Place: Northumberland - Opinions

I took a trip to Northumberland to stay with some family, and felt it was an ideal time to get some serious research work done. I knew I wanted to focus on a particular aspect of the county, good or bad, but unsure of which area to research, I asked a few neighbours, family members and friends within the area a few questions to get a better understanding of the most renowned places in Northumberland. With this information, I could see which elements of Northumberland are most popular, in which I could study.

'What is good about Northumberland and Why?'

"We've got good beaches, but cold water though, the waters always cold!"

" We've got some beautiful countryside."

" There's plenty of castles to visit, I'm sure it has the most castles in the country."

"  Northumberland is historically renowned for coal pits and ship building. This is still evident today. "

'What are the best places to visit / tourist attraction in Northumberland and why?'

" The castles, Alnwick castle has wonderful water features. One's for the children too. There's a wonderful wall garden, rose garden, and poison garden, full of poisonous plants!"

" Bamburgh Castle, as it's right by the beach, has beautiful views, and it's not far from the Scottish border. Grey Darlings tomb is in Bamburgh, she used to ride out to sea with her father, to save drowning people."

'What is bad about Northumberland?'

" We don't get good weather, it's always wet and cloudy"

"There's mot much work in the North East."

" Northumberland doesn't have a city, it just has large towns."

'What makes Northumberland good?'

" It's countryside and fishing."

" It's outdoor persist."

" Keilder reservoir."

'How could I persuade others that Northumberland is a great place?'

" The only thing that spoils it is the weather, thats it! Other than that, there's nothing!"

" Outsiders think it's just a place of pit heaps and ship yards, most don't realise we have such beautiful countryside."

" There's plenty of caravan parks and cottages to rent. It's teaming with lovely restaurants, you can get every meal under the sun."

" Tourist attractions consist of Newcastle and the Metro centre - It's the biggest shopping centre in Europe."

'What is good about Northumberland and Why?'

'What are the best places to visit / tourist attraction in Northumberland and why?'

'What is bad about Northumberland?'

'How could I persuade others that Northumberland is a great place?'

'What makes Northumberland good?'