North East

Walk: Hannah’s Meadow, County Durham

Enjoy the sounds, scents and colours of an old-fashioned flower-rich meadow on a leisurely walk in a beautiful North Pennine valley, which celebrates the life of Dales farmer and recluse Hannah Hauxwell

The Great Viking Quest

1,000 years after his conquest of England, Cnut the Great is still making waves. Nigel Jones follows in the bloodsoaked footsteps of the fierce warriors who plundered and settled on these shores – the Vikings.

Explore the landscape that inspired the Brontë sisters

How did a quiet Yorkshire parsonage produce three of Britain’s greatest writers? On the bicentenary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth, Juliet Barker explores the moorlands and villages that inspired the author and her equally gifted sisters Emily and Anne.

Explore Seahouses and the Farne Islands, Northumberland

Explore the pretty fishing village of Seahouses, then take a boat trip to islands thronging with puffins with our complete guide to visiting the Farne Islands in Northumberland.

Cragside Scots Pine becomes tallest in the UK

A Scots pine at the National Trust’s Cragside site in Northumberland has become the tallest native conifer in the UK.

Go trout fishing at Sweethope Loughs, Northumberland

Try your hand at fly-fishing for trout – in a cleverly adapted boat designed for wheelchair users

Flodden, Northumberland

Pause for thought at one of the bloodiest and most decisive battle sites in British history – now a peaceful field

Visit Beverley: Places to stay, things to do

Home to one of the country’s finest minsters, Beverley is Yorkshire's best kept secret.

Warkworth Castle

Explore a mighty hill-top castle and then follow a gentle riverside path that holds enchantments of its own

Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Britain’s first seaside resort is still one of its finest, with plenty of traditional pleasures for a happy day tripper

River Tyne walk, Northumberland

Discover a placid river of rejuvenated waters where wildlife now thrives

Whitfield Lough, Northumberland

Walk from the South Tyne valley up to wild, lonely moorland and the highest natural lake in Northumberland

Humber Bridge, Lincolnshire

Blow away the cobwebs with an exhilarating walk across one of the world's longest span suspension bridges

Humber Estuary, Lincolnshire

See how one of the largest tidal estuaries in Britain provides a vital food source for migrating birds

Brough Law, Northumberland

Experience a dramatic, history-strewn valley shaped by nature and man alike.

Day out: The Nine Standards, Cumbria

Feel the time-weathered presence of the nine guardians of stone that look over the Eden Valley

Durham Coastal Path, Durham

Set foot along a cliff-top path that crosses wildflower meadows and dips in and out of wooded gorges

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

Follow in the footsteps of Compo, Clegg and Foggy in TV's long running comedy Last of the Summer Wine amid superb Pennine countryside