Tarset Castle, Northumberland National Park

Name: Tarset Castle
Address: Northumberland National Park, United Kingdom

#20 among attractions in Northumberland National Park

Forts and castles

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Tarset Castle is a ruin near Tarset in Northumberland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°9'47"N, 2°20'2"W

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Northumberland National Park United Kingdom

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Tarset Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Percy Cross, Dally Castle, Wark Bridge, Greystead Bridge.

7.5 miNE
Memorial
Percy Cross
192 min walk • The Percy Cross is located just off the A696, 1 kilometre from Otterburn, Northumberland, England. It was erected before 1400 to commemorate the Battle of Otterburn, which took place in 1388, and takes its name from Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland whose two sons took part in the battle.
1.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Dally Castle, Northumberland National Park
28 min walk • Dally Castle is a ruined 13th-century stone motte-and-bailey fortress in Northumberland, and one of the first hall houses in Northumberland. It lies 5 miles west of Bellingham Castle, and 4 miles west of Bellingham on the Chirdon Burn, a tributary of the North Tyne. Dally Castle House was built in the 18th century next to the castle.
7 miSE
Bridge
Wark Bridge
178 min walk • Wark Bridge is an iron bridge over the River North Tyne at Wark on Tyne in Northumberland.
0.9 miNW
Bridge
Greystead Bridge, Northumberland National Park
23 min walk • Greystead Bridge is a wooden suspension bridge across the River North Tyne at Greystead in Northumberland.
3.2 miSE
Bridge
Bellingham Bridge, Northumberland National Park
81 min walk • Bellingham Bridge is a stone bridge across the River North Tyne at Bellingham in Northumberland, England.
3 miN
Vernacular architecture
Black Middens Bastle House, Northumberland National Park
76 min walk • Black Middens Bastle House lies about 7 miles northwest of Bellingham, Northumberland. It is a two-storey fortified stone farmhouse from the 16th century. In times of trouble, which were common on the English-Scottish border, farmers could hide behind its thick walls. Livestock would be kept downstairs and the farmers' families upstairs.
3.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Bellingham Castle
91 min walk • Bellingham Castle was a motte and bailey fortress in Northumberland, founded by the De Bellingham family. Its remains lie 5 miles east of Dally Castle, near the village of Bellingham.
6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Wark Forest, Northumberland National Park
152 min walk • Wark Forest is the name of the southern part of Kielder Forest in Northumberland England. Wark Forest is found within the south-west tip of Northumberland National Park. It is near the village of Wark on Tyne to the south.