Cherryburn

Cherryburn is the birthplace of Thomas Bewick, the celebrated 18th-century engraver and naturalist whose exquisite wood engravings of British birds and animals revolutionised book illustration. The small stone farmhouse where Bewick was born in 1753 stands beside the River Tyne at Mickley, and has been preserved with period furnishings alongside a museum displaying his original woodblocks and prints. The farmyard includes a printing workshop where visitors can try Bewick's techniques, and the garden has been planted with the wildflowers and hedgerow plants he so loved to draw.