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Visit the places on the map below and you'll see that Northumberland is a land of dramatic contrasts, dominated by its history and a sense of quiet isolation.
For a perfect example, look at Hadrian's Wall, a World Heritage Site snaking through a wild and remote landscape only a spear's throw from the splendour of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Go north to the borderlands and discover a part of the county still scarred by its violent past. While there, take in the modern wonder of the industrial world that is Stephenson's railway viaduct at Berwick-upon-Tweed, or make your down the coast to Seahouses, Holy Island and Bamburgh Castle.
If it is spectacular that you're after go to Alnwick - home of the famous Alnwick Garden - and then wander along stunning stretches of coastline like Alnmouth and Embleton Bay.
Also nestling in the north of the county is Wooler, Ford & Etal and the Till Valley. Perfectly pitched for tourists, Ford & Etal even has its own steam railway line.
Morpeth is Northumberland's county town and has a fascinating history of its own. It is surrounded by the rolling hills of mid-Northumberland which are home to spectacular country houses and landscaped gardens.
If you've got the outdoor activity bug head to Kielder Water and Forest Park where there's always something to do on the huge lake or in the acres of forests surrounding it. Escape to nearby Redesdale if you want a quieter time.
Visit Rothbury and Coquetdale and get a sense of what rural England at its best used to be like and the wonder of Victorian engineering that is Cragside House, Gardens and Estate lies nearby.
The Woodhorn and coast region is proud of its industrial past and you'll get the chance to experience this up close at Woodhorn Museum, Archive and Country Park near Ashington.
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