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MyfavoriteareainBritainisacountrycalledNorthumberlandinthenorth-eastofthecountry.Ilikeitbecauseithasmountains,theseaandhistory.Themountainsarenotveryhigh.InChinayouwouldprobablycallthemhillsratherthanmountainsastheyarelessthan1,metershigh,butthereissomethingwildaboutthesemountainsyougetafeelingofspaceandfreedom.Youcanwalkformileswithoutmeetinganotherperson.
Northumberlandisfullofhistory.Therearesevencastles,someofthemwereruinedandtheothersstillthereastheywerecenturiesago.Youcanfindgravesgoingbacktoprehistoric(史前的，timesandstrangecarvingsonrockswhichnobodyunderstands.Thecoastlineisdramatictoo,withbeautifulsandybeaches.ThesebeachesarerarelycrowdedbecausetheweatherisunpredictableandtheNorthSeaisverycold!Peopledon’tgoforseasideholidaystoNorthumberlandbecauseofthecoldseaandweather,soeveninhighseasontherearen’tmanytourists.
ThereisanislandcalledHolyIslandoffthecoastofNorthunberland,youcangettotheislandbycaroronfootwhenthetideisout.ThereisalsoonecastleIparticularlylike.Itisa14thcenturycastlewhichstandsonacliffrightbythesea.Thecastleisalmost