Many of us will be planning to get away from it all this summer - and you need look no further than the North East when it comes to one-of-a-kind luxury breaks.
The region is home to more castles than any other in the UK, and several of the ancient fortresses have since been transformed into majestic hotels. Offering visitors the chance to stay in the rooms that once housed royalty, sleeping in a castle is sure to be an experience to remember.
Rooms are available to book in castles from Northumberland across to Cumbria , each one hundreds of years old with the oldest dating back to the 9th century, and have all been designed to keep their mediaeval charm. Here’s just a handful of castles in the region that now offer hotel stays.
