Heather & Sand is our journal of life and days out in Northumberland — the beaches, villages, hills and castles, but also the cafés we stumble across, the walks worth getting muddy for and those quiet little moments that never make it into a guidebook.
If you’re planning a visit, let us be your guide. We’ll show you the places we love, where to walk, where to eat, what’s worth seeing and the useful things we wish we’d known before setting off.
If you already know and love Northumberland, come along anyway. Relive favourite places, discover a few you may have missed and see them again through the eyes of Tom, Lucy, Flynn and Meg.
Some weeks we'll take you somewhere famous. Other weeks it might be an empty beach, a village show, a rainy afternoon, a great breakfast or simply somewhere beautiful to sit for a while.
Because Heather & Sand isn’t really about ticking places off a list.
It's about enjoying Northumberland slowly.
An outstanding village inn with rooms, with consistently excellent food, a warm atmosphere and genuinely attentive service - a real destination in its own right.
A wonderful, dog-friendly country pub in the heart of Ellingham, with generous, beautifully cooked food and a genuinely warm welcome from friendly, attentive staff.
A wonderful historic inn at the heart of one of Northumberland's prettiest villages, with a striking crypt bar, beautifully appointed rooms and excellent, thoughtful food - well worth the trip out.
We're explorers, storytellers and seekers of beautiful places. From windswept beaches to hidden pubs, we share our favourite escapes, honest reviews and everyday adventures.
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Behind the scenes, sunrise walks and everyday adventures.
