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Riverwalk Thu 16-Jan-14 11:27:59

Thanks you for all the helpful suggestions.

She'll be there for about a week, staying in a city centre hotel - I may join her, not sure yet. She may want to hire a car.

harrigran Thu 16-Jan-14 11:18:08

Alnwick castle and gardens, Seahouses, Farne Islands and of course Hadrian's wall. Bamburgh for the castle and beach.
Newcastle has lots of good restaurants and plenty to see and do.

Tegan Thu 16-Jan-14 11:06:02

How long will she be in Newcastle? The S.O. has a flat in Bamburgh so we know the area extremely well. Will she have a car?

TriciaF Thu 16-Jan-14 10:55:19

ps AmazonUK have a book by Brian Long, 1967, for £5 second hand which I think is the one I had.
And tell your friend to be careful if she ventures out "on the Toon" in the evening - it's very lively !

TriciaF Thu 16-Jan-14 10:47:33

Northumberland is my home county, though don't live there at the moment.
I would think an American would be interested in ancient history, so the Roman Wall would come first - Corbridge to start.
The coast is beautiful if you have fine weather - suggest Bamburgh, and maybe Holy Island.
Northumberland is famous for its old castles - suggest you buy a book about The Castles of Northumberland - I used to have one, but it's disappeared .
Good luck!

Riverwalk Thu 16-Jan-14 10:29:39

I have an American friend who is visiting the UK mid-April - she'll be based in Newcastle.

"Northumberland, is that near you?" she asked me before checking a map! Mind, 300 miles isn't a great distance for an American.

Anyway, I'm trying to plan - she'll start off in London staying with me for a few days. I know Newcastle itself will have lots for us to see and do but what about the surrounding areas - NE grans, any ideas on places of particular interest?