Northumberland

Northumberland, UK

Northumberland feels like England pared back to its elemental parts: wind, sea, stone and sky. The county’s long, empty beaches and dramatic cliffs — crowned by the iconic silhouette of Bamburgh Castle.

Northumberland feels like England pared back to its elemental parts: wind, sea, stone and sky.The county’s long, empty beaches and dramatic cliffs — crowned by the iconic silhouette of Bamburgh Castle — give way inland to rolling heather moor and the crumbling line of Hadrian’s Wall, relics of a rugged, layered past.