Find self catering and cottages that are great for a short break in Northumberland, North East England

Willow Cottage, Guyzance, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £300 to £599

Self catering accommodation in Guyzance sleeps 4.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Garden • Sleeps 4

Accommodation overview: These twelve charming holiday cottages (MQO, P, Q, R, S & T, MRJ, MRK, MTA, MVK, MVL and MVM) are set in a beautiful small development of traditional farmhouse and barn conversions close to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty near the Northumbrian Heritage Coastline. Set in some 35 acres of peaceful and tranquil surroundings, the grounds are a mix of woodland with wildlife in abundance, courtyards, lawns and a traditional theme of Northumbrian Heritage throughout.
Guyzance dates back to 1242 and is a small hamlet located south east of Alnwick on the River Coquet amidst picturesque open countryside, yet close to all the main visitor attractions in the county. Warkworth is only 3 miles away with its hillside castle, charming small shops, pubs and river walks, while Amble, 5 miles, is a very friendly fishing port with a bustling working harbour and a new marina. Boat trips can be taken to the nearby RSPB reserve at Coquet Island. Alnwick with its mighty medieval fortress of Alnwick Castle - one of the finest in Europe and stage set for Harry Potter and Braveheart - is set in stunning landscape. The cottages offer fittings of a very good standard and the décor is tasteful throughout each one. Each cottage is different yet each has its own sitting-out area with a barbecue to relax in after a day exploring the beautiful unspoilt coastline and areas surrounding this skilfully designed and tasteful setting. Newcastle city centre with its fine galleries, Centre of Life, Sage Centre, theatres and regenerated quayside area is only 30 miles away. The Metro Centre is only 30 miles distant. Shops and pubs 3 miles.

Firtree Lodge, Wooler, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Wooler sleeps 8.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Easy Walking • Garden • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Set in an acre of grounds, this single-storey, detached property has an enviable location, close to the coast, Holy Island and Bamburgh in this stunning area. Situated just north of Wooler - known as the Gateway to the Cheviot Hills, this lovely property makes the perfect holiday base for great days out. Alnwick, famous for its castle and water gardens and the well preserved garrison town of Berwick, are both only a short drive. Easily accessible is the Northumberland coast, with its sandy beaches and both Newcastle and Edinburgh are within an hour’s drive. Shops and pub 1¾ miles.

Large living/dining room with wood-burning stove and French doors to decking. Spacious, well-equipped farmhouse-style kitchen with range (for cooking), breakfast area. Four bedrooms; three double (two with 5ft bed), and one twin. All bedrooms with TV/DVD. Bathroom with shower bath, shower, bath mixer, toilet, tiled walls and floor.

Bookend, Hexham, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £600 to £899

Self catering accommodation in Hexham sleeps 2.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Garden • Sleeps 2

Accommodation overview: In the heart of town, but with a lovely large secluded garden and secure parking, this beautiful old three-storey town house stands as the end one of a row and has been stylishly restored by the same architect owners of Water Row (MFW). A short walk past handsome historic houses leads to the town square, with its columned market space facing the magnificent 12th-century abbey. The town’s many attractions include a leafy park, theatre, cinema, art galleries, pubs, restaurants and many interesting shops. Shop 100 yards.

Light and airy open-plan ground floor comprising living area with full width glass sliding doors to garden, and dining area with conservatory roof and kitchen. Utility. Cloakroom with toilet. Steep stairs to first floor: Entrance hall (5 steps up from street). Cosy sitting room with window seat. Steep stairs to second floor: Spacious double bedroom with cathedral ceiling and en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.

Ellingham Hall Cottages - The Cider Press, Ellingham, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Ellingham sleeps 6.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Golf nearby • Pub nearby • Easy Walking • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: A collection of fine cottages.. set within the grounds of a stunning Victorian Gothic-revival stately home..

Dating back to 1703, this large secluded country hall is set in 8 acres of land, enjoying a walled garden, croquet lawn and woodland for exploring. Together with the twelve stone-built cottages, it lies in a location sure to delight each generation of visitors - set in the heart of Northumberland, close to the rolling hills and breathtaking coastline. The grounds around the hall lead straight to public footpaths with wonderful local walks starting at the door.
Set inland midway between Beadnell and Seahouses, it is perfectly located for exploring the magnificent Heritage coastline with lovely coastal walks. Alnwick, with its majestic castle (used in Harry Potter film), cobbled streets filled with inns, restaurants and shops is well worth a visit, whilst the romantic ruins of Dunstanburgh and Warkworth Castle are only a short drive away. Bamburgh (5 miles) is dominated by its fortress castle and has a much-photographed wide sandy beach. Seahouses, a thriving seaside village with a golden beach and little harbour, is a must for tasty fish and chips or kippers. From here a wildlife boat trip can be taken to the Farne Islands to visit the puffins and other seabirds, or visitors can explore Holy Island when the tide is out by driving over the man-made causeway. Golf, fishing and many AONB surround Ellingham. The Hall lies 26 miles from the Borders of Scotland and only 45 miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and is easily accessible from the A1. The quiet, picturesque village with friendly pub 600 yards is the ideal retreat in any season. Shop 5 miles.

Darling Cottage, Bamburgh, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Bamburgh sleeps 6.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: A tastefully presented, spacious holiday cottage set in a peaceful no-through road just off the heart of the small friendly village of Bamburgh. Standing detached, it lies only 500 yards from the beach with the dramatic fortress castle overlooking this glorious and most photographed stretch of stunning coastline in Northumberland. Nearby Beadnell is ideal for water sports enthusiasts and divers and the whole area is ideal for enjoying exhilarating coastal walks and cycle rides. Alnwick, which is dominated by its magnificent castle, cobbled streets and ornamental gardens, is only 15 miles to the west. Pub 300 yards.

Living room with electric coal-effect fire and French doors. Dining room. Shaker-style kitchen. Utility. Double bedroom. Shower room and toilet. First floor: Two double bedrooms, one with 5ft bed and en-suite shower room with toilet. Bathroom. Separate toilet.

Island View, Druridge by-the-Sea, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Druridge by-the-Sea sleeps 8.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: This delightful detached holiday cottage sits at the northern tip of the bay with stunning sea views across Coquet Island. There are several walking trails of special interest and a variety of wildlife to enjoy. Holy Island, Seahouses and Alnwick (with castle, gardens and treehouse) are within 40 mins. Vibrant Newcastle is easily accessible, and a variety of eating places in nearby villages. Shops 1 mile.

Spacious dining room with French doors to large, enclosed garden. Large well-equipped kitchen with laminate floor. Sun room with flatscreen TV, French doors leading to garden. Bathroom with over-bath shower and laminate floor. Double bedroom with additional single bed (for +1) and TV. First floor: Living room with small viewing balcony, telescope and uninterrupted views of Coquet Island. Two double bedrooms, each with TV; one with en-suite bathroom, shower attachment and toilet; one with additional single bed (for +1).

Farne House Cottages - Waters Edge, Seahouses, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Seahouses sleeps 6.

Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: Views towards Bamburgh Castle over harbour and sea – within two miles of Beadnell’s sweeping sands . . .

With fine views across the little harbour and its working quayside (not Gull’s Crest or Crag End), Farne House Cottages are within a few hundred yards of the shops, restaurants, inns and other amenities of the fishing village and colourful seaside resort of Seahouses. Converted and refurbished to extremely high standards throughout, the properties here are grouped around a central courtyard only yards away from a fine indoor heated swimming pool and sauna. Available all the year round, the pool has a constant depth of 4ft 6in and features a south-facing glass sun living room to one side.
Within easy walking distance, the bustling harbour boasts a fleet of brightly painted fishing cobbles and a few larger boats, and the town itself provides a good range of facilities, including golf, sailing and horse riding. There are calm weather boat trips to the offshore Farne Islands, a wildlife sanctuary for puffins, oyster-catchers, kittywakes, guillemots and grey seals. The 28 islands form a nature reserve owned by the National Trust and, though half of them are submerged at high tide, landing is allowed daily in summer on the largest, Farne Island – where there is a nature trail, lighthouse and 14th-century chapel.
At Beadnell, 2 miles to the south, the dune-backed sands of Beadnell Bay provide ideal conditions for water sports. Formerly an important fishing village and smugglers’ haunt, Beadnell now enjoys a reputation as a centre for sailing and has the unique distinction of being the only East Coast port with a west-facing harbour. The sandy beach running the length of the bay is safe for swimming and is overlooked by 18th-century lime kilns. In the village stands a three-storey, 16th-century peel tower, which now forms part of an inn. Five minutes’ drive to the north of Farne House Cottages stands the mighty fortress of Bamburgh Castle, easily visible across the wide stretch of sand from Seahouses.
Just a few miles further on is yet more historical, natural and scenic interest at Holy Island. Here, the fairytale Lindisfarne Castle was first a 16th-century fort, then a ruin which was redesigned by Edwin Lutyens in 1902 and is now owned by the National Trust.
Inland is a country of massive hills and moors, fast rivers and great forests. Between the Cheviots and the sea, there is easy touring through fields of corn and pastures dotted with solid stone hamlets and lined by dry-stone walls which patchwork the countryside. Shops 500 yards.

Hillside View, Allenheads, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £300 to £599

Self catering accommodation in Allenheads sleeps 4.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Garden • Sleeps 4

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Situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this cosy cottage, with its own small but pretty walled garden, is full of charm and character and occupies a superb holiday location in the north Pennines. Standing as one of a little row, wonderful walking possibilities abound from the doorstep – the Pennine Way being only 8 miles away. Hadrian’s Wall, Kielder Water in the Northumberland National Park, together with the magnificence of the Lake District, also beckon exploration. Historic Hexham with its 12th-century abbey and market is just 18 miles. Alston 10 miles. Allenheads village with tearooms, heritage centre and local inn ½ mile. Shops ½ mile.

Spacious living room with wood-burning stove. Spacious farmhouse-style kitchen/dining room also with wood-burning stove. Beamed throughout ground floor. First floor: Double bedroom. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.

Westcliffe House - Poppies, Pondicherry, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 3
Weekly price range £600 to £899

Self catering accommodation in Pondicherry sleeps 3.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Sleeps 3

Accommodation overview: With stunning views over the Coquet Valley, this imposing country house has been lovingly converted to accommodate these wonderful holiday apartments - three on the ground floor, one with five steps to the entrance and one two storey. Located on the edge of the popular small market town of Rothbury, the holiday apartments have been beautifully decorated and furnished, each with their own private entrance and patio. Known as the Gateway to Northumberland, Rothbury is in the heart of the county and the views of Cragside, Blaeberry Hill and Simonside are magnificent.
This is an ideal base for exploring the historic area - within 30 minutes the Cheviots, beautiful sandy beaches and the centre of another town can be reached. The coast, just 20 miles to the east, is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and holds such treasures as historic castles and Holy Island (Lindisfarne). Excellent walks can be enjoyed in the surrounding countryside, whilst golfing and fishing are available nearby. The National Trust property at Cragside with its Hall and majestic grounds is two miles away and with Alnwick Castle and Gardens a short distance further there is always somewhere fascinating to visit. Shops and pubs 1 mile.

Living/dining room with kitchen area. Double bedroom. Single bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.

Water Row, Corbridge, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £600 to £899

Self catering accommodation in Corbridge sleeps 2.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Fishing nearby • Sleeps 2

Accommodation overview: This unusual, luxurious, three-storey cottage , beautifully refurbished by its interior designer owners, enjoys its own garden and a southerly aspect with river views from each floor. Warm and cosy, it is set in historic Corbridge village, within walking distance of historic sites, exclusive shops, and a choice of inns and restaurants. The Lakes, Durham, Gateshead Metro Centre, Hexham and Hadrian’s Wall easily accessible. Fishing 50 yards. Shops 50 yards.

Large, open-plan living/dining room with kitchen. Access to secluded garden through glass-roofed conservatory. First floor: Light and spacious sitting-room with window seat and beech strip floor with rugs. Laundry. Open-plan staircase to second floor: Spacious double bedroom with cathedral ceiling, far-reaching views over the valley, and en-suite bathroom with separate shower.

Wandylaw Barns - The Nook, Wandylaw, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £600 to £899

Self catering accommodation in Wandylaw sleeps 2.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Sleeps 2

Accommodation overview: Set in a peaceful location close to the Northumbrian Heritage Coast with some beautiful views across to Bamburgh, Holy Island and the magnificent coastline

In a small exclusive setting these holiday homes, built in 2009, offer contemporary interiors in traditional buildings with spacious surroundings that are tastefully elegant and sure to delight all age groups. Only approximately ½ mile from the A1, but completely out of sight from all the properties and just 6 miles from Belford, a charming little village with full amenities, and just 9 miles from the historic town of Alnwick, Northumberland’s ducal town, with cobbled character streets, weekly market, Playhouse theatre, enchanting water gardens, with a unique dining experience at the Treehouse, and the majestic medieval castle used in Harry Potter. Bamburgh, with its fine fortress towering over the village, is a short drive with a beautiful much photographed golden sandy beach making a spectacular setting for picnics and days by the sea. Nearby Seahouses, famous for its fine fish and chips and friendly seaside atmosphere, has a small working fishing harbour where boat trips can be taken to The Farne Islands to visit the seals and puffins, or Craster famous for smoked kippers with its beautiful walk to Dunstanburgh Castle. The cross border battles resulted in this region having more castles than any other in England, most open all year round. No trip to Northumberland is complete without first checking the tides to cross over the causeway to Lindisfarne, known as Holy Island, a true island of calm where St Aidan established England’s first Christian community. Ideally located to explore the whole county peppered with small friendly villages, vast golden unspoilt beaches where visitors can breathe in the salty air and feel the sand beneath their toes and miles of unspoilt coastline in this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are magnificent golf courses, hills and valleys allowing for relaxing strolls amongst the panoramic countryside. Walkers and cyclists will be spoilt for choice in this lovely countryside close to the coast with a country feel. This small exclusive development will delight even the most discerning visitor and is an ideal base, perfectly located to tour this friendly unspoilt county, reputedly the ‘friendliest county in England’. Shops and pub 3 miles.

Lowick Cottages - Albury House, Lowick, Northumberland, North East England

Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £600 to £899

Self catering accommodation in Lowick sleeps 6.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Garden • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: These three delightful stone-built holiday cottages The Cottage (ref MTD), Albury House (ref MTX), and The Drummond (ref MTW) are situated in the heart of the picturesque village of Lowick, close to the magical Holy Island which boasts unspoilt sandy beaches, a convenient local shop and pubs serving good food, all within a few minutes’ walk. Each is entirely secluded, ideal for individual families, or perfect for groups of friends or for a family celebration where there is generous space for everyone, yet where the group can also be together. They are well furnished and decorated in a light contemporary style with very comfortable, bright living areas and each has a small enclosed rear garden. There are activities for all ages and interests nearby; a renowned links golf course at Goswick, 8 miles, hill walking in the Cheviots, diving from Coldingham Bay, Farne Islands boat trips to see puffins and seals from Seahouses, and Alnwick Castle and Gardens with its famous tree house restaurant. Bamburgh Castle and Paxton House are also within easy reach. Explore Holy Island with its unspoilt sandy beaches and ancient priory and castle, 6 miles, reached by causeway at low tide. Edinburgh and Newcastle are each around an hour’s drive, while the historic walled town of Berwick-upon-Tweed is 10 miles. Shops and pubs 250 yards.