Here are some links to help you to find those rather
special places that you only ever manage to find towards
the end of your holiday. “If only I’d known about…”
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Tyneside Council - Event Search
Tyneside Council
'Working together to improve the quality of life in Tynedale'.
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Places of
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THE GARDEN STATION
A restored Victorian railway station in a woodland garden in
Hexham in beautiful Northumberland. Courses in Gardening -
Environment - Art - Botanical Art - Willow Weaving - Food
A Visitor Attraction - Garden, Woodland Walk and Art Exhibitions |
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Chesters Walled Garden
Chesters Walled Garden is a 2-acre 18th Century
garden, surrounded on three sides by sheltering woods of beech
and yew, and open to the south with views over the lovely Tyne
valley. Situated next to Chesters Roman Fort, it is on the line
of Hadrian's Wall - the site of a Roman road actually crosses
the garden. For over 200 years the fruit and vegetable garden
for Chesters house, it has now been laid out as a unique herb
and herbaceous garden. It boasts one of the largest collections
of herbs in the country growing ebulliently behind neatly
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Central Vacuum Cleaners
With an ordinary vacuum cleaner, you have to
carry the electric motor and suction fan with you when cleaning.
With a central vacuum system, the motor and fan are fixed in a
remote position, which means you can have a more powerful motor
with a bigger fan, producing much more suction. More suction
equals more penetrating cleaning so you can clean more floor in
less time.
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Cane & Pine Design
Angela and Peter Small started Cane & Pine Design in 1984 and
since then, the range of furniture, accessories and gifts has
grown significantly. It has to be seen to be believed.
Whether you want to furnish your whole house, or just one room,
we have many different styles of furniture on show. If you’re
looking for that extra special gift, something for the
conservatory, bedroom or any room in the home, you’ll find a
wide selection of items in our showroom to choose from.
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Northumberland
Cheese Company
The Northumberland Cheese Company was established
in 1984 by Mark Robertson in the green tranquillity of the Rede
Valley, which once sheltered the infamous Border Reivers of
centuries gone by. Our first cheese, Redesdale, handmade from
ewes' milk at our Elsdon Hill Farm, was such a success with the
locals that word soon spread, and as our range expanded to
include fine cows' and goats' milk cheese, national and indeed
international accolades began to pour in.
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Doddington Dairy
The Doddington Dairy is situated on our family farm, nestled at
the bottom of the Cheviot Hills in the Glendale Valley of
Northumberland.
Cows from the Doddington Dairy have grazed contentedly here on
the farm for over 50 years. North Doddington is now one of the
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Bywell Fish & Game Smokery
At Bywell Smokery we appreciate the availability and quality of
the local fayre. We source the best quality raw materials and
know that if you only use the best, curing and smoking is used
to enhance the natural flavour, you will always have satisfied
customers. Bywell are unique in that we blend Northumbrian Oak
with finer oak chips to produce a wonderfully flavoured and
finely coloured product. We do not use any dyes, artificial
preservatives or additives and the results are obvious to the
palate.
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Chauffeur Drive North East - Newcastle upon Tyne for corporate and
business travel,
airport transfers and wedding car hire
Professional chauffeur service specialising in corporate and
business travel, airport transfers, event management, wedding
car hire, family and social occasions and luxury coach hire. |
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Get Smart - Casual Clothing for all
seasons
A visit to Get Smart is like a breath of fresh
air! Situated in the Northumbrian countryside, on the Blagdon
Estate, The Milkhope Centre is where you will have a relaxed
‘out-of-town’ shopping experience exploring a variety of
extremely successful small businesses. Plenty of free and easy
parking.
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Gusthart - cutting it since 1965
Specialists in Arborist and Garden equipment.
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Forum Books and Crafts
Forum Books and Crafts is a thriving bookshop in the heart of
the attractive Northumbrian village of Corbridge. The shop was
started up nearly thirty years ago by local couple David and
Jennie Thompson, who still run the business today. Stocking the
latest fiction, non-fiction, local books and maps and guides as
well as a wide range of gifts and stationery, Forum is popular
with locals and visitors alike.
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Game to Eat
Bored with beef? Fancy a change from chicken? Then it's time to
give game a go! Whether you are planning a special treat or want
a simple supper that's on the table in minutes, game will always
fit the bill.
Game-to-eat is a campaign dedicated to raising awareness and
increasing our enjoyment of game. This web site offers all you
want to know about game with informative news clips, comments
from celebrity chefs and a whole host of wonderful recipes.
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ecoescape®
ecoescape® is a green travel guide and online directory of
environmentally friendly places to stay and visit. It is a
meeting place for green travellers to raise awareness of
sustainable travel in the UK and promote responsible escapism
globally.
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Snapdragon - Flowers to feel good about
In 2000 Jane Lindsey left her job at the University of Glasgow,
retrained in horticulture and began to grow cut flowers, selling
them at farmers markets in Glasgow.
In 2003 she moved with her family to Drymen and Snapdragon was
born - the paddock behind the house has now been transformed
into a cutting garden full of unusual cut flowers and herbs.From
2004 Jane has been producing ranges of textile home and garden
accessories as well as commissioning a selection of toiletries
inspired by the cutting garden.
These are available to buy by mail order and from our shop,
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Welcome to Shepherds Walks - the award
winning resource.
Welcome to Shepherds Walks. The award winning resource for walks
throughout Northumberland, Cumbria and the Scottish Borders.
Each and every one of the walking guides has been written and
researched by myself, Jon Monks, a local Northumbrian Hill
Shepherd.
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Sawday's Special Escapes
Your time in a holiday home is precious; you can't afford to get
it wrong. Don't spend another moment trawling through the
insanely complex and unreliable world of online self-catering
web sites. Special Escapes has what you're looking for... |
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