A special Valentine’s love pack is the latest promotional tool being used by Regional Development Agency, One North East to encourage more visitors to North East England. They have created a Valentines guide to tempt people to get out and about in North East England using the region’s romantic past as inspiration.
Epic tales of Lancelot & Guinevere; Lord Byron; Bobby Shafto and Bessie Surtees are just some of the stories included in the guide as well as destinations associated with them, maps, and ideas on where to stay, eat and visit. It allows people to follow in the footsteps of the area’s famous romantic heroes and heroines, absorbing spectacular scenery and vibrant cultures along the way.
Start off with an early morning stroll along NewcastleGateshead’s iconic Quayside, followed by a visit to 18th Century Bessie Surtees’ House; the scene of the region’s most illicit tale of forbidden marriage and elopement. For a touch of Parisian romance visitors can head to the Bowes Museum in Teesdale, Durham. This neo-classical museum is an enduring, palatial tribute to the love of John and Josephine Bowes, nestled in acres of parkland and close to the wild landscapes of the North Pennines and the UK’s highest waterfall, High Force. And why not end with a windswept walk along the breathtaking Northumberland coastline and watch the sun go down over Bamburgh Castle, thought to be Sir Lancelot’s northern home, and refuge to two Arthurian romances, that of Lancelot and Guinevere and Tristan and Isolde.
