Northumberlandia (Lady of the North) — Attraction in Cramlington

We visited this at the end of our Northumberland holiday, it's a great use of land that otherwise would just be waste land.

Gravel paths all round, great for dog walking, the view points lead to good views of the surrounding countryside.

Unfortunately you don't really get high enough to appreciate the whole figure from one point in my opinion.

Plenty of bins on the path leading to the figure.

A bug hunt for children in amongst the trees just after the cafe.

Great cafe, staff very friendly, a wide choice of food, drinks and cakes available.

Plenty of car parking available when we visited early Saturday morning, but the car park is a good size.

Finally, there's a donation bucket with a recommended donation of £3 (August 3025),...

A large, free car park and no admission charge to visit Northumberlandia. There is, however, a prominent donation bucket to help with the upkeep of the site. Walking past the visitor centre (which has toilets around the back), through a small wood takes you to Northumberlandia, a large earth sculpture of a woman. There are well laid out paths to take you up to the top (well worth it for the view) and around the rest of the site. It is a nice way to pass and hour or so, great for the kids to have a run around. I would imagine that this is best viewed from the air. Type Northumberlandia into Google Images and see...

Surreal. A 21st Century Folly. One of many dotted around the North East think Penshaw Monument, Windy Nook Angel of the North, punctuating the landscape as artistic expression on an industrial scale. Look round from the vantage point of her forehead across the stark lunar landscape of Shotton opencast site, currently undergoing reinstatement, which gave birth to this foundling of artistic vision and man's industry. Wacky weird wondrous. In the future after the nuclear winter has passed it will become the stuff of...