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The Alnwick Castle and Garden is the home of Harry Potter's Hogwarts
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Bamburgh Castle is an imposing castle on the coast of Bamburgh in Northumberland. Known the native Britons as Din Guardi, it’s the erstwhile capital of the kingdom of Bryneich, till 547, when it was captured by Anglo-Saxon ruler Ida of Bernicia. The castle was restored in 18th and 19th centuries by various owners. It was finally bought by Victorian industrialist William Armstrong. (Pic: Visit Britain)
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Enjoy a stroll along the Boulby Cliffs in Tees Valley, the site of some of the most spectacular geology and industrial archaeology in the British Isles. Boulby comes from an old Scandinavian terms meaning farmstead, village or settlement. The cliffs at Boulby are 679 feet high, the highest on the eastern coast of England. Their rugged recesses provided shelter for smugglers active along on the Cleveland coast in the eighteenth century. Its potash mine is one of the deepest in the United Kingdom. (Pic: Visit Britain)
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Durham Castle and Cathedral is one of two World Heritage sites in North East England. The Cathedral, described by Bill Bryson as ‘the best cathedral on planet earth’, is the largest and finest example of Norman architecture today. Standing testimony to the early Benedictine monastic community, it was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries to house the relics of the Venerable Bede and St Cuthbert (evangelizer of Northumbria). The castle stands behind the cathedral and was the residence of the prince-bishops of Durham. (Pic: Visit Britain)
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A Unesco Heritage Site, the construction of Hadrian’s Wall began in AD 122 on the order of Emperor Hadrian and took just eight years. A living, breathing attraction, the wall is dotted with Roman forts, castles, and temples as well as archeological sites that give an insight into how the Romans lived almost 2,000 years ago. As you can walk along the trail path, you can enjoy the countryside and even take a break at a pub
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