Rennington Scarecrow Festival
A tiny Northumberland hamlet between Alnwick and Craster springs to life each August Bank Holiday with a scarecrow trail quiz, tombola, sausage sizzle and refreshments raising funds for the village hall and church.
A small, tidy Northumberland farming village with genuine community spirit - the Horseshoes Inn and the annual Scarecrow Festival are its main draws, but there is little else to detain a visitor without a personal reason to linger.
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