Rothbury With May Blossom woods forming a breathtakingly vibrant foreground

forming a breathtakingly vibrant foreground to views of Bamburgh Castle and the sea

Beadnell is now a favourite holiday spot

Whatever its original purpose

Cushions of Sea Pinks or Thrift are a familiar and welcome sight on cliffs

Rothbury With May Blossom woods forming a breathtakingly vibrant foregroundEach year in May the hedgerows of Rothbury are transformed into a froth of flowers when the hawthorn blossom appears. The grassy verges are a lacework of strident cow parsley, and dotted with more modest flowers like stitchwort, celandines and campion. The landscape is a patchwork of greens of every shade and hue more varieties of green than seems possible. It's always a beautiful, uplifting sight to see the village gently nestled in the valley below,