Visit Longhoughton Places

Welcome to Visit Longhoughton Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Longhoughton

  

Longhoughton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Longhoughton

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Longhoughton history

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From the 12th century until recently, the village was noted for its water and corn mills. There was local industry based on limestone, coal and lead; although agriculture was always the main occupation. The Robert Adam-designed Ratcheugh Observatory was built by Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland.

You can visit Longhoughton places with Walkfo Longhoughton to hear history at Longhoughton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Longhoughton has 11 places to visit in our interactive Longhoughton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Longhoughton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Longhoughton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Longhoughton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 11 audio facts unique to Longhoughton places in an interactive Longhoughton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Longhoughton Places Map
11 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Longhoughton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Longhoughton

  

Best Longhoughton places to visit

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Longhoughton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Longhoughton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Longhoughton’s information audio spots:

Ratcheugh Observatory Ratcheugh Observatory is a late 18th-century folly on a prominent crag between Alnwick and Longhoughton. Commissioned by Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, it was built in the 18th century. The castellated Observatory incorporates a viewing tower with views of the North Sea coast at Boulmer.

Longhoughton Quarry Longhoughton Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Northumberland. The site is a now disused quarry which yielded whinstone, a hard dark rock associated with the Whin Sill.

St Michael and All Angels Church (Howick, Northumberland) St Michael and All Angels Church is a Church of England parish church located in the grounds of Howick Hall in Northumberland. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

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