Walks in Northumberland

Cheviot Hills

Guide to Northumberland National Park: places to stay, days out, best walks and wildlife highlights

Dawn breaks over the still, misty waters of Crag Lough and Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, at the very north of England. The ancient Roman fortified wall runs between England and the wild lands to the north, though much of the scenery at this early hour is shrouded in mist.

Best walks in Northumberland National Park

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Walk: Upper Coquetdale, Northumberland

Norham Castle, Northumberland ©Getty

Walk: Norham Castle, Northumberland

Embleton Bay, Northumberland © Tim Hurst

Walk: Embleton Bay, Northumberland

Hadrian's Wall above Steel Rigg

Walk: Peel Crags and Sycamore Gap, Northumberland

Kielder Water and forest, Northumberland

Walk: Kielder Water, Northumberland

Sunset over Cheviot Hills and Rothbury Heather

Walk: Simonside Hills, Northumberland

bog asphodel flower close up outdoors

Walk: Greenlee Lough, Northumberland

The ruined, medieval Harbottle Castle is situated on a mound in the Coquetdale Valley, Northumberland

Walk: Alwinton and Harbottle, Northumberland

Picturesque view over the Otterburn Ranges, a military range in Northumberland on the border with Scotland

Walk: Otterburn Ranges, Northumberland

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Walk: Lindisfarne, Northumberland

Cragside, Northumberland ©Alamy

Walk: Cragside, Northumberland