Historic Houses in Northumberland
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Historic Houses in Northumberland, such as Alnwick Castle and Bamburgh Castle are listed below.
Northumberland, the most northerly of the English counties, can indeed justifiably claim to have everything that the holiday maker could desire, and certainly no brief visit could possibly give anything but the smallest indication of what is on offer. The...
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Alnwick Castle
Alnwick, Northumberland
Alnwick Castle is one of Europe´s finest. It is the second largest inhabited Castle in England and has been the home of the Percys, Earls and... more
Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh, Northumberland
Bamburgh Castle: Once the home to the Kings of Northumbria, this site has been occupied since pre-historic times, from earthen fortifications to a Norman Keep, through... more
Chillingham Castle
Wooler, Northumberland
Chillingham Castle has been owned by Earls Grey and relations since the 1200s. Active restoration of complex masonry, metalwork and ornamental plaster has gradually brought the... more
Cragside
Rothbury, Northumberland
Cragside, creation of Victorian inventor and landscape genius Lord Armstrong, is a garden of breathtaking drama whatever the season. Surrounding the house is one of the... more
Lindisfarne Castle
Holy Island, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
Lindisfarne Castle was built in 1550 to protect Holy Island, this Tudor fort was converted into a private house in 1903 by the young Edwin Lutyens... more
Seaton Delaval Hall
Estate Office, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland
Seaton Delaval Hall: Admiral Delaval commissioned Sir John Vanbrugh to build the hall in 1718. The family originally came from France but came here with Duke... more
Wallington
Cambo, Morpeth, Northumberland
Wallington dates from 1688, the estate was laid out in the 18th century by Sir Walter Blackett. The interior houses very good Italian Rococo plasterwork in... more