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Home > Archives for Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering

Archives for Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering

Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering - Ray Alexander

Traditional dance, dialect and craft at Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering

The people of Morpeth will be welcoming visitors to the town as they showcase Northumberland’s traditions in an annual festival of music, dance, craft and dialect…

Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering - Ray Alexander

Fire, fools and fuddling at Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering

This year’s Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering will take place from Friday 1st April to Sunday 3rd April, with a medieval theme…

Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering - Ray Alexander

There’ll be War and Peace at this year’s Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering

Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th April, will celebrate Northumberland’s traditional music, dance, crafts and dialect…

Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering - Ray Alexander

Celebrate culture and tradition at Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering

Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering is an annual festival celebrating the traditions and culture of Northumberland with concerts, workshops, dancing and street shows…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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