Islestone cottage in Beadnell

Islestone cottage is one of the larger houses in Beadnell and we are delighted to be able to direct interested viewers to this mini website for Islestone.

Best agency in Northumberland?

All the Northumberland agencies like to believe that they offer the best service to their clients. The reality is that they all offer their own unique professionalism.Here at Northumbria byways we are proud to sponsor a small website dedicated to offering quality advice to holiday cottage owners. Have a look at Bookourcottage.com and let us know what you think.

Kyloe hills

The Kyloe hills are the gentle hills between Wooler and the busy coastal strip around Lindisfarne and Bamburgh. Most visitors just pass straight through but there is a lot to see here. From the wonderful views atop Bowden Doors to the mystical charms of Old Bewick Church this is an area worth spending time exploring.
You can a read a little more on this blog about the Kyloe hills.

Cottages for large families

Around Christmas we usually have a number of requests from families organising a get together. They always ask for enough room so that everyone can spreadout and relax. Some of the cottages we have suggested include

Wreighburn.Located along the river Coquet just outside Rothbury this cottage has large grounds and river frontage. There is also a tennis court and lovely views from the south facing gardens.

Hannah Hauxwell was an unlikely celebrity from the 1970's. Living high up in Teesdale with no electricity and surviving on a pittance she reminded many people of values from our past. The Red Lion Cottage at Cotherstone will afford its guests the opportunity to explore this lovely area.

The Northumberland coast around Beadnell is very popular. Not only does it have a good beach but you also have easy access to Seahouses, Bamburgh and Craster. Broadwood house is a large modern conversion ideally placed to explore this beautiful part of the county.

Finally a short note to say that we have started a small website to offer help and advice to cottage owners. So why not check out bookourcottage.com?

Other blog posts which might be of interest

Memories from the British Tibetan expedition and Craster harbour.

Christmas walking

Patrick from Footsteps in Northumberland has just sent over his christmas walking schedule which looks really good. We have copied the schedule below and hope that you find it of interest



Contact Information


Patrick Norris

Tel. 07847 506399

E. Patrick.norris@footsteps-in-northumberland.co.uk

Web www.footsteps-in-northumberland.co.uk

Twitter @PatrickNorris1

Date

Walk title and description

26 December

St. Cuthbert’s Cave; a lovely walk through gentle rolling countryside to this remarkable site, a place of pilgrimage for centuries.

27th December

Humbleton Hill; Stretch your legs on a walk to the top of Humbleton Hill on the very edge of the National Park. An Iron Age Hill Fort can be found here as well as amazing all round views.

28th December

Craster to Low Newton; Dunstanburgh Castle and one of England’s great coast walks are part of this walk. We follow the coast path to Low Newton, returning via the network of inland paths, visiting a nature reserve bird hide along the way.

29th December

Beal Point to Fenwick Granary; our favourite coast walk with splendid views of Holy Island, great for wildlife and lots of history.

30th December

The College Valley, Hethpool and Great Hetha; we follow part of the Hill Fort Trail, pop into and out of Scotland and walk a section of the Pennine Way, a great walk this one.

1st January

Hepburn Crag and Ros Castle; we follow woodland and moorland paths, before we reach the top of Ros Castle, one of the best viewing points in Northumberland.

 Each walk is 6 miles (10 km) long and takes between 3 and 4 hours to complete.

 Please book your places on the walk and to get information about the start point.

 All walks start at 0930, please wrap up well and wear suitable footwear.

 The cost per adult is £10.00, children and young people under 12 - £5.00.

 Walks may be cancelled if the weather conditions are poor.

 Visit our website for more information www.footsteps-in-northumberland.co.uk

Footsteps

Walking the beauty of Northumberland

Our Christmas week walking programme

Looking towards The Cheviot Hills from Hepburn Crag a Footsteps walk in Northumberland

This is Northumberland

It has only been live for a couple of months but already This is Northumberland is attracting a lot of visitors. There have been some quite good blog posts including :

1. Hexham Hydro, bringing green energy to the market town without disrupting the salmon who run the Tyne.

2. Remembering the fallen from WW1. Sad recollections of a period nearly 100 years ago.

It is also worth having a look at their youtube channel here.