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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?

    • Don’t miss Noctalgia: Dark Skies Matter at The Sill – opens 9 December
    • Celebrating 10 years of Northumberland’s star attraction!

    We Recommend

    1. Simonburn Loop – 26 December
    2. Steel Rigg and Crag Lough – 1 January
    3. Simonside Ridge via St Oswalds Way – 10 Jan
    4. Night-time Navigation – 20 January
    5. Make Your Own Candlesticks – 17 February
  • 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. Northumberland National Park Authority
    2. Our Current Vacancies
    3. Farming in Protected Landscapes
    4. Hexham Enterprise and Room Hires
    5. Joint Local Access Forum
  • Planning

    Planning information.

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    • Planning Policy
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    • Planning Appeals
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    • Current Planning Applications
    • Development Management Committee
    • Making a Planning Application
    • Do I Need Planning Permission?
    • Validation Checklist
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  • More

    More information.

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    • About us
    • Planning

  • Get in touch.

    Northumberland National Park

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

    The Sill

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

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News and press about the Park.

  • A head shot photo of Lucy Fenwick wearing a tshirt with text reading "I am a force of nature"

    National Park backs ‘Force of Nature’ campaign

    Thursday 16th November

    As a proud partner of the New to Nature scheme,...

  • A group of cattle in a field in the National Park

    National Park Partners with Northumberland Small Business Service To Revolutionise Rural Support

    Wednesday 15th November

    In a ground-breaking new collaboration, Northumberland National Park Authority (NNPA)...

  • A photo of children looking through peep hole in the main exhibition of The Sill

    Park receives two tourism award nominations

    Wednesday 8th November

    Northumberland National Park Authority is thrilled to announce its nomination...

  • A landscape photo of Hadrian's Wall snaking over hills.

    Family adventures await at this Walltown Country Park walk

    Tuesday 31st October

    Are you ready to embark on a memorable family adventure...

  • A landscape photograph of Long Crags and Cheviot

    Black Nature Residence

    Thursday 26th October

    The Black Nature in Residence Programme is offering residences for...

  • A view of the famous Sycamore Tree which is standing in a dip on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland National Park.

    Response to Sycamore Gap tree felling “inspiring” says National Trust

    Wednesday 11th October

    The iconic Sycamore Gap tree is set to be moved...

  • A photo of Sycamore Gap in Autumn

    Sycamore Gap Update

    Saturday 7th October

    Updated: 3pm – 11 October 2023 Click here to read...

  • A photograph showing a wide angle view of Greenlee Lough

    Groundbreaking Hadrian’s Wall Recovering Nature Project unveiled in Northumberland National Park

    Wednesday 4th October

    The tragic felling of the iconic sycamore tree at Sycamore...

  • Walltown Crags at night

    Dark Skies Matter

    Tuesday 26th September

    Northumberland National Park is proud to announce the celebration of...

  • A digger works to repair the path at Hareshaw Linn waterfall

    Hareshaw Linn Waterfall Reopens in Northumberland National Park

    Monday 24th July

    Northumberland National Park Authority is pleased to announce the reopening...

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