In & around Alnwick
Alnwick, voted 'Best Place in Britain to Live' by Country Life magazine, is renowned for shopping, a lively events calendar and farmers' markets. It's also home to The Alnwick Garden and Alnwick Castle famous among Harry Potter fans as the setting for Hogwarts.
Don't miss Alnwick's 'Barter Books' either, one of the largest second hand bookshops in Europe.