Bamburgh Castle

Standing majestically up here on the North East coast is Bamburgh Castle. To anyone visiting Northumberland's beautiful coastline, Bamburgh Castle is a beautiful site, and there surely are few castles that can claim a more dramatic setting. It sits on an outcrop of rocks overlooking the long sandy beach, and is a place I have visited many times over the years, as I love the remoteness of the coast here, and I also love to visit castles and cathedrals. I can vividly recall one of my earliest visits, sitting on the huge canons here, and having my photograph taken with my Mum and Dad when I was around 5 years ...  Read the complete review

Bamburgh castle dominates both the village of Bamburgh and the coast. Built in the 12th century it has been used in a number of historical films most recently "Elizabeth". Now owned by Lady Armstrong, the castle is opened to the public from Easter until October. From the castle grounds the views are incredible - you can see the two neighbouring castles of Lindisfarne and Dunstanburgh. Bamburgh itself is a very pleasant village but can be extremely busy in the summer months. Grace Darling is buried in the churchyard and as well as a visit to her grave there is a museum dedicated to her. The museum is free of charge and is well worth seeing. ...  Read the complete review