| Bicycling is a very popular pass time in | | | | hunting lodge for the Duke of Northumberland. |
| Northumberland not just for the locals but also for | | | | If you're an avid walker and hiker that also |
| the tourists. There are many different locations to | | | | enjoys castles, you will love visiting |
| schedule bicycle tours around the area. There are | | | | Northumberland. The two most famous castles |
| short rides all the way up to full day rides that | | | | are the Bamburgh Castle which is a completely |
| are suitable only for the most athletically inclined. | | | | remodeled and rebuilt by Victorian entrepreneur |
| Some of the rides are designed with a family in | | | | Lord Armstrong. Enjoy standing on the dunes on |
| mind including small children, other rides are | | | | the beach and looking up over the fortress |
| specifically designed for the off-roader. There is a | | | | before you. This is a sight you will long remember. |
| cycling trip that will even take you to Hadrian's | | | | If you stand on Embleton Beach and look at the |
| Wall, a very popular place to visit with a lot of | | | | fortress there, you will be resting your eyes on |
| history surrounding it. Because Northumberland is | | | | the ruins of the great Dunstanburgh Castle which |
| at the border of Scotland and England, many | | | | was built in the 14th Century. Lindisfarne Castle on |
| battles have been fought on its soil. As such, | | | | Holy Island and Warkworth Castle are also coastal |
| there are many places to visit with historical | | | | castles. Inland in the north you will find Alnwick |
| significance. | | | | Castle which dominates the landscape of it's town |
| Keilder Water and Forest Park is home to | | | | and which also had the distinction of being the |
| Europe's largest manmade lake and England's | | | | castle used as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films. |
| largest forest. This park features miles of trails | | | | Chillingham Castle is probably rather aptly named |
| including trails through the forest for family walks | | | | because it has the reputation of being haunted. If |
| and mountain biking. This park is a haven for | | | | you have the desire for luxury, you can visit |
| wildlife and is home of approximately fifty percent | | | | Langley Castle Hotel near Haydon Bridge. If you |
| of England's native red squirrel population. There | | | | get tired of castles, then you may want to visit |
| are also Otters and Red Deer and if you lift your | | | | the historic battlefields that pepper the landscape |
| eyes to the sky you may catch a glimpse of an | | | | of that historically contested land. |
| Osprey hunting. Waterskiing and sailing enthusiasts | | | | If you enjoy horseback riding, you can ride across |
| will enjoy the lake year round as will trout anglers | | | | the open moorland, across the sands or through |
| between the months of March and October. You | | | | Northumberland's rolling hills. There are many riding |
| can also visit Kielder Castle which was the former | | | | stables and trails throughout Northumberland. |