Nland 250 Journal
The most chilling roadside stop in Northumberland
A murdered shopkeeper, a body hung in chains and a wooden head that keeps coming back. The story of Winter’s Gibbet near Elsdon, and how to find it.
#Nland250 Photographs of the Month October 2026
A series of special moments from around Northumberland we have discovered this September.
Haunted Northumberland
From clifftop castles to a Bronze Age stone circle, Northumberland’s landscapes have two thousand years of history behind them, and plenty of ghost stories to match. Romans, Vikings, Border Reivers and Jacobites all left their mark here. A few, if the stories are true, never left at all. These are the county’s most atmospheric sites, where the past seems to hang around a little longer than it should.
It’s Seal Pupping Season in Northumberland
Grey seal pups are arriving on the Farne Islands. Here's how to see them from Seahouses this autumn.
Black Middens Bastle House: Life Behind Stone Walls in Reiver Country
Thick stone walls, a barred upper door and livestock below: Black Middens Bastle House shows how Border families survived the reiver raids. Here's what to see and how to visit.
Rothbury Estate rewilding appeal reaches £26m as £30m deadline nears
Northumberland is closer than ever to securing one of the biggest nature recovery projects the county has ever seen.
Northumberland’s Best Beaches
Stretching from Tyne to Tweed is one of the finest coastlines you'll find anywhere in England, and most of it is still empty. From Bamburgh's castle-backed sands to hidden coves like Football Hole, here's where to find the best beaches along the Northumberland 250 route.
Kielder's Ospreys Close In On A 150-Chick Milestone
Seventeen years after ospreys returned to Northumberland for the first time in centuries, Kielder Forest is closing in on a landmark: 150 fledged chicks. Every one of its eight nests produced eggs this year, a first for the site.