| Where: | All around Northumberland including Langley Castle near Haydon Bridge |
| When: | Last/penultimate Sunday in May and near dates |
| Time: | Various - see website link for details |
As England’s most Northern county, Northumberland has much to celebrate and a new event has been launched “to generate pride in everything Northumbrian, past and present, from culture, heritage and arts and crafts, to food and drink, landscape and sporting and community life”. The very first Northumberland Day was in 2017 and a wide range of events took place all around the county including flag raising, walks, concerts, markets and much more. Langley Castle near Haydon Bridge was at the forefront of the activities as one of the instigators of the event is the owner of the Hotel; there was falconry, storytelling and the unveiling of the World’s Biggest Stottie. If you’re unfamiliar with this Geordie delicacy, it’s a type of flat bread bun and is delicious particularly with the traditional filling of ham and pease pudding, which is how it was served at the Castle.
Helpful Hints
Northumberland Day itself is usually the last Sunday in May but a range of activities and events take place around it, mainly on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend near the day – check the link below for details.
In 2025 it will be on Sunday May 25th.
Click here for the Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandDay
Click here for the event website: https://northumberlandday.co.uk/
Hello
We are a Samba Drumming Band based in Blyth, Northumberland. We provide workshops and performances for events and although we don’t have a set fee we welcome kind donations.
Our workshops include demonstrations and ‘have a go’s’ for kids and adults and we worked alongside Blyth Town Council and recently at Northumberlandia.
We have recently had some fantastic gigs at Northumberlandia, Blyth Valley Carnival, Blyth Into The Fields and Party In The Park Morpeth and The 2024 Great North Run to Name a few.
Would you be interested in having Blyth Valley Samba at your event?
Email for more information.
BlythValleySamba@gmail.com
Hi Brian,
I’ve put your message up on the calendarcustoms site but we don’t actually organise any events, we just report on events organised by others all around the country, not just locally. If you follow this link to https://www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandDay you can contact the organisation direct (I notice their own website appears to be out of action but the Facebook page can take messages, or there’s an email address listed you can try). Hope that helps!
Averil