Tag Archives: Northumberland

An insider’s guide to Northumberland – England’s most overlooked national park

If you ask a child to design a place with empty landscapes, vast skies, hills and rivers, with pretty villages and an extinct volcano thrown in for good measure, the result is something very much like Northumberland National Park. Of the 13 national parks in England and Wales, Northumberland is the most northerly, most remote… Read More »

Best place to see the Northern Lights in the UK and when to see them

The Northern Lights recently appeared above the Castlerigg stone circle in the Lake District – Gregg Wolstenholme/Bav Media This winter will be historic for seeing the northern lights, with scientists predicting the best views of the aurora borealis in 20 years. Earlier this month, Aurora hunters were welcomed with Bonfire Night displays in Scotland and… Read More »