{"id":343295,"date":"2025-12-30T18:56:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/343295\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T18:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:56:22","slug":"strikingly-beautiful-british-region-northumberland-is-national-geographics-best-place-to-visit-in-the-world-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/343295\/","title":{"rendered":"Strikingly Beautiful British Region Northumberland is National Geographic\u2019s Best Place to Visit in the World in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to the UK\u2019s most beautiful landscapes, places like the Scottish Highlands<\/a>, the Lake District<\/a> and the Cotswolds<\/a> tend to\u00a0steal most of the attention. But those spots can often get overrun with visitors, and there are so many other places across the British Isles that deserve\u00a0a bit more\u00a0love and appreciation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But you don\u2019t need to just take our word for it,\u00a0National Geographic Traveller\u00a0agrees. And it has named\u00a0Northumberland one of the best places in the world to go in 2026.\u00a0Specifically, it\u00a0says that going on a mini stargazing safari across\u00a0the county is the number one\u00a0\u2018most epic\u2019 trip you should book next year<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Northumberland\u2019s International Dark Sky Park is Europe\u2019s largest area of protected night sky, making it one of the greatest places to go for finding constellations,\u00a0witnessing\u00a0meteor showers and seeing the shimmer of distant planets. Plus, the\u00a0region\u2019s\u00a0Kielder Observatory<\/a>, which sits within Kielder Forest, is\u00a0one of the UK\u2019s prestigious observatories. It puts on 700 events throughout the year for all ages and experiences. In\u00a0NatGeo\u2019s\u00a0words, the \u2018focus is on making the unfathomable comprehensible and the involved fun\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Kielder
\nPhotograph: Shutterstock <\/p>\n

For rest your stargazing safari through Northumberland, the publication recommends booking a two-hour stargazing experience at the Twice Brewed Inn<\/a>, stopping by Battlesteads Hotel & Restaurant<\/a> for a stargazing workshop\u00a0or staring up at the sky from one of the cabins with retractable roofs at Hesleyside Huts<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If that\u2019s not enough choice, we\u2019d also suggest booking a stay at Sky Den<\/a>, a very impressive small space that featured on\u00a0George Clarke\u2019s Amazing Spaces.\u00a0Its triangular loft has a roof that opens up entirely to\u00a0give guests a glorious, unobstructed look at the solar system.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a013 best places to go stargazing in the UK<\/a>, according to Time Out.<\/p>\n

ICYMI:\u00a0This was the most popular hike in the UK in 2025<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Plus:\u00a0A new stargazing observatory has opened in one of Britain\u2019s most beautiful natural landscapes<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stay in the loop: sign up to our\u00a0free Time Out UK newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for the latest UK news and the best stuff happening across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When it comes to the UK\u2019s most beautiful landscapes, places like the Scottish Highlands, the Lake District and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4821,59,57,58,50,4822,387,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-343295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-categories-travel","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-news-transport-travel","tag-travel","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}