Stretching from the Borders of Scotland down almost to Whitby on the East Coast, there are many interesting links with History, all set in beautiful country - the Pennines, the Dales and the coastal areas.

This is the home of famous characters from history, such as Captain Cook, the Stephensons and their first Steam Passenger Railway  (the Stockton & Darlington Railway), Armstrong and his famous Hydroelectric powered home Cragside, and of modern Industrialists like Gordon Sutherland, former owner of Aston Martin.

Much of the Industrial Past has disappeared and the land returned to nature, but we have many excellent Museums to remind us of bygone days, such as Beamish, a re-creation of life in the past, and for those with an interest in art, Bowes Museum, a superb French Chateaux style building housing a vast collection.

Northumbria is famous for many magnificent castles, including Alnwick Castle, used for the filming of Harry Potter.

Truly the Area to visit for a "Whiff of Steam" and a "Touch of Magic".