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    What would you like to do?

    • Get Active Outdoors
    • Explore Culture & Heritage
    • Enjoy Nature
    • Discover Our Dark Skies
    • Learning with the National Park
    • Discover our Heritage Range of National Park merchandise

    We Recommend

    1. Walking Routes
    2. Guided Walks
    3. Historic Sites
    4. Where to Stargaze
    5. Cycling
  • Places to Visit

    Where would you like to go?

    • The Sill
    • Hadrian’s Wall
    • North Tyne & Redesdale
    • Coquetdale
    • The Cheviots

    We Recommend

    1. The Sill
    2. Walltown Country Park
    3. Sycamore Gap
    4. Breamish Valley
    5. Hareshaw Linn
    6. The Pennine Way
  • What's On

    What's on in the Park?

    • Discover our National Park merchandise
    • Join the National Parks biggest citizen’s science project
    • Book National Park Experiences
    • Find out more about the Northumberland Dark Skies Festival this February

    We Recommend

    1. Spoon Carving Taster Workshop – 5th Feb 2022
    2. Full Day Spoon Making Workshop – 5th March 2022
    3. Ward Law and the Street Guided Walk – 6th March 2022
    4. Fanbirds Workshop – 26th March 2022
  • Visitor Info

    Information for your visit to the park.

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  • About us

    About Northumberland National Park.

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    • Visiting the Park
    • Supporting Our Community
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  • Get in touch.

    Northumberland National Park

    Eastburn, South Park, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1BS

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    National Landscape Discovery Centre, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 7AN

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Most northern forests remain closed as Forestry England tackle Storm Arwen damage. Kidland Forest in its entirety is also closed to the public for the time being. Wherever you are, be aware that there may be weakened and damaged trees making them unsafe. Please take extra care and avoid walking under any leaning trees or hanging branches. Find more information from Forestry England here

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Updates and information about the Park.

  • The Milky Way with several shooting stars

    Treat yourself to some star-studded entertainment

    Thursday 9th December

    As we enter the winter months ahead, we can at...
  • The view to Kirknewton from West Hill

    How to stay safe in the National Park this summer as temperatures continue to soar.

    Friday 23rd July

    School’s out for summer and the sun is finally here,...
  • A landscape photograph of the Cheviot hills taken in Shillmoor, Northumberland

    Shillmoor Lichens

    Wednesday 24th March

    It has almost been a year since venturing out for...
  • Volunteer Jessica Davison works with a National Park Ranger to repair a wooden bridge.

    Park Protector Volunteer of the Year Awards

    Monday 8th March

    My job as Volunteer Development Officer for Northumberland National Park...
  • A collection of six colourful moths on a table.

    Night Flying Moths

    Friday 5th March

    Moths are night time pollinators, but many different species need...
  • An example of a bushy lichen called Oakmoss

    Identifying Lichens

    Monday 15th February

    National Park Ranger Shaun Hackett shares six species of bushy...
  • A male walker walking through the gate at Steel Rigg

    Walking Winterland

    Friday 4th December

    Take some time out and enjoy any one of our...
  • Sheetweb spider web on grassland

    Autumn and Winter Spiders

    Monday 30th November

    Autumn is a great time for finding spiders around the...
  • A small bird sitting in a tree at Harehsaw Linn

    Autumn and Winter Birds

    Wednesday 18th November

    Ecologist Gill Thompson explores some of the birds you might...
  • A shooting star going across a starry sky

    A Week of Bright Stars and Meteor Showers

    Thursday 12th November

    Casting your eyes skyward on a clear night is an...
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Hexham, Northumberland
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