I told my husband, 'We're driving the Northumberland 250.' He looked cautious.

The route passes 20 castles, the Northumberland coast, and Lindisfarne causeway, then goes to Scotland and back to England.

My husband said, 'That does actually sound brilliant.'

We're using an electric car to see how easy it is.

My husband said, 'Oh no.'

The Northumberland coastline has beautiful beaches and castles.

With high petrol prices, an electric car is a good choice for a road trip.

Our electric car, the Škoda Enyaq, is very good at driving on different roads.

The Škoda Enyaq is a fully electric car.

Charging electric cars can be a bit difficult.

I was worried about charging, but it turned out fine.

Dunstanburgh Castle is very atmospheric.

Northumberland has many impressive castles.

This road trip includes many incredible castles.

Dunstanburgh was my favorite castle.

I loved the food at The Potted Lobster.

Holy Island is very beautiful, but the weather was bad when we arrived.

The drive got more beautiful as we left the coast.

The causeway to Holy Island is very special.

We chose our stops based on electric car charging points.

We found a beautiful waterfall in Kielder Forest.

We stayed in a lakeside lodge and a cozy pub.

I learned three things from the trip: Northumberland is a great holiday destination, electric cars are a good choice, and I want my next car to be electric.

Lindisfarne Castle is only accessible at low tide.

Our first day's drive was from Newcastle to Dunstanburgh.

We visited Edlingham Castle and had cream tea in Alnwick.

We stayed overnight at the Zambezi Lodge.

The Strawberry Lounge café in Alnwick has delicious cakes.

Our second day's drive was from Dunstanburgh to Berwick-upon-Tweed.

We visited Holy Island and had lunch at The Potted Lobster.

We stayed overnight at Marshall Meadows Manor House Hotel.

Our third day's drive was from Berwick to Kielder Water.

We visited Norham Castle and Jedburgh town.

We stayed overnight at The Pheasant Inn.

Our fourth day's drive was from Kielder to Blanchland.

We visited Hadrian's Wall and the North Pennines.

We stayed overnight at The Lord Crewe Arms.

Even the car parks have amazing views on this road trip.

Our last day's drive was from Blanchland to Newcastle.

We visited Hexham and Corbridge town.

We drove a total of 530 miles in our electric Škoda Enyaq.