If you wish to discover a landscape of limitless beauty and a warm and sincere welcome, then Northumberland National Park will provide an experience you will not want to forget. From exploring the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall in the south to striding through the grandeur of the Cheviot Hills in the north, there is so much to do. Through its heart run the majestic rivers of the North Tyne, Rede and Coquet where otters play, salmon leap and fishermen daydream. This is also a rugged borderland, where you are reminded of its violent Reiver past by the castles and fortified farms (bastles) that pepper this landscape. It is a very tranquil place, with the gentle sounds of birdsong, running water, a shepherd whistling to his dog and the wind blowing through the grass and heather. Savour the quiet, let it soak in, unwind ... relax.