Northumberland Holiday Guide 2009
The village of Bamburgh, across the bay from Lindisfarne,
boasts the Lord Crewe Hotel & Restaurant (01688 214 243)
which has views of Bamburgh’s imposing castle and a cosy
timber beamed restaurant. Similarly, The Mizen Head Hotel
(01668 214 254) has a fine restaurant that makes the most
of Bamburgh’s harvests from land and sea and was a gold
medallist in this year’s regional Local Food Awards.
Bronze medal winning The Taste of Northumberland (01668 214
334) restaurant at the Sunningdale Hotel in Bamburgh should
need no further explanation and there’s another Local Food gold
medallist at the Waren House Hotel (01688 214 5810) in nearby
Waren Mill. This elegant Georgian hotel has views of beautiful
Lindisfarne and a stylish fine-dining restaurant.
North Northumberland Coast
Alnwick Garden Treehouse, Gail Johnson
Miles of golden, sandy beaches
Bamburgh’s Budle Bay is the first of the sweeping, unspoilt
house, whose interior is an arboreal fantasy and whose food is
sandy coves that are so characteristic of the Northumberland
fantastic. The menu is carefully prepared using only the finest
coast and as we move south each new bay offers a splendid
local produce.
hotel-pub-restaurant in a charming coastal village. Beadnell,
south of Bamburgh, boasts a sandy beach and just such a
There’s a footpath leading from The Alnwick Garden to the
dining destination in the Beadnell Towers Hotel (01665 721 211)
town centre where you will find Blackmore’s (01665 602 395).
which offers a particularly artistic menu.
This boutique hotel was opened in 2007 by Alnwick born
Locally caught lobster is the speciality of The Ship Inn (01665
chef John Blackmore who has quickly won a reputation for
576 262) at Low Newton, which also has its own micro-brewery.
contemporary-British bistro cuisine of the highest order.
The local food award Gold winner, Sportsman Inn (01665 576
588) at Embleton, has won plaudits from The Daily Telegraph’s
Another new addition to Alnwick’s gastronomic landscape is
food critic whilst The Dunstanburgh Castle Hotel (01665 576
Louis Bistro & Steak House (01665 606 947) in the Market
111), also at Embleton, was a bronze medallist in this year’s
Place specialising in steaks sourced from Northumberland
regional food awards.
farms and hung for a minimum of 21 days.
The Dunstanburgh Castle Hotel takes its name from the ruined
If these fine restaurants are fully booked do not despair;
Medieval fortress that stands between Embleton and Craster
instead try the superb fare at The Cook & Barker Inn (01665
and this village, which is the ‘kipper capital of the world’, offers
575 234) with a ‘fork & pint pot’ award from Michelin. This
diners The Cottage Inn (01665 576 658). This small but perfectly
traditional coaching inn is south of Alnwick, just off the A1, at
formed country pub has an excellent local reputation and is
Newton-on-the-Moor.
particularly popular for Sunday lunch.
Alternatively there are three excellent country inns just off
The Fishing Boat Inn (01665 577 750) overlooking the sands
the A1 north of Alnwick. The first is The White Swan Inn
at Boulmer is another atmospheric pub specialising in seafood,
(01668 213 453) at Warenford, the second is The Pack
steaks and real ales. Round the corner is the picture postcard
Horse Inn (01665 589 292) in the village of Ellingham
village of Alnmouth, with a host of pubs and cafes including the
and the third is the Mason’s Arms (01665 577 275) at
bronze medal winning Hope & Anchor (01665 830 363) and the
Rennington. These are true country pubs with home cooked
silver medal winning Red Lion (01665 830 584).
dishes featuring local specialities such as Craster kippers
and Northumbrian sausages.
Following the coast south, Warkworth is a wonderfully unspoilt
village with a castle, pretty market square and award winning
Jackdaw (01665 711488) which is an art gallery/café by day
and a restaurant at night.
Alnwick – Dine in Europe’s largest Tree House
Thirty miles south of Berwick, the Great North Road is guarded
by the magnificent Alnwick Castle, and the Duchess’s newly laid
formal gardens are a triumph of contemporary horticultural design.
The Castle’s Alnwick Garden is now Northumberland’s most
popular visitor attraction, not least for the Treehouse Restaurant
(01665 511 852). This extraordinary place to eat really is a tree Blackmore’s of Alnwick
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