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Article #74: Things To Do And Where To Stay In Rothbury

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Rothbury is one of the most scenic small and a charming market town in its own
towns in the ancient county of right. Other local attractions include
Northumberland, and makes an excellent Northumberland National Park, Hadrian's
base from which to discover the beautiful Wall (which is just 45 minutes from
landscape of this most picturesque of Rothbury) and the beautiful Cheviot
English regions. Situated in rolling Hills, which attract walkers from all
countryside, Rothbury is host to a number over the country.
of bed and breakfasts that will help make A popular sight for visitors is the
your stay in Northumberland a pleasurable magnificent country house at Cragside,
one. However, there are plenty of other which was once home to noted
accommodation options open to the industrialist Lord Armstrong and which
visitor, and one of the more popular is has been administered by the National
to book a self catering stay in one of Trust since 1977. Cragside was the first
the many lodges and holiday cottages house in the world to be lit by
dotted around Rothbury and the hydroelectric power, and boasts one of
surrounding area. Europe's largest and finest rock gardens.
Rothbury is a small town of some two and It's well worth a visit. As well as the
a half thousand people, which sits near beautiful scenery of Northumberland, of
Northumberland National Park. Indeed, course, a self catering holiday in
nearly a quarter of all the land in Rothbury also allows you to explore
Northumberland is protected on natural neighbouring areas like Newcastle, travel
heritage grounds, and Rothbury is down into Yorkshire, or up to the
situated very close to its fantastic Scottish Borders with its historic market
coastline, which is a visitor attraction towns such as Selkirk or Hawick.
in its own right. The ancient monastery If you are looking for a self catering
at Lindisfarne, also known as Holy holiday in Northumberland, there is a
Island, is not far away, and has proved wide range of holiday cottages and lodges
an enduring favourite with visitors for available for all requirements, budgets,
many years. Rothbury and its surrounding and size of party. Situated just a few
area is very popular with hikers, miles to the east of Rothbury, Swarland
walkers, and anyone with a love of the Old Hall is a small, family-run farm
great outdoors, and it pays to take some located in the heart of some of
time to explore the countryside in a way Northumberland's most spectacular
that staying in a big town simply doesn't scenery. Swarland Old Hall offers both
allow you to do. As we'll see, it's a self-catering and bed-and-breakfast
perfect base for a self catering holiday accommodation, which has won awards for
in the north of England, and there are its service, hospitality and quality. The
hundreds of holiday cottages and lodges self-catering lodges sleep between six
in the surrounding region for you to and eight guests in three bedrooms, all
choose from at your leisure. equipped with private bathroom. In
Rothbury is located a few miles southwest addition, there is a fully fitted kitchen
of historic Alnwick, with its famous in each lodge as well as a host of other
castle erected over nine hundred years facilities to help make your stay a
ago, and probably now best known for its pleasant and comfortable one. If you
role as the stand-in for Hogwarts School decide to make your stay in
in the Harry Potter movies. It is also Northumberland into a self catering
handy for Morpeth, which is nowadays the holiday, Swarland Old Hall is an
administrative capital of Northumberland, excellent choice.






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