The surrounding areas provide a wide array of exciting and interesting places to visit including:

• Alnwick Castle (Hogwarts, home of Harry Potter, 20 minutes away)
• Alnwick Garden with its tree house & dancing water features
• Holy Island & Lindisfarne Castle (check tide tables)
• Bamburgh Castle
• Cragside (only 35 minutes away)
• Seahouses with boat trips to the Farne Islands to see the Seals and bird sanctuaries
• Dunstanburgh Castle & the village of Craster with its world famous kippers
• The National Trust properties of Cragside, Lindisfarne and Wallington Hall, to name but a few
• Rothbury & Morpeth
• Hadrian's Wall, & the beautiful Tyne Valley
• Holy Island (30 minutes away)
• Berwick upon Tweed
• Edinburgh
• Newcastle upon Tyne
• The Cheviot Hills & valleys
• The Border towns of Kelso, Jedburgh, Hawick, Wooler and many more
• Walk Northumbria

If you are confused by the endless list don't worry, all the information you need is in the cottage. Or you could give us a ring and we will be only to happy to advise you on the best use of your time in Northumberland.