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As we head into 2023 proper, there have been a few changes at Discover Britain, not least the introduction of our new ‘Discover’ travel special (p13), which this issue transports you to the ‘castle country’ of Northumberland. In this 38-page bumper guide to England’s historic northeast region, we follow the food and drink trail from countryside to coast (p14), we take an exclusive tour of Alnwick Castle with the Duke of Northumberland (p26 – check out Jeremy Flint’s stunning photos), and we visit the Holy Island of Lindisfarne (p46). Other changes, aside from our new deep-dive into a travel region each issue, include a new columnist, Caroline Mills, who will provide a regular window into rural life in the English idyll with her Cotswolds Diary (p50), plus we take a look at…