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    23 Reasons Why You Should Never Go To Northumberland

    Even though it inspired Game of Thrones and many Harry Potter scenes were filmed there, it sure is ugly.

    Natalya Lobanova
    by Natalya Lobanova

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Northumberland is so boring.

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    Dunstanburgh Castle.

    2. It's not calm or serene at all.

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    Bamburgh.

    3. There is no interesting architecture or any feats of engineering.

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    Berwick border bridge.

    4. There are obviously no interesting things to see there.

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    Treehouse in the Alnwick Gardens.

    5. It definitely won't make you feel like you're in Game of Thrones.

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    Hadrian's Wall.

    6. Because it's not like George R.R. Martin was inspired by Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.

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    7. And all those castles are rubbish.

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    Warkworth Castle.

    8. They don't look like something from a fairytale in the slightest.

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    Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island.

    9. Or like you're Harry Potter, because it's not like Alnwick Castle is where most of the Hogwarts scenes were filmed.

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    10. And Northumberland looks just as awful in the snow.

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    Alnwick Castle.

    11. Like, not magical at all.

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    North Pennines.

    12. And all those mountains?

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    Simonside.

    13. Clearly also rubbish.

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    Simonside Cairns.

    14. They're hardly worth climbing at all.

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    Simonside Cairns.

    15. And Lindisfarne, the castle on Holy Island, is really rather boring.

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    16. All the villages are so ugly too.

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    Hexham.

    17. Not picturesque at all.

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    Alnwick.

    18. And the Northumberland coast must surely be the least dramatic there is.

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    Bamburgh beach.

    19. Nothing beautiful and spectacular to see here.

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    Embleton Bay.

    20. Nothing at all.

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    Embleton Bay.

    21. You can't even go for a peaceful swim there.

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    Warkworth beach.

    22. So you should definitely steer clear of Northumberland.

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    Alnwick.

    23. You're better off staying indoors at home, really.

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    Dunstanburgh.