There are some fascinating places to visit close to our holiday cottages, these include :

Ford and Etal

Situated midway between Newcastle upon Tyne and Edinburgh in the very heart of Border country, framed by the Cheviot Hills to the south and the famous River Tweed to the north, Ford and Etal Estates comprises 6,000 hectares (15,000 acres) of farmland which, with its picturesque villages, presents an image of rural peace and tranquillity.

Visit a fully restored water powered corn mill, a fine 14th century castle, travel on a steam light railway, cycle the byways, see a timber henge and much more.

Ford & Etal is an ideal location to start your exploration of North Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.

Holy Island

The historic island lies in the extreme north-east corner of England about 13 miles south of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The southern part of this unspoiled island is a key focus for tourist and holidaymakers from home and abroad since for many the attraction of the castle and ancient priory predominate.

Remember when visiting the island by car check the tide times, as there are only certain times of the day the road is open.

 

 

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Highly picturesque, Berwick is the northernmost town in England, Steeped in history, and fascinating to explore on foot. It is built mainly of stone in grey to pinkish brown. The harbour has swans. The town is piled upon a peninsula at the mouth of the Tweed and it faces the river, rather than the sea. Three great bridges connect it with Tweedmouth on the south side of the estuary: the low stone bridge with 15 arches of varying height and width, completed in 1634; the 1928 concrete span known as the Royal Tweed which has just had a recent facelift and the railway’s Royal Border with its 28 soaring arches, completed in 1850. The town is an entrancing sight from the Tweedmouth bank or the railway bridge.

 

Alnwick

This still looks like a stronghold of the Earls and Dukes of Northumberland. You may enter from the South through a narrow medieval arch of Hotspur Tower and confront the great barbican guarding the gateway to Alnwick Castle. From the Lion Bridge to the North the castle appears all powerful and brooding. Within the old town are narrow streets, cobblestones, passageways, sturdy grey buildings and monuments. Alnwick (pronounced 'Annick') is 4m from the coast and just off the A1 almost half way between Newcastle and Berwick, a convenient centre for touring and a destination in its own right. It grew up on the river Aln beside the great border castle whose walls enclose 7 acres. Below and round the castle are grounds landscaped in 1765 by Capability Brown, forming a beautiful park. Alnwick is also famous for it's castle, where a lot of the scenes in the 'Harry Potter' movie was filmed, and also for the world famous Alnwick Garden.

 

Edinburgh

The capital of Scotland, so much can be said about this famous city, and there is so much to do that we just don't have the room to describe it all here, so we will direct you to the official Edinburgh website instead, that can be found here.