Northumberland's Upper Coquetdale is something of a hidden gem, home to some of the county's most stunning scenery.
The dramatic landscape, featuring steep sloping hills and the Coquet itself carving its way through the valley, looks like it belongs in a fantasy novel - as do place names like Blindburn, Barrow Burn and Whiteburnshank.
And for most people living in the UK in 2023, living without connections to mains gas, electricity and water as well as phone signal is also something you'd only find in a work of fiction. But for people living in this wild part of the North East, it's an all too familiar reality.
