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  • Things to do

    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. Go Walking in the National Park
    2. Learn about our Guided Walks
    3. Explore our Self Guided Routes
    4. Keep safe with our Walking Checklist
    5. Find out where to Stargaze
    6. Saddle up and get 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: National Landscape Discovery Centre
    2. Walltown Country Park
    3. Visit Sycamore Gap
    4. Discover the Breamish Valley
    5. Explore Hareshaw Linn
    6. Celebrate 1900 years of Hadrian’s Wall
  • What's On

    What's on in the Park?

    • Discover The Lost Spells – Listening to a Landscape of Voices at The Sill
    • Explore our heritage range of National Park merchandise
    • August Holiday Club – 11 August 2022
    • Summer Forest School – 18 August 2022

    We Recommend

    1. Wild Wander at Walltown – 10 August 2022
    2. North of the Wall from Cawfields – 10 August 2022
    3. Gold Leaf Curlew Workshop – 14 August 2022
    4. Colourful Curlew Workshop – 14 August 2022
    5. Dipping Delights at Walltown – 17 August 2022
    6. Hillforts of the Breamish Valley – 17 August 2022
  • Visitor Info

    Information for your visit to the park.

    • Accessibility
    • Information for New Visitors
    • Travel
    • Car Parks
    • Visitor Centres
    • Visitor Information Network
    • Where to Stay
    • Caravan and Campsites
  • About us

    About Northumberland National Park.

    • Our Team
    • Jobs & Volunteering
    • Authority, Committees and Plans
    • Looking After the Park
    • Visiting the Park
    • Supporting Our Community
    • Finance and Accounts
    • Northumberland National Park Foundation
    • National Partners
    1. Farming in Protected Landscapes
    2. Hexham Enterprise and Room Hires
    3. Communities Fund
  • Planning

    Planning information.

    • Planning Permission
    • Planning Policy
    • Planning Enforcement
    • Planning Applications Search
    • Current Planning Applications
    • Making a Planning Application
    • Do I Need Planning Permission?
    • Validation Checklist
    • Planning Appeals
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    More information.

    • Visitor Information
    • About us
    • Planning

  • 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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Updates and information about the Park.

  • close up of two cows, one on the right with its tongue sticking out towards the camera

    5 ways farms can be more energy efficient

    Wednesday 13th July

    ‘Energy efficiency’ means using less energy to carry out the...
  • Guided walk in the Upper Coquet Valley

    Upper Coquetdale Walking Week 2022

    Friday 27th May

    Upper Coquetdale Walking Week has been announced for June 2022,...
  • A young man in a red coat, carrying a black backpack walks away from the camera towards a water fall. He is walking near a rock strew riverside path.

    Introduction to Navigation courses

    Wednesday 11th May

    Our range of Introduction to Navigation courses are your key...
  • Dramatic light caused by an incoming rain cloud over the Northumberland National Park in the Ingram Valley, England

    Supporting your journey to Net Zero

    Thursday 24th March

    Northumberland National Park Authority has appointed a Net Zero Project...
  • Ted Liddle pictured with a bike and landscape in the background

    Rails to Trails initiative by NJLAF

    Monday 21st February

    Northumberland National Park Authority works in partnership with Northumberland County...
  • 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...
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