Guidebook for The Old Mill
Food Scene
Northumberland does seem to cater for all tastes. There are some excellent eating establishments now, ranging from fine dining to superb pub and bar meals. Seafood is an obvious regional attraction.
Great gastro pub with stunning views, try their famous crab soup.
You will need to book in advance if you want to eat in the restaurant.
17 locals recommend
The Jolly Fisherman
9 Haven HillGreat gastro pub with stunning views, try their famous crab soup.
You will need to book in advance if you want to eat in the restaurant.
Traditional pub with great beer garden, there's also an outdoor children's play area.
6 locals recommend
The Cottage Inn
5 The VillageTraditional pub with great beer garden, there's also an outdoor children's play area.
Fab pub in Low Newton with it's own micro brewery & music scene.
Only a short distance to the beautiful Northumbrian coastline.
36 locals recommend
The Ship Inn
Fab pub in Low Newton with it's own micro brewery & music scene.
Only a short distance to the beautiful Northumbrian coastline.
The Joiners Arms
B1340Great pub with excellent food & range of beers.
Superb seafood restaurant in the heart of Amble.
They will also arrange private catering at The Old Mill.
23 locals recommend
Sea & Soil Amble
104 Queen StSuperb seafood restaurant in the heart of Amble.
They will also arrange private catering at The Old Mill.
St Mary's Inn
Saint Mary's LaneExcellent gastro pub with restaurant.
Dogs are allowed too.
Really good pub serving great locally sourced food, their menu is large & the daily specials are always worth trying.
33 locals recommend
The Cook and Barker Inn
Really good pub serving great locally sourced food, their menu is large & the daily specials are always worth trying.
You'll struggle to find a more unique venue !
A restaurant in an enormous treehouse.
40 locals recommend
The Treehouse Restaurant
Denwick LaneYou'll struggle to find a more unique venue !
A restaurant in an enormous treehouse.
Really good seafood restaurant, reasonably priced with a Brazillian/Portugese menu. The seafood stew/broth called caldeirada paraense is AMAZING !
The restaurant is closed until April each year.
6 locals recommend
The Craster Seafood Restaurant
Haven HillReally good seafood restaurant, reasonably priced with a Brazillian/Portugese menu. The seafood stew/broth called caldeirada paraense is AMAZING !
The restaurant is closed until April each year.
Lovely tea rooms/coffee shop with gift shop just outside of Embleton on the Craster road.
10 locals recommend
Eleanor's Byre
Lovely tea rooms/coffee shop with gift shop just outside of Embleton on the Craster road.
Lovely coffee shop/cafe right beside the folly you pass under on the way to Craster.
6 locals recommend
The Stable Yard
Lovely coffee shop/cafe right beside the folly you pass under on the way to Craster.
Good food as well as good service in this predominantly seafood restaurant.
42 locals recommend
The Potted Lobster
3 Lucker RdGood food as well as good service in this predominantly seafood restaurant.
Take our guided walk from The Old Mill to this traditional pub in Rennington, the walk takes roughly 30 minutes across the fields at the rear of the mill, reward yourself with a well deserved pint & pub meal when you get there ! (The laminated guide is in the green house book in The Old Mill).
7 locals recommend
The Horseshoes Inn
Take our guided walk from The Old Mill to this traditional pub in Rennington, the walk takes roughly 30 minutes across the fields at the rear of the mill, reward yourself with a well deserved pint & pub meal when you get there ! (The laminated guide is in the green house book in The Old Mill).
Lovely pub serving some excellent meals in a small village on the outskirts of Alnmouth. They have an excellent floral display outside during spring and summer.
8 locals recommend
The Coach Inn
Main StLovely pub serving some excellent meals in a small village on the outskirts of Alnmouth. They have an excellent floral display outside during spring and summer.
Excellent Indian restaurant & takeaway in the heart of Alnwick. Several guests who have stayed with us have recommended this place.
7 locals recommend
Mumbai Flavours
15 NarrowgateExcellent Indian restaurant & takeaway in the heart of Alnwick. Several guests who have stayed with us have recommended this place.
A fab recent addition to the local food scene. Artisan pizzas served in a pizza van at the Old School Gallery in Alnmouth.
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A fab recent addition to the local food scene. Artisan pizzas served in a pizza van at the Old School Gallery in Alnmouth.
Recently refurbished (June 2019) serving a really nice wide range of food from seafood platters to 'posh' sandwiches, Sunday lunches are a must.
Best to book in advance, dog friendly too.
17 locals recommend
Beadnell Towers
The WyndingRecently refurbished (June 2019) serving a really nice wide range of food from seafood platters to 'posh' sandwiches, Sunday lunches are a must.
Best to book in advance, dog friendly too.
A café by day & an intimate bistro by night.
We really like this unassuming cafe, a great 'pitstop' after a coastal walk & dog friendly too.
18 locals recommend
Salt Water Cafe
The WyndingA café by day & an intimate bistro by night.
We really like this unassuming cafe, a great 'pitstop' after a coastal walk & dog friendly too.
Fab country gastro pub serving really high quality, locally sourced ingredients in a lovely setting. Dog friendly too!
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12 locals recommend
The Apple Inn
Fab country gastro pub serving really high quality, locally sourced ingredients in a lovely setting. Dog friendly too!
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Fab locally produced ice cream, they currently have a trailer set up at High Newton crossroads (beside The Joiners Arms).
19 locals recommend
Morwick Dairy Ice Cream
Fab locally produced ice cream, they currently have a trailer set up at High Newton crossroads (beside The Joiners Arms).
Sightseeing
The chance to get out in open air of Northumberland is it's main attraction we think. The Northumberland National Park, Northumberland Coastal Path & Northumberland Dark Park are all naturally occurring attractions the county has to offer, oh & the 1,200 miles of walking routes, 80 miles of beaches & over 70 castles!
Recently voted as one of the top ten walks in the UK.
Park in Craster village & walk along the Northumbrian coastline to the 14th century castle ruins.
68 locals recommend
National Trust - Dunstanburgh Castle
Dunstanburgh RoadRecently voted as one of the top ten walks in the UK.
Park in Craster village & walk along the Northumbrian coastline to the 14th century castle ruins.
he film location of the Harry Potter films as well as Downton Abbey, the majestic Alnwick Castle domains this pretty market town. You can book your Quidditch lesson online with them. Also visit the stunning Alnwick Garden which is located on the same site, their poison garden is worth the trip alone.
281 locals recommend
Alnwick Castle
he film location of the Harry Potter films as well as Downton Abbey, the majestic Alnwick Castle domains this pretty market town. You can book your Quidditch lesson online with them. Also visit the stunning Alnwick Garden which is located on the same site, their poison garden is worth the trip alone.
Alnmouth
Pretty seaside town with great pubs, restaurants & even an art gallery.
Home of the world famous Craster kippers, visit Robsons smoke house there & buy your own !
8 locals recommend
Craster
Home of the world famous Craster kippers, visit Robsons smoke house there & buy your own !
Fish and chips heaven ! Also the place to be to take a boat trip to the Farne Islands, site of the Grace Darling rescue. You'll also see loads of seals & sea birds including the cute puffins. We can even arrange for you to swim with the seals off the Outer Farne Islands beside the Longstone lighthouse. You will need to be a confident, experienced open water swimmer to take part.
67 locals recommend
Seahouses
Fish and chips heaven ! Also the place to be to take a boat trip to the Farne Islands, site of the Grace Darling rescue. You'll also see loads of seals & sea birds including the cute puffins. We can even arrange for you to swim with the seals off the Outer Farne Islands beside the Longstone lighthouse. You will need to be a confident, experienced open water swimmer to take part.
Holy Island & Lindisfarne Castle are accessible over the causeway & is a stunning location but check the tide times first as the island is sea locked twice a day !
58 locals recommend
Holy Island
Holy Island & Lindisfarne Castle are accessible over the causeway & is a stunning location but check the tide times first as the island is sea locked twice a day !
If there is anything that Northumberland does it is castles & Bamburgh has to be the most dramatically impressive one we have.
235 locals recommend
Bamburgh Castle
40 The WyndingIf there is anything that Northumberland does it is castles & Bamburgh has to be the most dramatically impressive one we have.
Bonkers owner (Dominic Cummings father-in-law!) with a great dungeon display! Home to the Chillingham cattle-the brown ones with impressive horns!
49 locals recommend
Chillingham Castle
Bonkers owner (Dominic Cummings father-in-law!) with a great dungeon display! Home to the Chillingham cattle-the brown ones with impressive horns!
Stunning Warkworth is dominated by it's castle but worth a visit for the independent shops, coffee/tea rooms, pubs as well as great walks along the Coquet river. Try the chocolatier, Caboose on the front street, pricey but worth it .
Warkworth
Stunning Warkworth is dominated by it's castle but worth a visit for the independent shops, coffee/tea rooms, pubs as well as great walks along the Coquet river. Try the chocolatier, Caboose on the front street, pricey but worth it .
We defy you to find a more stunning beach with miles & miles of breathtaking scenery. Walk from Dunstanburgh Castle down past the golf club along towards Low Newton past the majestic sand dunes, so good for the soul !
16 locals recommend
Embleton Bay
We defy you to find a more stunning beach with miles & miles of breathtaking scenery. Walk from Dunstanburgh Castle down past the golf club along towards Low Newton past the majestic sand dunes, so good for the soul !
Picturesque Beadnell has an unspoilt sandy bay to walk along with a harbour & a great pub, The Craster Arms.
9 locals recommend
Beadnell
Picturesque Beadnell has an unspoilt sandy bay to walk along with a harbour & a great pub, The Craster Arms.
Centred round the charming villages of Ford & Etal & nestled in the furthermost corner of north Northumberland, this large country estate is home to a range of attractions, outdoor adventure & traditional tearooms. One of the main attractions is Heatherslaw Light Railway-the most northerly steam railway in England. The 15" gauge railway pulled by steam locomotive "Bunty" travels along the banks of the River Till between Heatherslaw Station and Etal Castle, a return journey of 6.4km. A choice of fully enclosed or partly glazed coaches ensures you'll remain dry, even on the wettest days! A really lovely way to spend the day especially for kids.
21 locals recommend
Heatherslaw Light Railway
Centred round the charming villages of Ford & Etal & nestled in the furthermost corner of north Northumberland, this large country estate is home to a range of attractions, outdoor adventure & traditional tearooms. One of the main attractions is Heatherslaw Light Railway-the most northerly steam railway in England. The 15" gauge railway pulled by steam locomotive "Bunty" travels along the banks of the River Till between Heatherslaw Station and Etal Castle, a return journey of 6.4km. A choice of fully enclosed or partly glazed coaches ensures you'll remain dry, even on the wettest days! A really lovely way to spend the day especially for kids.
Cragside was the home of Victorian engineer Lord Armstrong. Together, he & his wife Lady Margaret Armstrong created Cragside, the first home in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity using Sir Joseph Swan's newly-invented filament lightbulbs. The estate was once a bare moorland which has been engineered to create a stunning Himalayan landscape, with a formal garden, estate carriage drive, lakes, woodland & walks & stunning trail walks, especially in springtime.
17 locals recommend
Cragside
Cragside was the home of Victorian engineer Lord Armstrong. Together, he & his wife Lady Margaret Armstrong created Cragside, the first home in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity using Sir Joseph Swan's newly-invented filament lightbulbs. The estate was once a bare moorland which has been engineered to create a stunning Himalayan landscape, with a formal garden, estate carriage drive, lakes, woodland & walks & stunning trail walks, especially in springtime.
Heritage railway attraction just off the A1 outside Alnwick aiming to re-open the Alnwick to Alnmouth branch line.
Not open all year round.
8 locals recommend
Aln Valley Railway
Heritage railway attraction just off the A1 outside Alnwick aiming to re-open the Alnwick to Alnmouth branch line.
Not open all year round.
Parks & Nature
Local attractions to stretch your legs in, get the bikes out or just take in the views.
Enormous Hulne Park designed by Capability Brown with stunning views especially around the folly Brizlee Tower.
Look closely you might even see some red squirells !
12 locals recommend
Hulne Park
Ratten RowEnormous Hulne Park designed by Capability Brown with stunning views especially around the folly Brizlee Tower.
Look closely you might even see some red squirells !
Great circular walk through pine forests up on to the moors looking out over the Cheviots, there is even a vantage point just like Pride Rock in the Lion King !
10 locals recommend
Thrunton Wood
Great circular walk through pine forests up on to the moors looking out over the Cheviots, there is even a vantage point just like Pride Rock in the Lion King !
Drinks & Nightlife
There are loads of really great pubs in close proximity to our cottage. Most are dog friendly as well as providing excellent food too so please refer to the 'Food scene' section.
The Plough
24 Bondgate WithoutNice pub with restaurant on the outskirts of Alnwick.
Arts & Culture
There are some great little finds in our area when looking for unique art work or pieces. Also look out for your cultural fix at the Alnwick Playhouse.
No trip to Alnwick is complete without a trip to the unique Barter Books, home to the rediscovered 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster.
83 locals recommend
Barter Books
No trip to Alnwick is complete without a trip to the unique Barter Books, home to the rediscovered 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster.
Superb local artist specialising in coastal panoramas, Mick also displays/sells artwork by other artists.
The Mick Oxley Gallery
17 Haven HillSuperb local artist specialising in coastal panoramas, Mick also displays/sells artwork by other artists.
Local playhouse with cinema, recently extensively refurbished (completed Jan 2020).
17 locals recommend
The Alnwick Playhouse
Bondgate WithoutLocal playhouse with cinema, recently extensively refurbished (completed Jan 2020).
Art pieces, ceramics & jewellery with cafe. A great stop off in this lovely village.
21 locals recommend
The Old School Gallery
Foxton RoadArt pieces, ceramics & jewellery with cafe. A great stop off in this lovely village.
Taxis
Local taxi firms we recommend.
A a Taxis
South Road01665 606 060 or 07976 606 060
SOVEREIGN TAXIS ALNWICK
13a St Georges Cres01665-602 200
Travelsure 'Dial a Ride' are our taxi rank of choice for our location. Based in Seahouses, Belford & Bamburgh they are one of the few local taxi firms that actually know where we are!
Taxis available range from 1 seater to 8 seater people carriers.
Mobile numbers are 07919 215 912, 07919215910 & 07919 215 911
Travelsure Coaches Limited
67 Main StreetTravelsure 'Dial a Ride' are our taxi rank of choice for our location. Based in Seahouses, Belford & Bamburgh they are one of the few local taxi firms that actually know where we are!
Taxis available range from 1 seater to 8 seater people carriers.
Mobile numbers are 07919 215 912, 07919215910 & 07919 215 911
Golf
There are some fantastic golf courses in Northumberland, all within easy reach of our cottage. Links courses are a particular feature of our part of the world.
two 18 hole golf courses to chose from. Please contact us directly in order to secure a discount code for reduced green fees (please allow for sufficient time in order to book tee times).
Price range ££
6 locals recommend
Longhirst Hall Golf Course
Longhirst Halltwo 18 hole golf courses to chose from. Please contact us directly in order to secure a discount code for reduced green fees (please allow for sufficient time in order to book tee times).
Price range ££
Sitting in the shadow of the 14th century Dunstanburgh castle, the course wraps around the magnificent Embleton Bay, recently voted the best stretch of coastline in Britatin. This links course offers golfers of all abilities a real challenge. There's a lovely club house too that serves warming food & drinks.
Price range ££
11 locals recommend
Dunstanburgh Castle Golf Course
Sitting in the shadow of the 14th century Dunstanburgh castle, the course wraps around the magnificent Embleton Bay, recently voted the best stretch of coastline in Britatin. This links course offers golfers of all abilities a real challenge. There's a lovely club house too that serves warming food & drinks.
Price range ££
Foxton Golf Club, just outside of Alnmouth, an 18 hole links course with currently the best teacher pro in the area.
Price range £££
16 locals recommend
Alnmouth Golf Club
Foxton Golf Club, just outside of Alnmouth, an 18 hole links course with currently the best teacher pro in the area.
Price range £££
9 hole course in the picturesque village of Alnmouth, perfect course for those beginners new to links golf.
Price range £
11 locals recommend
Alnmouth Village Golf Club
9 Marine Rd9 hole course in the picturesque village of Alnmouth, perfect course for those beginners new to links golf.
Price range £
9 hole links golf course with an honesty box as the club house is not often open!
Price range £
7 locals recommend
Warkworth Golf Club
The Links9 hole links golf course with an honesty box as the club house is not often open!
Price range £
18 hole semi-links course with fabulous views and really good club house catering.
Price range £££
13 locals recommend
Bamburgh Castle Golf Club
40 The Wynding18 hole semi-links course with fabulous views and really good club house catering.
Price range £££
18 hole links course offering inexpensive coastal golf.
The clubhouse bistro is great value for money with stunning views across the North Sea coastline.
Price range £
15 locals recommend
Seahouses Golf Club
Beadnell Road18 hole links course offering inexpensive coastal golf.
The clubhouse bistro is great value for money with stunning views across the North Sea coastline.
Price range £
18 hole parkland golf course just off the A1 south of Felton.
Price range ££
8 locals recommend
Burgham Park Golf & Leisure Club
18 hole parkland golf course just off the A1 south of Felton.
Price range ££
18 hole parkland golf course at Swarland.
Price range £
7 locals recommend
Percy Wood Golf & Country Park
Leamington Lane18 hole parkland golf course at Swarland.
Price range £
18 hole parkland golf course just on the outskirts of Alnwick.
Price range £
7 locals recommend
Alnwick Castle Golf Club
Rugley Road18 hole parkland golf course just on the outskirts of Alnwick.
Price range £
The most southerly golf course from The Old Mill, 18 holes of parkland.
Price range ££
9 locals recommend
Morpeth Golf Club
The most southerly golf course from The Old Mill, 18 holes of parkland.
Price range ££
27 hole golf course in the Northumberland National Park. Attached to the hotel with spa and a great country pub too.
Price range £££
9 locals recommend
Macdonald Linden Hall Golf and Country Club
27 hole golf course in the Northumberland National Park. Attached to the hotel with spa and a great country pub too.
Price range £££
The most northerly golf course from The Old Mill. We would say this is the best in the area, fantastic links course which is also an Open qualifier course.
Price range £££
9 locals recommend
Goswick Golf Club
Station CottagesThe most northerly golf course from The Old Mill. We would say this is the best in the area, fantastic links course which is also an Open qualifier course.
Price range £££