Cheviot Hills

For many of us the Cheviot often seems a big boring lump of soggy Northumberland peat. But at 2,674ft this is England’s highest point outside the Lakes & Pennines. It’s few interesting fe…

Rain clouds advancing up the College Valley (in the Cheviot Hills (on the English side of the border).

Farmhouse, Northumberland, England. D.Bryant

Wooler is a small town on the edge of the Northumberland National Park; a popular base for walkers and is referred to as the "Gateway to the Cheviots".

Tour Scotland travel video of The Cheviot Hills, also known as The Cheviots, a range of uplands on ancestry, genealogy, history visit between Northumberland, England, and the Scottish Borders. To the south of the Cheviot hills was the site of the Battle of Otterburn in 1388, and possibly to a separate bloody battle between English and Scottish forces, after which only 110 people survived. The origin of the border skirmishes between Percy, the Earl of Northumberland, and the Scottish Earl of…

February 7, 2011 - Looking for inspiration come summer, as it gets a little gloopy over the winter months, haven't been out in the Cheviots since October so a little slack.

The River Coquet rises in the spectacular Cheviot Hills on the English/Scottish border and then twists and turns through Upper Coquetdale eventually reaching the sea at Amble on the Northumberland coast. On the south and west side of the river in this part of the Cheviot Hills lies the British Army's Otterburn Training Area, which occupies roughly 25% of the Northumberland National Park.

The Three Sisters Waterfall in the Cheviot Hills at the heart of the Northumberland National Park

As well as being an amazing property, Grade 1 listed Coupland Castle near Wooler in Northumberland is steeped in history

Plan your perfect trip with our advice on Northumberland’s Cheviots, including walks, beauty spots, the Cheviot Hills, historical sites and where to stay.