It offers views along the Tyne Valley, over to the Pennines and even towards the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border.

Hedley appears to have escaped rather unscathed in the wars between England and Scotland that occurred before the union.

This has enabled it to develop in relative isolation, with mining and quarrying being the prominent industries since the eighteenth century.

The barrel race is run every bank holiday Monday, and organised by The Feathers Inn.

The Feathers Inn in Hedley-on-the-Hill was named the Great British Pub of the Year 2011.