Taste: Gold Standard ; Food Matters Buy Local Campaign a Five Star Self-Catering Cottage in the Heart of Northumberland has Just Won a Gold Award for Its Food. Surely a Contradiction in Terms? Jane Hall Finds Out More.

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FRESH food and local specialities abound in England's Border county. From lobster to oysters, mussels, salmon, sea trout, venison, hill lamb, beef, game birds, poultry, heritage potatoes, asparagus, strawberries, real ale, mead and rum, Northumberland has it all.

Yet while places such as Yorkshire, Cumbria and Cornwall have firmly established themselves on the international foodie map, tourist-wise Northumberland is not seen as a particularly tasty destination.

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Taste: Gold Standard ; Food Matters Buy Local Campaign a Five Star Self-Catering Cottage in the Heart of Northumberland has Just Won a Gold Award for Its Food. Surely a Contradiction in Terms? Jane Hall Finds Out More.

Cornwall in particular has blown away its pasty and cream tea image as a wave of gastronomic tourism, led by the likes of chefs Rick Stein and Jamie Oliver, has filled its plates.

But while Northumberland at the North East end of England is more than a match for its competitor at the South West tip when it comes to magnificent castles, sandy beaches, rolling hills, unspoilt moorland and World Heritage sites, outside the region the county is unfor...

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