Northumberland Bank Holiday weekend events

Posted by The Journal on Aug 28, 09 09:59 AM in What's On

Glendale Showfield After a packed summer of family events around Northumberland, the final weekend of the summer holidays is beckoning, with another busy programme across the county.

The event likely to attract the biggest crowd is the Glendale Show (pictured), now in its 117th year, featuring a host of rural attractions and stalls. Spectacular carriage driving and falconry displays and a Ready Steady Cook style cooking competition are some of the highlights of the event on Bank Holiday Monday.

In the bottom corner of the county on the same day, Blanchland & Hunstanworth Show (see link below) will be taking place, and two days before on Saturday Bellingham will also be welcoming visitors to its Show to take part and watch various traditional competitions.

The county's history is in the spotlight when the Romans and Vikings invade at English Heritage sites in Corbridge and Lindisfarne, Ford & Etal near Berwick will be celebrating Stephenson Weekend in honour of the Victorian railway pioneer (see link below), while among events at Woodhorn Museum & Archives Centre in Ashington will be the visit of Time Bandits experts to look at artefacts from the second world war.

There are also summer fairs at Bamburgh, Alnmouth, Hauxley, Elsdon (see link below) and Newbiggin, and classical music at Brinkburn Priory near Rothbury.

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Click on the links for more details about the events, including times, dates and admission fees.

More links

Glendale Show
Blanchland
Bellingham Show
Ford & Etal
Woodhorn Museum and Archives Centre
Bamburgh Online
Northumberland National Park (Elsdon Fete)
St Bartholomew's Church Newbiggin