BREAMISH VALLEY winds through the Cheviot Hills of north Northumberland, meandering through the Northumberland National Park. Home to a wide range of wildlife, trees and flowers, the ancient landscape also boasts numerous Neolithic and Bronze Age hillforts and burial sites.
As part of the Northumberland International Dark Sky Park, Breamish Valley is a stargazer's paradise: it has the clearest night skies in England!
And being just a few miles from the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of Northumberland's unspoilt coastline and beaches, there's something for everyone to enjoy!
Wildlife report 2016 Following the transfer of ownership of Branton Nature Conservation Area/Branton Ponds from Cemex to the Hedgeley Estate, it was felt important to collect as much data as possible on the state of the wildlife on the site. Consequently, Alnwick Wildlife Group (AWG) took the lead in compiling data. Almost all the records […]
Sing with Me 2017 at Powburn Every Wednesday morning from 3 – 24 May 2017 Breamish Hall, Powburn 10 – 11am £4 per hour (siblings £3) – includes a snack Just what is it? A relaxed, friendly hour of singing, music-making, sparkly ribbons and lots more! Who is it for? Sessions are aimed at the […]
The Happy Cats 2017 – confirmed! It’s with great pleasure that we can now announce that the arrangements for The Happy Cats to play their third gig in Powburn are confirmed, as follows: Saturday 17 June 2017 Breamish Hall, Powburn Starts 7pm Band on stage 8pm Tickets £10 in advance (or £15 if purchased on […]
Winter hike in the Breamish Valley Wrap up warm. Prepare a flask of soup. Put on your layers. Strap on your boots And… Enjoy the Breamish Valley in winter Hiking the Sandstone Way from Ingram The Sandstone Way is a 120 miles / 192km mountain biking route between Berwick upon Tweed and Hexham along the […]
Powburn Show needs you to help We are urgently looking for people to help keep this local show alive! In order to continue the success of this celebrated country show, we need more volunteers to assist in organising and running the annual event. There are plenty of opportunities available. Please come and meet the Committee […]
The Happy Cats on tour [Updated: 14 Feb 2017] Since their first successful performance at Breamish Hall, Powburn in August 2014 and their follow-up performance in June last year, we’re pleased to announce the return of the crowd-pleasing folk band The Happy Cats. “A drop of the Irish, a hot spoonful of salsa, a twist […]
Hedgeley Parish Council Meeting The FEBRUARY 2017 Quarterly Meeting of Hedgeley Parish Council is to be held on: Tuesday 07 February 2017 7:30pm in the Breamish Hall, Powburn An agenda for the meeting is available here All recent documentation for any Hedgeley Parish Council Meeting can be downloaded here Hedgeley Parish Council information
Hedgeley Parish Council Minutes now available online Minutes of the December 2016 Hedgeley Parish Council meeting can now be viewed here All other Hedgeley Parish Council documents can be viewed here Extracts from Hedgeley Parish Council Minutes County Cllr update Regarding road danger on the A697, intervention measures had been suggested by K Cairns such as […]
Looking north over the Cheviots First…HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you and yours had an enjoyable time over the recent holiday season. I spent a lot of time in Durham with my family and just returned to Powburn and the beautiful Breamish Valley a couple of days ago. So, at the first opportunity, I was […]
Views from above Powburn [All photos © Ian Glendinning 2016 – used with permission] As mentioned in Cheviot Views Issue 28 (Dec 2016), we had a few more of Ian Glendinning’s aeriel photographs of Powburn and the surrounding area to share with you. And here they are! Can you spot any obvious landmarks? Or even where […]