Travel tips and expert advice covering the Heritage Coast, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland National Park, the North Pennines and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Features Alnwick Castle, Lindisfarne, Farne Islands, Kielder Forest, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Cheviot Hills, Dark Sky Park, Bamburgh Castle, and where to eat and stay.

Travel writer Gemma Hall (gemmahall.co.uk) grew up in Newcastle and spent many weekends and holidays in Northumberland in the family campervan, visiting relatives in the hills around Rothbury, cycling in Kielder Forest and enjoying long days on the beach at Newton-by-the-Sea. Coming from a family of outdoor enthusiasts, Hall has explored many of the remote upland and coastal landscapes she describes so intimately in this guide, and hiked many of the region's long-distance trails including Hadrian's Wall Way, St Cuthbert's Way and the Northumberland Coast path. She loves discovering new walking and cycling routes, birdwatching, going for pub lunches and spending time with her young family on Embleton Bay, where she holidays for several months of the year. A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, she has written all three editions of Bradt's Northumberland (Slow Travel) as well as the equivalent guidebook for adjacent Durham.