Historic house and gardens
Allow a full day to visit. Enjoy visiting the state rooms. Have a tour. Enjoy finding out why Downton Abbey and Harry Potter we’re partly filmed here. Try activities including broomstick training. Don’t forget to have your ticket upgraded at the ticket office to a yearly pass free of charge.
First house with electricity built for Armstrong family. Well worth a visit to the house and grounds. Suitable for all ages.
Cragside House
First house with electricity built for Armstrong family. Well worth a visit to the house and grounds. Suitable for all ages.
Events throughout the year. Enchanted Belsay is on (ticket only) from 5 - 22 December 2019. Suitable for all ages.
19 locals recommend
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens
Events throughout the year. Enchanted Belsay is on (ticket only) from 5 - 22 December 2019. Suitable for all ages.
Alnwick Castle
Sightseeing
Gardens including poison garden. Fabulous meals in the Treehouse Restaurant. Events throughout the year.
Kielder Forest
Kielder has its own observatory and lovely walking.
The Alnwick Garden
Denwick LaneLovely seaside town with golf course and horse riding. Boat trips to see seals, puffins, and if you are lucky dolphins.
22 locals recommend
Seahouses Harbour
Harbour RoadLovely seaside town with golf course and horse riding. Boat trips to see seals, puffins, and if you are lucky dolphins.
Hadrian’s wall is a UNESCO world heritage site with bath houses, turrets, wall paths, galleries, museums, live excavations, re-enactments and more. However you wish to discover it, a visit is a must. Nearest fort is at Rochester (9 miles)
99 locals recommend
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian’s wall is a UNESCO world heritage site with bath houses, turrets, wall paths, galleries, museums, live excavations, re-enactments and more. However you wish to discover it, a visit is a must. Nearest fort is at Rochester (9 miles)
Riverside walks along the River Coquet, local shops, walking in Simonside Hills. A short car journey (15 miles) over the hills.
47 locals recommend
Rothbury
Riverside walks along the River Coquet, local shops, walking in Simonside Hills. A short car journey (15 miles) over the hills.
Hexham has a beautiful Abbey, The Old Gaol, lovely riverside walks, a Leisure Centre. Farmers Market on 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 9.30 am.
84 locals recommend
Hexham
Hexham has a beautiful Abbey, The Old Gaol, lovely riverside walks, a Leisure Centre. Farmers Market on 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 9.30 am.
Food scene
Fabulous meals at reasonable prices within metres of Cosmic Lodge. Prebook Sunday lunches or bottomless breakfasts.
6 locals recommend
The Coach House
Fabulous meals at reasonable prices within metres of Cosmic Lodge. Prebook Sunday lunches or bottomless breakfasts.
Village hall with local history displayed opens Saturdays and Sundays 10-3 for light lunches and great cakes. Run by volunteers to keep the village hall running. Popular with cyclists.
Capheaton Cyclists' Café
Silver HillVillage hall with local history displayed opens Saturdays and Sundays 10-3 for light lunches and great cakes. Run by volunteers to keep the village hall running. Popular with cyclists.
Le Petit Château
Jedburgh GardensLocal wedding venue with creperie.
Crazy golf
Lots to do, visitor centres, boat trips on reservoir, various watersports, fishing, swimming pool, birds of prey centre. Events throughout the year including Kielder Winter Wonderland.
25 locals recommend
Kielder Water
Lots to do, visitor centres, boat trips on reservoir, various watersports, fishing, swimming pool, birds of prey centre. Events throughout the year including Kielder Winter Wonderland.
Shopping
Basic food at reasonable prices and outdoor clothing shop with a few extras.
6 locals recommend
Otterburn Mill Shop and Café, Otterburn
Otterburn BridgeBasic food at reasonable prices and outdoor clothing shop with a few extras.
Pub
Bird in Bush Public House
Village GreenLocal pub with board games and live music most weekends.
Walking/biking
The Cheviot Hills
Great walking area. Popular also with cyclists and bikers.