Beauty of the Cheviots - Northumberland

[camstraughan]

What It Is/Fare Well, Kathryn Tickell

[duncbot]

anyone know the name of the tune?

[northman585]

@LimeyIce

"The rest of the UK props up Northumberland" Please advise me of your reference or are you just speculating?

[7P46115]

Im Northumbrian through and through, with the majority of my family coming from the North Tyne valley, and now living in the South Tyne valley myself. Love to hear the pipes played. Theres only one Norhumberland!

[alneal100]

I live in Arizona now...where it is hotter than Hades,but I grew up in Durham and Nothumberland. I used to go fishing up around Wooler,Kelso and pitlochry on fishing trips. It was so cold that I spent most of the time jumping up and down to keep warm. The scenery is as beautiful as anywhere in the world though!

[IAMMARR]

@88durham That's so strange, cause I'm Northumbrian too and I've always felt exactly what you've just described.

[upstartnufc]

For wor kid

[CoalCutter73]

This is my home county, thank you so much for this, its good to watch on those dark stormy nights when I can;t get out on the hills up Alwinton way!

[floofynut]

@88durham Whey aye.... Nen uf wuh Aar Ingelish.. nor frae scotland.... wuh Aal Northumbrian... nd prood..... Aalwes sall be. :)

[crudometal]

What is the name of the song?

[Orpetil]

@crudometal It's "What it is/Fare Well" - it's on "the best of KT" (not sure about original album). Available on spotify.

[hadrianswall2010]

A great place and such a beautiful river.

[kanut1976]

I used to live there for 4,5 years - and i come back to Poland - godness know why - I'v never seen better place to stay...one day I'll be back.

[broadoak2006]

JUST MAGIC

[piperboy909]

Lovely scenery and brilliant playing as always from Kathryn T., the Queen of the Pipers!

[beczkulus]

very nice place but very windy >i cime from Kraków Poland and I looking for places like this any info please live on my profile .Thnk's and sorry about my English :)

[monkeyhangers11]

the best county in england....? I think so!! :D

[haddawayandshite]

gods country

[ibrosonkeers]

please stop. the more you tell the world about our area the more the world will pollute us.

[Biofishable]

Northumberland has its own aura. A real gem.

[MegaBilly52]

you have to move away before you realise the beauty you had on your doorstep. Kathryns music brings the photos to life and a tear to the eye of an exiled geordie

[swinefeverdog]

dadswizz you're a poet, totally agree.

[Cats1357911]

great photo's I can see the cheviots and the hill cheviot from my window. Directly on a nice sunny day I can see a Hill called High Humbleton. If I walk west I can also see yeavering Bell, which I have climbed. And I have cl;imbed Newtons Tors near heathpool.

[go311]

I live in Canada but recently found out my ancestors on my fathers side came from Northumberland. Seems like a wonderful place, I hope I'll be able to travel there one day.

[monkeyhangers11]

I currently live in London... But Northumberland is and allways will be my beloved homeland to me... God's County!

[chinkiang]

Spectacular scene ! Always wanted to visit Northumberland :)

I think i might take me ten years to save money to pay a visit ..

[azarimanka]

where are you from

[chinkiang]

Singapore

[LeviAAA]

Beautiful Northumberland, finest county in the whole of Britain.

[EnglandWatcher]

beautifull part of england

[tommy3lions]

Aye Northumberland is a fine county indeed, second only to County Durham ey? What a coastline,unrivaled in England , golden sand and castles. As for Northumbria, that was an Anglo saxon Kingdom stretching from Edwinsburgh to the Humber.

[PrinceBishop3]

Well said sunna!

[azarimanka]

if you are going to talk of the saxon kingdoms look no further than Wessex

[southcoastsounds]

Some fine images here with a fine sound-track.

[Farfrae1]

This part of Britain is just as authentic as any "celtic" nation. God bless Northumbria!

[singlelaw]

I have been twice in the last month, my spiritual home, etched on my psyche as a girl. Beautiful. The lack of people is as much the reason as the scenery of course.

[gatheringleaves]

Wow, that sounds mystical

[joane49]

I was born in Rothbury 50 yrs ago and have only been back the once and that was a flying visit so I'm desperate to go again and this time have a proper look around. I was born in the old cottage hosp. I'm now living down south.

[RatStravaganza]

Cross country running over Lord's Seat. *Phew!*

Welcome to my home.

[ibrosonkeers]

please o please stop showing to the world pictures of Northumberland, When god made the rest of the world he sat back and realised all his mistakes, corrected them Then created Northumberland. however he created it not for the rest of the world, but for us the people of Northumberland, visit us and you will feel more at home than if you were at home, live here for 20 years 30 years we will think of you as tourists, however we will still love you

[RatStravaganza]

I agree. But how do you think I feel when my parents and all my family are from Northumberland, and I was dragged down South as a tiny child and forced to live in a stinking town, only visiting on holidays. It breaks my heart and I cry every time I leave. Northumberland IS my home.

[TheIndependence000]

You are very lucky,I love Northumberland

but I am foreigne.I hope I will see this place.

[thinazzabird]

The French say God created France, realized he'd gone too far, and made the French.

[yabba234]

i like that landscape so much, makes me wanna go to britain:)

[dadswizz]

a real place where you feel alive with vigor and steel ! when the batteries need charging, no better place !

[camstraughan]

Totally agree with you :)

[tuffy966]

i love going to rothbury..then travelling north to alwinton, knowing yem is not far away and scotland is close too. there is a noble mystery to the cheviots. did you know the skies over northumbria are the blackest in england at night!

[TheHiddenOne347]

nice one, rothbury is a nice place, 12 miles north of morpeth, lovely place, congrats that you have the time and effort to visit these beautiful places

[GeorgesBarras]

I love that route too.

[Quaysidepiper]

It is nice here. Lovely playing.

[RatStravaganza]

Oh Northumberland.

My house may be down south but my home and my heart is in Coquetdale and the Cheviots.

Since before I was born we have spent ALL our holidays up there. I love it more than anywhere and anything in the world.

I often cry because I miss it so much, and beautiful Harbottle.

Swimming in the river ( aaaah freezing!), walking in the hills riding my bike up to Kidland every morning and watching the sunrise.

Words can't express my feelings for this place.

[cocefazer]

grazie di esistere Katrin !!!! ti amo by roby italy

[eveningplanner]

RIP Les Tate - You lived at Barrowburn and I can still see you coming down from the hill, with geordie... Mary and Liza in the kitchen with a big hearty dinner waiting. I was friends with your daughter Helen... I spent all of my childhood summer holidays with My Uncle Ron at Windyhaugh the neighbouring farm, I caught eels in the couqet and swam, ran as an 8yr old girl thro these hills singing my heart out... Magical Place x

[richardyingren]

My sincerest apologies, drat, I have pressed the wrong icon, I meant very much to give you a thumbs up! Yes, magical landscape. I too have spent many happy days where you mention. A very special and important place to me.

[GeorgesBarras]

I must comment again: It does bring a tear to my eye.  My heart wrenches for the border.

[GeorgesBarras]

ALmost brings a tear to the eye.  Anyone else swim in upstream Coquet? - freezing but fun!

[camstraughan]

Me! haha I was diving from the bridge near Barrowburn, freezing but fun!

[richardyingren]

Never swam, only paddled tho have spent many hours collecting samples of algae, ie diatoms from submerged stone surfaces and examining back home with the microscope. A unique beauty and stillness. Its great to be up on the tops and see all the lava hills stretch away.

[bradnightmare]

i live here!! :) woop woop

[TMWard91]

Yeah stipyshirts, I totally agree with you.

Thanks for this excellent insight into the scenery and culture of Northumberland. :)

[stripyshirts]

if you want to visit here for a holiday, i reccomend staying in Fellside Cottage in Alwinton, its fantastic! Ive stayed there many times

[BluntDNB]

are you sure you don't work there? lol

[MacLeamh]

May all from the four corners, the winds, seas, lights, earth, rain goodness o'er those vast lands, and its peoples -- who followed land bridges from Bretagne to Britannia; they were Britons and Cruithne; Gaels and Gall-Gaidheal; Angli, Denes, Nordic and Norman -- In all their comings and goings in this great magical display MacLeamh

[AvengedAmaranth]

i much prefer nothumberland pipes to scottish bagpipes

the sound is much more haunting

[theyoungstar]

Yeah Northumberland is a right mix of Scots and English, that's its beauty! I was born in Alnwick and my family have been in Alnwick for the past 300 years (all traced up, before that they were Reivers on the Scotch side) and I'm definately a bit of both. It's what being Northumbrian is all about. The aren't many other English counties that have their own bagpipes or tartan or who celebrate Burns night as often as we do.

[seonidh]

Your absolutly correct my ancestors were from Hexam and were a mix of Scots and English too. Northumberland is such a unique and beautifyl part of the world. Unlike anywhere else in England. As a Scot with family from Northumbria I couldn't agree with you more my friend we are a mix of both.

[GeorgesBarras]

My ancestors are the Halls of Redesdale, turns out they were hated. Ah well.

[trumpetbeek]

I would love to come to Northumberland but I live in London and don't like flying. Scotland is so far to drive, but I will do it one day. Looks a lovely place! but not as nice as Hackney in winter!!!

[BScar23625]

Train from Kings Cross to Alnmouth is about three and half hours. Get a bus from there to Wooler (about 40 minutes) and you are in the heart of the Cheviots. There are several cheap guest houses and hotels in Wooler.

[brinksa]

why would you fly to Northumberland - it is quicker and more scenic on the train - would take you as long to get to Heathrow and checkin etc - Kings Cross to Alnmouth approx 4 hours

[DJF1956]

Just like being there! I recognise those hills! You've caught some wonderful colours, too.

[tommy3lions]

love it.

check out northumbria independence army on facebook

[BrianFowling]

I love my county

[lambtonesq]

what do you mean neither scottish or English?

I'm born in alnwick in nothumberland and it's definetly English.

[somniumisdreaming]

I am Northumberland born and bred too and I view my area as being a wee bit inbetween the countries. Okay we are technically English but we share many things with the wonderful country over the border. My village mixes the two countries both in music and other cultural mores.

[BrianFowling]

no i am definately English.

[somniumisdreaming]

good for you Brian. I am a wee bit of both.

[Davey52Poremba]

I'm a born and bred Northumbrian an all, and i definately feel like i'm a wee bit of both!

[tommy3lions]

Hello Mate

Northumberland is part of the kingdom of Northumbria, the land between the Humber and Forth, Northumberland is Englisc and its people are the Engle (Angles) from whom the name Anglalond comes. Always will be.

cheers marra

[somniumisdreaming]

aye agreed m8 thats why I said we were technically English but thanks for sharing.

[wravenglen]

I live in Ontario Canada. Family lore has it that our great grandfather Charles Hunt was born in the Cheviot Hills in 1833. I wonder if there is any truth to the story? It sure looks beautiful there. Thanks for sharing this.

[BrianFowling]

canada looks class too

[hibernius]

Youtube needs more than Kathryn Tickell

[neuronalert]

Did you know who built the Cheviots? In 1247 Wilbert Cheviot and his brother Harold decided the land in the north of england was too flat and the sheep had poor views which depressed them thus causing poor quality wool. So the Cheviot brothers bought mud from every mud seller in the region and they painstakingly laboured for an entire summer to build these beautiful hills we see today.

[BrianFowling]

yeah... right...

[Davey52Poremba]

You should really do your research neuronalert, I believe it took TWO summers and half a winter to completely finish them!

[richardyingren]

Theres nowt like it!!

[seonidh]

Its the border land between Scotland and England so different and unique nither scottish nor english.

[Alkanile]

Wow...it looks so beautiful!

[adgefrin]

Hello Denise..!

[theyoungstar]

Does anyone know the name of these tunes by the way?

[PuptoPetra]

What It Is + Fare Well from "Back to the Hills" CD

[theyoungstar]

I was born and have lived here all my life; I've never been so proud of Northumberland!

[toad4eva]

i prefer the small pipes but still damm good

[camstraughan]

This song is played with the small pipes, in fact all of Kathryn Tickell's music is small pipes unless she has a special guest playing along with her.

[MegMerrilies]

Beautiful indeed!

Great music too ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

[airstreamed]

the most beautiful countryside in the world and kathryn is a great player

[littlemo2781]

I went camping with our school in 1978 to Wyndyhaugh first school. we swam in the river coquet just other side of road and visited Davidsons Lin waterfall.Great times!

[erlcom]

I have ran chevy chase twice

[RobMenzies]

Yes, I would hope that skirlnaked is joking, otherwise he needs to run and get his hearing checked. The technique as well as the musicality is brilliant.

[15milkshake15]

i got to the top of the cheviots last year, it was the middle of october, not the best weather.

[notgnihsa]

I loved the clip, the scenes are spectacular,

I also loved the Northumbrian Pipes.