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November 13, 2004
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Rothbury - Cragside House
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Cragside
a Victorian house designed by Norman Shaw situated in 900 acres built by
industrialist Lord Armstrong as a home and a place to test his engineering
theories, hence the house was the first in the world to be lit by
hydro-electricity. It is now a showcase of Victorian art architecture and
technology.
The Power Circuit, a 1mile walk
alongside Debden Burn, includes the Ram and Power houses
in which hydroelectric machinery is displayed.
The Terraced Garden contains an Orchard House and restored 19th-century clock tower
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Cragside is open year round except Mondays and also
Tuesdays in the winter, maintained by the National Trust there is a Tea Shop,
Gift Store and acres to walk and enjoy, ideal place for a picnic lunch.
Web Site: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Holystone
/ Harbottle / Alwinton
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The Otterburn Moors over to Alwinton
in the Coquet Valley past Holystone are used for Military training and not
always accessible to the public, please observe the RED
flags when on display. Access is possible up to the Drake Stone at Harbottle at
all times.
Harbottle Country
Show 4th September 2004
Thropton Country
Show 18th September 2004
Alwinton Country
Show 9th October 2004
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Holystone a
few miles up the Coquet valley from Rothbury through Thropton was the location
of a priory of Augustine Nun’s in the twelfth century which turned the Roman
watering point into a Holy Well. They dedicated it in the name of St Mary the
Virgin and hence called the Lady’s Well.
There is a waterfall at the head of a short Glen and an Iron Age hill fort in
the vicinity, all are a short walk from the village which has limited
Car Park located in through the
village.
http://www.harbottleshow.com
Harbottle is located further up the Coquet Valley within
Northumberland's National Park, overlooked by Drakes Stone in the foothills of
the Cheviots, being on of the remaining strongholds of the Red Squirrel..
The ruins of the Ancient Castle built to strengthen
the border defences against the Scot's overlooks the Reivers Way and the Coquet
River where the haunting cries of the Curlew can be heard.
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