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Northumberland Cottages - welcome to our self-catering farm holiday cottage accommodation at Fenton Hill

Hugh and Margaret Logan would like to welcome you to Fenton Hill Farm Cottages, located on a working farm near Wooler in North Northumberland. Situated on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, Fenton Hill self-catering cottages will provide not only excellent accommodation, but a real escape from the pressures of life. Fenton Hill is a place of peace, tranquillity and beauty at it's best and yet the location is very central with so much to do nearby. All of the cottages except Bramble Cottage are dog friendly but are kept extremely clean for those without dogs.

All of our Northumberland self-catering cottages are graded as four star by VisitBritain, with each having its own character and charm. Choose from Bramble cottage, Rosehip cottage, Elderberry cottage, Crab Apple cottage or Honeysuckle cottage.

Your visit will be much more than just staying in one of our Northumberland holiday cottages, as our location means we are surrounded by nature, have wonderful views, starry nights which are perfect for star gazing if you would like to borrow our telescope, great trails for walking and cycling and quiet roads. The bird feeders outside each cottage bring pleasure all year round. There's also a safe grassy play area for children to run around, play ball games or jump on the trampoline. This is also enjoyed by adults who are young at heart and for playing with children and grandchildren. Mabel and Petunia the Kune Kune pigs and Bumble the donkey are always popular with young children.

Depending on when you come, a relaxing week break at Fenton Hill can start at as little as £310 per week for four people. On top of that the views and the clean air are free and there's no corkage fee as you open your favourite bottle of wine on your patio and take in Northumberland scenery.

Maybe you'd like to get away to one of our traditional Northumberland cottages for a Northumberland short break, winter weekend or midweek break?

Come and explore this beautiful corner of England - only a short drive from the Alnwick Garden, Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, unspoilt beaches of the Northumberland coast, scenic valleys in the Cheviot hills, Northumbrian Castles, Lindisfarne and the Scottish Borders. In a little over an hour you can reach Hadrians Wall, Newcastle upon Tyne or Edinburgh.

From your Northumberland holiday accommodation you can relax or be as active as you would like to be. Many people have discovered Fenton Hill for Northumberland self-catering with its unspoilt beauty, excellent accommodation and central location and have retuned year after year.

Choose from one of our five self catering holiday cottages.
 

Cottage Facilities include:-

  • All seasons duvets (winter and summer) or duvets and extra blankets provided for all beds and bed settee in Honeysuckle.
  • Bed linen
  • One bath towel and one hand towel per person (bath sheets for adults (weekly lets) in Crab-apple)
  • Toiletries
  • Tea towels, dishcloth, oven gloves.
  • Table cloth
  • Bathmat
  • Cleaning materials, Kitchen roll, 2 toilet rolls, dishwasher tablets (one per day).
  • All heating, electricity and coal or logs for the fire or stove included in the rent. Cottages warm for your arrival with fires lit in cold weather.
  • Electric blankets available on request
  • Some bird nuts and 2 fat balls in the bird feeder on arrival. (Fat balls and bird nuts available to purchase at low cost).

For those staying 2 weeks- clean towels, tea towels, table cloth and bathmat for 2nd week. Clean bed linen if required.

Kitchen appliances:-

  • Electric cooker
  • Fridge freezer
  • Dishwasher
  • Microwave
  • Washing machine and Tumble dryer. Washer/dryer in Elderberry

Entertainment:-

  • TV with freeview
  • DVD
  • Video (Honeysuckle and Elderberry)
  • CD player
  • Large play area with trampoline (Easter-end of October), badminton net, basketball net and small football net
  • Garden furniture
  • Bird feeder outside each cottage

Parking/bike storage:-

  • Parking on gravel or concrete beside the cottages; a second car can be parked at the end of the row of cottages
  • Cycle shed with bike racks
Fenton Hill is situated near to Wooler, in a beautiful and historical part of rural Northumberland.
 

Directly to the southwest of Fenton Hill lie the Cheviot Hills. These hills that stretch over the border into Scotland have spectacular and varied routes into and around them. Of the range, Cheviot is the highest standing at 2675 ft dominating the surrounding skyline. There are many wonderful walks in the hills and picturesque valleys for everyone from novice to enthusiast. Walking in the hills in Northumberland is certainly one of its best undiscovered secrets.

To the east, the Northumberland coastline comes to prominence and with it Lindisfarne with its rich Christian heritage, the Farne Islands with large colonies of seabirds and seals and Bamburgh, with its magnificent cliff topped perched castle, golden beach and host of tea rooms is undoubtedly one of the regions best loved secrets.

Driving to the south, along the fabulous coastal route, will lead to Dunstanburgh and Craster, home to the world famous Craster Kippers. Craster is a truly traditional Northumbrian fishing village. Dunstanburgh Castle can be viewed from Craster, however the 1 mile walk along the flowing coastline path to the castle is most definitely worth it.

A 35 minute drive southeast from Fenton Hill lies Alnwick, Northumberland's traditional county capital and home to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. Often referred to as the " Windsor of the North", Alnwick Castle dominates the town - so impressive is its stature that many movie directors have found their way to its door, most recently Harry Potter!! Nestling alongside the castle is the Alnwick Garden, a £12 million project kick-started by Her Grace, the Duchess of Northumberland. Comprising of many unique features, including the "Poison Garden", the Pavilion and Europe's largest Tree House the Garden is definitely a must see
Around Fenton Hill
 

Some of the things to see, places to eat and local foods within a 4 mile radius of Fenton Hill

 

The mounds of Fenton Hill Camp which is the oldest settlement in the parish of Doddington can be seen in a field close to our Northumberland self-catering cottages. An archaeological excavation of the camp showed that it began as a simple farmstead enclosed by a palisade in the late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age. It was later enclosed by ramparts, becoming a typical small hill fort with many circular huts inside.

At Roughting Linn which is a 2 mile walk from our Northumberland cottages there are also the remains of an Iron Age Hill Fort and a large rock nearby has about 60 cup and ring markings on it. There are a great variety of carvings which makes it one of the best known rocks in Northern England. The motifs include cups and grooves and some unusual designs such as flower like shapes.  Roughting Linn also has a small waterfall which was a firm favourite with our own children as they were growing up. It is quite a steep path through woodland down to the waterfall which can be spectacular in low sunlight when a rainbow forms or in extremely cold weather we’ve seen icicles hanging from the rocks. The nearby woodland has a carpet of bluebells in late spring. The panoramic views from nearby Goats Crag are well worth the walk and this leads to Ford Moss which is a designated special area of conservation.

The Fenton Centre which is less than two miles from our Northumberland cottages is an Agricultural, Ecological and Environmental visitor centre with an outdoor play area and coffee shop with delicious home made cakes and affordable meals and snacks making it an ideal place to stop for lunch when out walking nearby. They also serve excellent Sunday Lunches using good local Northumbrian produce. The Fenton Centre is also the place of production for Fenton Fine Foods which specialises in pates, terrines, game soups, dressings, jams and pickles. Doddington Dairy with its award winning Doddington Ice Cream and award winning farmhouse Doddington Cheese which are both exceptional and a real treat can be bought from the farm 3 miles from our Northumberland Farm cottages.

Ford and Etal Estate is the neighbouring estate 3 miles from our Northumberland self-catering cottage accommodation. Ford and Etal have many small attractions including Heatherslaw Light railway, Cornmill and Tearoom. The hand baked biscuits on the tea tray for your arrival are from Heatheslaw Bakery.

The Maelimin Heritage trail near Milfield is 3 miles away from our cottages in Northumberland. It is located on the old wartime airfield which had a surprising history and has a trail with information boards, reconstruction of local archaeological finds including a Henge, Mesolithic hut and a Dark Age house.

Milfield Country Café and store is a café style restaurant which is open all day, they have an extensive menu including hearty traditional breakfasts, and home baked cakes and Sunday lunches. The Red Lion in Milfield is an 18th century coaching Inn which serves freshly prepared local food with an ever-changing seasonal menu and award winning ales. Harveys Restaurant is a very nice family run licensed restaurant at Akeld Manor between Wooler and Milfield which is 15 minutes from our Northumberland cottages with a beer garden and patio serving good locally sourced home cooked food. There are a number of other country pubs within 5 mile radius at Lowick, Etal, and Chatton.

Tel 01668 216228

www.fentonhillfarm.co.uk

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