A weekend in Northumberland with kids

Stay in Haltwhistle. Day 1: Kielder Observatory and Castra Vindolanda; day 2: Vindolanda Museum and Plankey Mill.

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Day 1 · Northumberland

Kielder Observatory 5.2 km from Haltwhistle
Castra Vindolanda 6.7 km from Haltwhistle 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Bowes Hotel 7.1 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
If it rains: Housesteads Museum 9.3 km from Haltwhistle

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Haltwhistle

train stations: Haltwhistle Rail Station, Railway station; 4 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · Northumberland

Vindolanda Museum 6.9 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
Plankey Mill 9.0 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park 5 km from the last stop

Lunch: Bardon Mill Village Store 7.1 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
If it rains: Roman Army Museum 4.4 km from Haltwhistle

Open day 2 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Northumberland's pages rank, for a family, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, two a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a weekend with kids in Northumberland?

Haltwhistle. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Haltwhistle: train stations: Haltwhistle Rail Station, Railway station; 4 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Kielder Observatory and Castra Vindolanda: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full