Northumberland 22 May 2009 - 25 May 2009 Course price £ 450
Who is this course for:
For all beginners but also intermediates who want to improve or simply looking for new and adventurous places to photograph.
What you should bring with you:
Warm and weatherproof clothing and boots is a must as the weather around the area can be lovely and sunny with some warmth around this time of year but also wet and miserable. Take with you something lighter also as we might get lucky and experience a lovely little summer. All your photography gear (especially tripod) and a few prints of your previous work for constructive and honest C&C.
What is included in the price:
Accommodation, breakfast and packed lunch, tuition, transport during the course and tutorial on image processing, for those with not much knowledge on the subject.
What is excluded:
Insurance, meals not mentioned above and transfers to and from venue (although pick up and drop off from local railway stations can be arranged).
Course times:
The course starts on Friday 22 May at 6 pm and ends on Monday 25 May at 4 pm.
This course is quite intensive but not strenuous, as most of the walks are on flat grounds, so only a reasonable level of fitness will be required. Our aim is for you to leave the course with a much better knowledge and understanding of the subject but also with a great experience that will stay with you for the rest of your life. And most importantly, with a few very good images that you will be proud of.
Well, if you like what you see here and you are ready to take the tour, then just click the button below and book for this workshop. You can pay by using your debit or credit card. If you would like to pay by cheque instead, please contact us and we will send you the details. A deposit of £100 is required for booking this tour, the remaining balance will be paid eight weeks before the tour date.
We will also take a drive over the causeway to visit the holy island and Lindisfarne castle, where we will spend as much time as the tide will allow us. There is so much to do and see there that even a whole day wouldn`t be enough. Lindisfarne castle, the old priory, St Mary`s church, the old boat houses, Emmanuel head and so on. Optionally and time permitting, we will visit the Alnwick Gardens,
one of the most unusual and spectacular public gardens of the 21st Century. We will have a break in the Rose Garden to admire its beauty, and then through to the Poison Garden where some of the world's most poisonous plants grow side by side.

Starting from Berwick-upon-Tweed, and ending our trip all the way south-east and around the castles of Warkworth and Edlingham, this proves to be one amazing journey. The area of Northumberland, with all its magical castles, magnificent beaches with sand, pebbles or weathered rocks, winding rivers, National Parks and vast moors or sand dunes, is definitely one of the most beautiful areas on the British isles.
And only the idea of witnessing a sunrise by the feet of Bamburgh castle or Dunstanburgh castle, is enough to bring shivers to your spine.
A boat trip of 5 1/2 hours to the Farne islands, to see the colonies of various sea birds nesting and bringing up their young is a must.
Northumberland is a haven for wildlife including red squirrels, otters, badgers, deer, feral goats, rare bird life, the magnificent seal colonies on the Farne islands and the wild white cattle of Chillingham.
Northumberland was for centuries the scene of bitter border conflicts,
and today it has more castles and peel towers than any other English county. These are the scars and reminders of that era. Alnwick and Bamburgh castles are the main stars here as they both have featured in countless films.



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