberland to be told in an upcoming book

Students worked with community archaeologists to uncover artefacts from the site of Cambois' Victorian schoolhouse.

Archaeology project makes discoveries about Victorian school

Embleton House is on the market with Rettie & Co’s Berwick office for offers over £490,000.

Charming Victorian villa in Berwick is on the market

26 Castle Terrace is now on the market for £425,000.

Victorian apartment with stunning period features for sale

Woman makes doll’s houses with rooms costing up to £3K.

Watch: Woman makes doll’s houses with rooms costing up to £3K

Wedding ceremonies now available at The Exchange 1856

North Tyneside’s newest wedding venue now licenced for ceremonies

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Popular art prize returns to celebrate the legacy of a leading Victorian artist ...

Tom Heap. Photo: BBC

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