This spring, get quizzical with an immersive and innovative new play which is touring to theatres, villages and pubs…
Archives for Northumberland events
Connect with nature at Lost Words Festival
A festival dedicated to a book that has become a global movement, celebrating language and nature, will open at The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre…
The best alternative ways to bring in the New Year
Why not bring in the New year with one of the many quirky customs that take place in the UK? If you’re stuck for ideas, why not read our pick of events?
Quirky Halloween events for 2018 with twisted tales and ghostly greetings
If you are looking for an alternative Halloween this year, then look no further as we bring you the best of the UK’s events including a Buffy-themed evening, turnip carving and immersive theatre…
Walks, talks and tours at Amble Puffin Festival
This bank holiday weekend Amble in Northumberland will be celebrating the return of the puffins to the nearby Coquet Island, with their annual festival…
Watch the Riding of the Bounds in Berwick
The 409th Riding of the Bounds of the Berwick-upon-Tweed will be taking place this weekend, on Saturday 5th May. The ride is an ancient tradition to check the boundaries of Berwick upon tweed and is the only ride of its kind in England…
Traditional arts and crafts 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…
Steampunks gather in the North East for Airship Northstar
Enjoy a full weekend celebration of steampunk with Airship Northstar 2, in the unique Ford and Etal Estate in Northumberland, from the 7th to the 9th of July…
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…
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…
Polish up your manners at Victorian Butler School
Spend half term at Butler School, at Belsay Hall in Northumberland, and see if you have what it takes to work in a Victorian country house…
Tar Barrels light the way in Allendale for New Year
The town of Allendale in Northumberland celebrates every New Year with the unique Tar Barrel or Tar Bar’l Ceremony lighting up the streets…
Things get tricky this half term at Victorian Illusion Week
Head to English Heritage’s Belsay Hall in Northumberland this half-term for Victorian Illusion Week, where visitors can watch and have a go at illusions…
Head to the eerie and empty Belsay Hall for Ghost Stories After Dark
Get your weekend off to a spooky start by hearing ghastly tales at Belsay Hall in Northumberland on Friday 16th May with Ghost Stories after Dark…
Medieval May Day at Belsay
Celebrate a Medieval May Day at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland from 3rd to 5th May 2014 with dancing, plays, music and stories…