And if you have yet to choose somewhere to go, Northumberland is home to some of the UK’s most magnificent castles.
Here is a list of 13 highly rated castles as ranked by Tripadvisor ‘traveller favourites’.
![Prudhoe Castle was built as part of a series of Norman fortresses along the Tyne after the 1066 Norman conquest.](https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE4ZDhlZWQ0LWNhMjUtNGQwZi05N2EzLTM2OTZhMDE4YzhiMjpmZGJkYjZhZS0xOTM4LTRhODktODY4Ni00YThhNDRkY2M2OTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=710)
13. Prudhoe Castle
Prudhoe Castle was built as part of a series of Norman fortresses along the Tyne after the 1066 Norman conquest. Photo: English Heritage
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