Tag: Northumberland Coast AONB

  • Heading north…

    Living in southeast Northumberland, we’re spoiled by having easy access to some outstanding birdwatching areas.  Holy Island, which we still think is at its best during the winter, is just an hour north up the A1… I collected Keith and Mary on Saturday morning and we crossed the causeway onto the island for a day…

  • Sustainable tourism

    What is sustainable tourism?  That’s a question we’ve pondered a lot since forming NEWT. Discussions before, during and after the first Northumberland Sustainable Tourism Conference yesterday, jointly organised by the Northumberland Coast AONB, the Northumberland National Park and the North Northumberland Tourism Association, revealed that there isn’t really a concensus.  For some businesses it means following…