Visitor attractions and information for
Berwick upon Tweed
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 Lindesfarne Castle & Holy Island, Northumberland.
Tel: 01289 389244. Holy Island can only be reached by vehicle
or on foot via a 3ml causeway, (closed from 2 hours before high
tide until 3 hours after). Tide tables are displayed at the causeway
- check safe crossing times. Charges apply for admission to Lindisfarne
Castle. Castle opening times vary. National Trust. Charges apply.
(Photo © NTPL / Joe Cornish). About 10 miles south of Berwick upon Tweed. |
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Bamburgh
Castle, Bamburgh, Northumberland, NE69 7D. Standing on a rocky
outcrop overlooking miles of beautiful sandy beach, Bamburgh
Castle dominates the Northumbrian landscape. A magnificent castle
completely restored in 1900, it houses collections of china,
porcelain, furniture, paintings , arms and armour. Tel: 01668
214 515. www.bamburghcastle.com. About 15 miles south of Berwick upon
Tweed. |
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Berwick upon Tweed ramparts were rebuilt during
the reign of Elizabeth I,at a cost of £128000, they were
the largest building scheme of any sort commissioned during her
reign. One and a half miles long and still in pristine condition,
they are no more than 20 feet high but very thick. They now provide
an excellent walk from which to look over the town, the harbour
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Border Railway Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed is one of 3 bridges
spanning the river here. This 28-arch bridge, designed and built
in the manner of a Roman aqueduct by Robert Stephenson, was completed
in 1850. In the centre of Berwick upon Tweed. |
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Berwick upon Tweed is in Northumberland, a county
that borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south,
Tyne and Wear to the southeast, the Scottish Borders to the north
and has nearly 80 miles of North Sea coastline. It is an area
of uncrowded golden sandy beaches, stunning countryside set amongst
two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the rugged Northumberland
National Park. There are more castles in Northumberland than
anywhere else in England and the Holy Island of Lindisfarne is
the birthplace of English Christianity. Photos left: Berwick
upon Tweed.
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