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Northumberland in Pictures

Early light on the dunes, harbour walls at high tide, the quiet lanes Meg drags us down. Our favourite moments from the coast and countryside, plus a few shared by readers. Every one is a real photograph, just as it was taken: no filters and no AI, unless it's clearly labelled.

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Low winter sun setting over flat grassy marshland with streaks of orange light and a banded cloudy sky.

Beadnell

A sunset that made our walk home worth every step.

Silhouette of a large house with chimneys and a small tower seen from across a beach at sunrise, thin band of orange light on the horizon and cloudy sky above.

Beadnell Beach, near the harbour

Early light rising behind Beach Court by Beadnell harbour.

Plate of roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, carrots, broccolini and green beans served with gravy.

The Middle Inn

Roast beef, yorkie and perfectly steamed veg with extra gravy.

Stone war memorial cross set in front of a trimmed hedge covered with many red knitted poppies, with a stone building and trees behind.

Eglingham

A hedge lined with knitted poppies around the village war memorial.

Woodland scene at Cragside with trees showing autumn leaves in shades of brown, orange and yellow and a carpet of fallen leaves on the ground.

Cragside, Northumberland

A grey autumn day at Cragside — few people, a good kind of quiet.

A wine glass and a pint glass on a wooden table beside a lit cube lamp, with string lights and a darkening window in the background.

The Landing, Beadnell

A quiet drink and a bite before heading home.

St Ebba’s Church in Beadnell framed by autumn trees, with a golden sunset behind the stone spire.

St Ebba’s Church, Beadnell

The last light behind St Ebba’s, as Beadnell settles into November.

Tall coastal grasses silhouetted against a pink and gold evening sky beside Beach Court in Beadnell, with water visible beyond.

Alongside Beach Court, Beadnell

The last light caught in the grasses beside Beach Court, Beadnell.

Low-angle view across a calm sea toward silhouetted dunes with orange and gold clouds lit by the setting sun.

Beadnell Beach

Golden clouds, glassy sea, and dunes in silhouette.

Stone façade of Chillingham Castle with mullioned windows, a sun flare across the front and a gravel drive at the left.

Chillingham Castle

We finally made it to Chillingham Castle on the season's last days.

A brightly red-leaved tree among mostly brown and green trees in a castle garden, with a pathway and gate visible beyond.

Chillingham Castle

A single tree holding the last red of autumn in Chillingham's grounds.

Sunset sky over Beadnell Harbour in autumn, looking west from the harbour wall

Beadnell Harbour

Autumn sunset from Beadnell Harbour

A narrow burn flowing across a sandy beach into the sea at sunset, the water reflecting orange light.

Beadnell

Where the burn twists to the sea—often a boots‑off moment.

Low-angle view across a quiet road of The Landing restaurant in Beadnell at dusk, with string lights and interior lighting glowing against a yellow-orange sunset sky.

The Landing, Beadnell

The Landing glowing into the evening.

Horned sheep standing in sunlit long grass inside Dunstanburgh Castle, with ruined stone walls against a blue sky.

Inside Dunstanburgh Castle

Horned sheep among the ruins — Dunstanburgh’s unexpected residents.

Low-angle view up a sandy dune with the sun peeking over the top and short dune grass along the ridge under a clear blue sky.

Beadnell Bay

Late afternoon sun begins to stretch a shadow across the Beadnell sands.

Long view along Bamburgh beach at low tide with a lone person walking near the waterline, grassy dunes to the right and a low, clouded sky.

Bamburgh

An early autumn walk beneath a strange, low light.

Low sand dunes with patches of snow in foreground and Bamburgh Castle lit at dusk on the headland in the background.

Bamburgh

A rare dusting of snow on the beach with the castle lit up behind the dunes.