Northumberland Days Out and Attractions Leaflet 2016

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Opening in 2016 The Commissioners Quay Inn at Blyth promises to be the jewel in the crown of Blyth’s impressive new harbour development.

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Northumberland’s largest farm attraction offers a “farmtasticâ€? fun filled day out whatever the weather! • Cuddle a bunny or stroke anything from a snake to a skunk! • Meet a large & varied collection of animals from traditional to more exotic & unusual • Be mesmerised by Meerkats & Marmosets • Discover Owls from around the World • Adventure Play • Trampolines

Frontiers of the Roman Empire inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2005

Hadrian’s Wall Country

To enter complete the form and post to: Northumberland Tourism, Wansbeck Workspace, Rotary Parkway, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8QZ or enter online at visitnorthumberland.com/daysout16

Unlike many other historic places, Hadrian's Wall Country has something for everyone world class archaeology, spectacular landscapes, rare wildlife, complete solitude, vibrant cities, wonderful pubs and a population of friendly and welcoming people.

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• Tractor Trailer rides • Panning for Gold • Pedal Tractors • Soft Play Barn • Cafe & Gift Shop • Donut Dash • Go-Karts • Bouncy Castles

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Tel no Where did you get this leaflet? Prize valid for six months upon notification. Prize excludes Bank Holidays and is subject to availability and choice. Prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers. Management decision is final. Prize includes accommodation for two adults over the age of 18 in a double or twin room. Prize excludes travel to and from Northumberland. Additional beverages, meals, snacks, and extra facilities are not included in the prize package. Closing date 31st December 2016. Please see visitnorthumberland.com/daysout16 for full terms and conditions.

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• Steam or diesel trains operate each Sunday and Bank Holiday Saturdays and Mondays from Easter Saturday 26 March to Sunday 25 September • For a full programme of our Special Events and weekday openings please look at our website or call our information line - details below

Tearoom & Ice cream parlour Restaurant ¡ Deli & Patisserie Large children’s play paddock Wildlife walks ¡ Tractor rides Lake ¡ Kitchen Garden

Hexham .............................................................. 01670 620450 Kielder Water & Forest Park................... 0845 1550236 Morpeth.............................................................. 01670 623455 Northumberland National Park ............ 01434 344396 Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this leaet is accurate. However, we recommend telephoning the attraction or contacting the nearest tourist information centre to conďŹ rm details before making long journeys.

Enquiries: 01434 672 323 info@vallumfarm.co.uk

www.vallumfarm.co.uk

Site open 7 days a week Military Road, East Wallhouses, Near Matfen. NE18 0LL @vallumfarm

Information Centres Alnwick ............................................................... 01670 622152

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• Buffet Stop Cafe serves hot drinks and snacks

Visitor and Tourist Berwick-upon-Tweed.................................. 01670 622155

• Car parking, admission to station, museum and model railway all FREE (entry donations welcome at special events) - open 10am to 4.30pm

VISIT US FOR A FOODIE DAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY!

FREE 2016 Guide and Map

Take in wow-factor views of the Northumberland coast from the inn’s four floors whether you’re dining or relaxing in your room.

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(Reg in England No. 5771216) Wansbeck Workspace, Rotary Parkway, Ashington Northumberland, NE63 8QZ Tel: 01670 794 520 visitnorthumberland.com

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Conquer Hadrian’s Wall and discover 2,000 years of history with iconic forts, fascinating ďŹ nds and breath-taking views.

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Peace and tranquillity in beautiful gardens and woodland walks, and a famous cup of tea – Earl Grey of course since Howick was his home.

Instruments, gifts and more!

Further information available online at

Near Alnwick off the B1339, NE66 3LB

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Adults................................................... ÂŁ7.70* Concessions ..................................... ÂŁ6.60* Children ................................................... FREE

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*includes a 10% voluntary Gift Aid donation Tearoom open to garden visitors only

Handmade in Hexham!

OPEN: Feb & March Wed - Sun 10.30-4pm April - mid Nov DAILY from 10.30am

T: 01665 577285 / 577191

14a/b Gilesgate, Hexham NE46 3NJ Tel: 01434 601993

www.howickhallgardens.org

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23 The true taste of Northumberland Award Winning Butchery with Local Meat

Hexham Abbey, Beaumont St, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3EB, Tel: 01434 602 031 | www.hexhamabbey.org.uk twitter.com/hexhamabbey

Large Range Of BBQ and Sausages Homemade Ready Meals, Pies and Cakes On Site Coffee Shop With Ample Free Parking

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A Fantastic Range of over 150 Traditional Sweets

Gifts and Greeting Cards also available

www.centreofbritainsweetshop.co.uk

Open: Easter - 31 October

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ADMISSION ADULT: ÂŁ10.75 SENIOR: ÂŁ10.50 (65 and over) CHILD: ÂŁ5.00 (5 to 16), under 5 Free FAMILY TICKET: ÂŁ25.00 (2 Adults and up to 3 dependants under 18)

OPENING TIMES 13 FEB–30 OCT 2016: 10am–5pm, Museum, Grounds & Cafeteria 10am, State Rooms 11am, Last Adm. 4pm 31 OCT 2016–17 FEB 2017: Weekends only 11am–4.30pm, Last Adm. 3.30pm


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Cottages in Northumberland (J5) Seahouses www.cottagesinnorthumberland.co.uk /CottagesinNorthumberland

0191 231 3020 @CottagesInNland

Dunstanburgh Castle Hotel (J6) Embleton NE66 3UN www.dunstanburghcastlehotel.co.uk /Dunstanburgh.Hotel

01665576111 @DunCasHotel

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Felmoor Park (J9) Eshottheugh, Morpeth NE65 9QH

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Northumbria Coast & Country Cottages (K7) Alnmouth NE66 2RH 01665 830783 www.northumbria-cottages.co.uk /NorthumbriaCoastandCountryCottages @NorthumbriaCCC

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St Mary’s Inn (J11) Morpeth NE61 6BL www.stmarysinn.co.uk /stmarysinn

01670 293293 @stmarysinn

43 Aln Valley Railway (J7) Alnwick NE66 2EZ www.alnvalleyrailway.co.uk /AlnValleyRailway 44 Alnwick Castle (J7) Alnwick NE66 1NQ www.alnwickcastle.com /AlnwickCastle 45 Amble Harbour Village (K8) Amble NE65 0FD www.ambleharbourvillage.co.uk /AmbleHV 46 Bamburgh Castle (J4) Bamburgh NE69 7DF www.bamburghcastle.com /BamburghCastle 47 Belford Hidden History Museum (H5) Belford NE70 7NE

Further information available online at

All businesses listed in this leaflet have a map reference (next to the business name) relating to the map below. Business listings also advise whether they are wheelchair and/or dog friendly, please contact the business for more information as these are meant as a guide and are not official awards.

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07941 450064 @Active4Seasons

Ashington Leisure Centre (K10) Ashington NE63 9JY www.activenorthumberland.org.uk /AshingtonLeisureCentre

01670 542222 @ActiveNland

Calvert Trust Kielder (B10) Kielder NE48 1BS

01434 250232

Concordia Leisure Centre (K11) Cramlington NE23 6YB www.activenorthumberland.org.uk /ConcordiaLeisureCentre

01670 542222 @ActiveNland

10 Go Ape! (G12) Matfen NE20 0RH www.goape.co.uk/days-out/matfen /GoApeTribe

0845 5190794 @GoApeTribe

11 Hareshaw Linn Waterfall & Woodland Walk (D10) Bellingham NE48 2BZ www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/places/hareshaw-linn /NorthumberlandNP @NlandNP 12 Hexham Community Partnership and Forum Cinema (F13) Hexham NE46 1XF 01434 603022 13 My Northumberland Wedding (J7) Alnwick NE66 1HW 01665 602870 www.mynorthumberlandwedding.co.uk 14 North Pennines Electric Bike Network (D14) Allendale NE47 9PR 01434 683517 15 Prudhoe Waterworld (H13) Prudhoe NE42 5DQ www.activenorthumberland.org.uk /PrudhoeWaterworld

01661 833144 @ActiveNland

16 Shepherds Walks & National Park Information Point (G8) Rothbury NE65 7UP 01669 621044 www.shepherdswalks.co.uk/contact_us /shepwalks @shepherdswalks 17 Swan Centre (F2) Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 2AS 01289 330603 www.activenorthumberland.org.uk /SwanCentre @ActiveNland 18 Twice Brewed Inn and National Park Information Point (D13) Nr Bardon Mill NE47 7AN 01434 344534 www.twicebrewedinn.co.uk /twicebrewed.inn @twicebrewedinn 19 Valley Cottage Cafe & National Park Information Point (G7) Ingram NE66 4LT 01665 578948 www.breamishvalley.com/directory/valley-cottage-cafe /valleycottage @ValleyCottageNE 20 Walltown Country Park & Visitor Centre (B13) Nr Greenhead CA8 7JD 01434 344396 www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk /NorthumberlandNP @NlandNP 21 Wentworth Leisure Centre (F13) Hexham NE46 3PD 01434 607080 www.activenorthumberland.org.uk /WentworthLeisureCentre @ActiveNland 22 Willowburn Sports and Leisure Centre (J7) Alnwick NE66 2JH 01665 605030 www.activenorthumberland.org.uk /WillowburnCentre @ActiveNland

49 Birdoswald Roman Fort (A13) Gilsland CA8 7DD www.visithadrianswall.co.uk /VisitHadriansWall 50 Chesters Roman Fort (E12) Chollerford NE46 4EU www.english-heritage.org.uk/chesters /ChestersRomanFort 51 Chillingham Castle (G5) Chillingham NE66 5NJ 52 Chillingham Wild Cattle (G5) Chillingham NE66 5NP 53 Corbridge Roman Town (F13) Corbridge NE45 5NT www.visithadrianswall.co.uk /VisitHadriansWall 54 Cragside (G8) Rothbury NE65 7PX www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside /Cragside 55 Ford & Etal Estates (F4) Cornhill-on-Tweed TD12 4TJ www.ford-and-etal.co.uk /FordAndEtal 56 Great North Museum: Hancock (K13) Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4PT www.visithadrianswall.co.uk /VisitHadriansWall 57 Hadrian’s Wall and Housestead’s Fort (D13) Bardon Mill NE47 6NN www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hadrians-wall /hadrianswallnt

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61 Hexham Abbey (F13) Hexham NE46 3NB www.hexhamabbey.org.uk /HexhamAbbey 62 Hexham Old Gaol (F13) Hexham NE46 1XD 63 Howick Hall Gardens & Arboretum (K6) Alnwick NE66 3LB 64 Kielder Castle Visitor Centre (B9) Kielder Water & Forest Park NE48 1ER www.visitkielder.com /kielder 65 Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens (H12) Ponteland NE20 0AQ www.kirkleyhallzoo.co.uk /kirkleyhallzoologicalgardens 66 Leaplish Waterside Park (B10) Kielder Water & Forest Park NE48 1BT www.leaplish.co.uk /leaplish 67 Lindisfarne Castle (H3) Holy Island TD15 2SH www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lindisfarne-castle

College Valley in Northumberland National Park

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58 Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre (K8) Amble NE65 0JR 01665 711578 www.nwt.org.uk /NorthumberlandWT @NorthWildlife 59 Haydon Bridge and the John Martin Trail (D13) Haydon Bridge NE47 6JQ 01434 688658 60 Heatherslaw Light Railway (F4) Cornhill-on-Tweed TD12 4TJ www.heatherslawlightrailway.co.uk /heatherslawlightrailway

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01289 389244 @NTLindisfarne

23 Blagdon Farm Shop (J11) Blagdon NE13 6DA 24 Blenkinsopp Castle Inn (B13) Greenhead CA8 7JS www.blenkinsoppcastleinn.co.uk /Blenkinsopp Castle Country Inn 25 Brocksbushes Farm Shop and Tearoom (G13) Corbridge NE43 7UB www.brocksbushes.co.uk /Brocksbushes 26 Carriages Tea Room (D10) Bellingham NE48 2DG www.carriages-tearoom.co.uk /CarriagesTeaRoom 27 Spurreli Boutique Icecream (K8) Amble NE65 0DJ 28 St Mary’s Inn (J11) Morpeth NE61 6BL www.stmarysinn.co.uk /stmarysinn 29 The Alnwick Garden Treehouse (J7) Alnwick NE66 1YU www.alnwickgarden.com/treehouse 30 The Bamburgh Castle Inn (J5) Seahouses NE68 7SQ www.bamburghcastleinn.co.uk /The Bamburgh Castle Inn 31 The Boat Inn (B10) Leaplish Waterside Park NE48 1BT www.leaplish.co.uk /leaplish 32 The Hogs Head Inn (J7) Alnwick NE66 2BF www.hogsheadinnalnwick.co.uk /TheHogsHeadInn 33 The Lindisfarne Inn (G3) Beal TD15 2PD www.lindisfarneinn.co.uk /The Lindisfarne Inn

01670 789924 016977 47757

01434 633100 @Brocksbushes 01434 221151 @CarriagesTeas 01665 710890 01670 293293 @stmarysinn 01665 511852

01665 720283 @BamCastleInn 01434 251000 @visitkielder 01665 606576 @alnwickhogshead 01289 381223 @lind_inn

34 The Queens Head (G8) Rothbury NE65 7SR

01669 620470

35 Vallum Farm (G13) Nr Matfen NE18 0LL

01434 672323

Shopping 36 Centre Of Britain Sweet Shop (C13) Haltwhistle NE49 0AZ 37 Core Music (F13) Hexham NE46 3NJ 38 Errington Reay & Co Ltd (D13) Bardon Mill NE47 7HU

01434 320361 01434 601993 01434 344245

01670 510967 @SandersonArcade

Travel 42 Go North East (F13) Hexham NE46 1PF

72 Roman Army Museum (B13) Greenhead CA8 7JB

016977 47485

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76 Spittal Beach, Prom and Splash Park (F2) Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1RD www.visitberwick.com /VisitBerwick 77 Temple of Mithras (E12) Humshaugh NE46 4DB www.visithadrianswall.co.uk /VisitHadriansWall 78 The Alnwick Garden (J7) Alnwick NE66 1YU www.alnwickgarden.com /alnwickgarden

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84 Tower Knowe Visitor Centre (C10) Kielder Water & Forest Park NE48 1BX www.visitkielder.com /kielder 85 Town Hall and Cell Block Museum (F2) Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1BN www.visitberwick.com /VisitBerwick 86 Vindolanda Fort & Museum (D13) Bardon Mill NE47 7JN 87 Wallington (G10) Cambo NE61 4AR www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wallington /WallingtonNT

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CREATIVE SHOPPING Set in an historic courtyard, come and have a great day out exploring the crafts, artisan workshops, galleries and coffee shop.

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Kirkharle Courtyard Northumberland NE19 2PE Tel 01830 540353 Email info@kirkharlecourtyard.co.uk www.kirkharlecourtyard.co.uk www.kirkharleshops.co.uk

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88 Whitehouse Farm Centre (J11) Morpeth NE61 6AW 01670 789998 www.whitehousefarmcentre.co.uk /whitehousefarm @MorpethMeerkat 89 Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives (K10) Ashington NE63 9YF 01670 624455 www.experiencewoodhorn.com /Woodhorn @Woodhorn

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79 The Armstrong Household and Farming Museum (J6) North Charlton NE67 5HP 01665 579443 www.northcharltonfarm.co.uk 80 The Granary Gallery (F2) Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1HJ www.berwickvisualarts.co.uk /Berwick-Visual-Arts

Call 01670 841235 or visit www.kirkleyhallzoo.co.uk

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73 Seaton Delaval Hall (K12) Seaton Sluice NE26 4QR 0191 2379100 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/seaton-delaval-hall /NationalTrustSeatonDelavalHall @SeatonDelavalNT 74 Segedunum Roman Fort (K13) Wallsend NE28 6HR 0191 2784217 www.visithadrianswall.co.uk /VisitHadriansWall @HadriansWall 75 South Tynedale Railway (C15) Alston CA9 3JB 01434 381696

83 The Watchtower Gallery (F2) Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 2HE www.visitberwick.com /BerwickWatchTower

39 Heighley Gate, a Wyevale Garden Centre (J10) Morpeth NE61 3DA 0844 2885193 www.wyevalegardencentres.co.uk/garden-centres/heighley-gate 40 Kirkharle Courtyard (G11) Kirkharle NE19 2PE 01830 540353 41 Sanderson Arcade (J10) Morpeth NE61 1NS www.sandersonarcade.co.uk /Sanderson-Arcade

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68 Lindisfarne Priory (H3) The Holy Island of Lindisfarne TD15 2RX www.english-heritage.org.uk/lindisfarne /lindisfarnepriory 69 Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum (J10) Morpeth NE61 1PD 70 Northumberlandia (J11) Cramlington NE23 8AU 71 RNLI Grace Darling Museum (J4) Bamburgh NE69 7AE

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Felmoor Park Eshottheugh, Morpeth NE65 9QH 01670 787790 www.felmoorpark.com


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