Walk Rothbury in Northumberland. Rothbury is a great base for walking. From the short walk discovering the village to longer walks - Harwood Forest, Rothbury Terraces and Simonside Hills which are on the doorstep and Thrunton Woods and the Coquetdale valley within  a short driving distance.

My favorite walks in the Rothbury area of Northumberland are.

Click here for more details of the Whitton Hillhead walk. This short walk explores the lower lying hills around Rothbury and finishes by following a lovely stretch of the river Coquet.

Click here for more details of the Rothbury Carriageway walk. This walk follows the old carriageway drive that was originally part of Cragside Estate.

Click here for more details of the Simonside walk. The famous Simonside Hills, what can I say. A definite walk if you are visiting the area.

Click here for more details of the Fontburn reservoir and Harwood forest walk. Explore this hidden treasure. I have never seen another walk like this in the area. This has certainly used local knowledge to create this one.

Click here for more details of the Lordenshaws Iron Age Hillfort walk. The famous Lordenshaws Iron Age Hillfort, situated near to Rothbury. A lovely walk that covers the finest stretch of the Simonside hills as well as the Hill Fort.

Click here for more details of the Rothbury town walk. A lovely short walk discovering a little about the history of Rothbury, Northumberland. Rothbury has such a fascinating history.

Rothbury, Northumberland.

Rothbury - In the West of the Northumbrian Borderland lies this lovely small market town which is gateway to the Coquetdale valley, where much of the Cheviots can be explored. The Romans came to Coquetdale, the Vikings, the Norman Conquerors and raiding Scots.

King John gave Rothbury its charter as a market town when he visited it in 1205.

For a couple of centuries the border reivers kept things lively in the valley with thousands of sheep, cattle and horses stolen from both sides of the border.

People still say that there are some ‘whiskey stills’ hidden among the heather, from the days of smuggling over the border.

These days Rothburys friendlier visitors visit Cragside, once the home of Lord Armstrong It was the first house in the world to be lit by hydro-electricity.