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    5. Cycling
  • Places to Visit

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

    We Recommend

    1. The Sill
    2. Sycamore Gap
    3. Breamish Valley
    4. Hareshaw Linn
    5. The Pennine Way
    6. The Cheviot
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    • Visit The Sill
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    • Learn more about the Northumberland Dark Skies Festival

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Updates and information about the Park.

  • The Milky Way with several shooting stars

    Treat yourself to some star-studded entertainment

    Monday 7th December

    As we enter the winter months ahead, we can at...

  • 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...

  • The Four Spot Orb Weaver Spider

    Have you spotted the Four Spot Orb Weaver Spider?

    Friday 9th October

    The Four Spot Orb Weaver (Araneus quadratus) is a spectacular...

  • A shooting star over a lone tree

    Don’t miss the Perseid Meteor Shower

    Monday 10th August

    Famously slaying the sea monster Cetus and rescuing the Ethiopian...

  • The Hadrian's Wall Bus

    Road trip to the Edge of Empire, by bus

    Wednesday 5th August

    Operating daily throughout the summer, the Hadrian’s Wall Country Bus,...

  • Hands holding a small Cucumber spider

    Grassland Mini Beasts

    Wednesday 24th June

    Summertime and the grass is long and may seem at...

  • A May Bug on a blue flower

    The May Bug

    Monday 22nd June

    Going by many names, The Common Cockchafer or May Bug...

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Hexham, Northumberland
NE46 1BS

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