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Friday 1st June to Thursday 7th June 2012

There is wine tasting at The Boutique Wine Company on Narrowgate in Alnwick on Saturday 2nd June so why not pop in, sample a great wine or two and browse their alternative collection of wines and spirits? Alnwick also has it's regular market on Thursdays and Saturdays. There is also a Car Boot Sale on Sunday 3rd June at Alnwick Town Football Club between 10am and 2pm, entry is free. The boot sale will take place every Sunday to raise money for the club.

Morpeth & Mid Northumberland
It's Morpeth Market day on Wednesday and the Farmer's Market on Saturday 2nd June. Both are great opportunities to pick up some of our regions best local produce and support our local businesses.

Cragside House, Gardens and Estate (National Trust) is great place to visit and enjoy a day out with the family. Additional to the usual fantastic walks, play areas and exploring the historic house of Lord Armstrong there are also various events running this year. This is the perfect time to visit as the Rododendrons will be in full bloom make the estae look absolutely stunning. To celebrate this they are staying open late on June 6th, 7th and 8th to give visitors more time to enjoy the grounds. Visit their website for more information.

Also in Mid Northumberland is Wallington Hall (National Trust), it's is a great day out and well worth visiting. While you're there make sure you take a walk to the Walled Garden which is lovely at this time of year with the garden just bursting to life. Visit their website for more information about current exhibitions and events. The Jubilee will be celebrated in style with a picnic in the grounds, a large screen showing the Jubilee concert and a special animated feature made for the National Trust on June 4th.

Hexham & Hadrian's Wall Country

On top of the Jubilee celebrations listed on our Jubilee weekend guide, the Moot Hall in Hexham have an Arts and Crafts show running for a fortnight from 28th May to the 10th June, Monday to Saturday 10am - 4.30pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm, free entry.

Also at Queens Hall Arts Centre in Hexham we have dance with Step 2 It  on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd June. In Gallery One from Saturday 2nd June until 23rd June is Appleby Fair by Mark Pinder, a north east based photographer who was commissioned last year by The Independent newspaper to cover the Appleby Horse Fair.

The Forum Cinema in Hexham is showing films including Snow White and the Huntsman, Marvel's Avengers Assemble and A Dog's Tale. Scott's Cafe has an exhibition running from Friday 11th May until Thursday 28 June Christina Mingard - A Layered Landscape: Prints and originals.

Kielder Water and Forest Park is in the Northumberland National Park close to Hadrian's Wall Country and is a very special place to explore for the whole family. The Park is home to the biggest man-made lake in northern Europe and the biggest working forest in England. This week they are celebrating their 30th Birthday! Their are lots of celebrations events taking place so it's the ideal time to visit if you have never been before, visit their website for more information.

Nearby Kielder Observatory is also incredibly popular and is the number two rated attraction for Northumberland on Trip Advisor. On Saturday 2nd June they have their ever popular Hubble Space Telescope Demonstration. At this event they will investigate the Hubble Space Telescope and observe the images it has taken: from dying stars, to nebulae where stars are born... from the planets of our solar system out to the far reaches of the known Universe where time and space began.

The Garden Station near Hexham is a restored Victorian Railway Station in a woodland garden in Langley-on-Tyne and is now open 7 days a week. They have their beautiful garden, woodland walks, a cafe and art exhibitions as well as courses in gardening, art, the environment, sculpture, writing and food.

Bellingham Heritage Centre is a volunteer run local history museum established in 1994 and have 5 permanent collections and a whole host of exhibitions throughout the year. Current exhibitions include The Border Counties Railway 1862-1958, a Mining Heritage, The Photographs of W P Collier, The Border Reivers, The Stannersburn Smithy and The Farming Gallery.

Berwick & North Northumberland

The Maltings Theatre in Cinema in Berwick as usual has a varied schedule in the week ahead. There are film screenings of Battleship, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Streetdance 2.

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant Viewing Party takes place in the Main House cinema screen and in the Stage Door Bar. Up to a 1,000 boats, led by Her Majesty The Queen, will sail a seven-mile route on the Thames on Sunday 3rd June.

A new exhibition running until 30th June 2012 is a Northern Lights production od ILLUMINATE: Paintings on Board, MDF, Paper, Wood & Canvas. Northern Lights are a loose association of artists living between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh. They came together to show painting to a world obsessed with new media and concept and to zag when most of the art world is zigging. Visit their website for more information and times.

Ford and Etal Estates is a great day out with such attractions as the Duddo Standing Stones, Etal Castle, Flodden Battlefields, Heatherslaw Light Railway (above right) and Visitors Centre, Lady Waterford Hall, The Fenton Centre and the Old Dairy. See our Jubilee What's On Special for more details about what's on in Ford and Etal this weekend.

South & South-East Northumberland
Woodhorn Museum, located at the Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, have a winding house demonstration throughout the weekend (26th and 27th May) It's the last Victorian Engine House in Northumberland and you can see how it all works. They also have Family Colliery Tours every Saturday and Sunday at 2pm and the Narrow Gauge Railway that runs through the park (Saturdays and Sundays 10am - 3pm, subject to weather conditions). In an exhibition running until the 17th June Ashington Co-op Camera Club presents Spirit of Northumberland; People Places and Traditions. This is a collection of new work exploring and sharing the aspects of this magnifient county and what makes it so special.

Seaton Delaval Hall (National Trust) is another great day out and have a range of activities to entertain the whole family. Visit their website for a full list of events planned throughout the week. This weekend they have a Guided Walk around the wider Delaval Estate and Make and Do: Journey Sticks, an activity for the kids.