Northumbria
Northumbria Coast & Country Cottages
Carefully selected properties in beautiful unspoilt Northumberland and the borders.
T: +44 (0) 1665 830783
e: cottages@nccc.demon.co.uk
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As one of Northumbria’s premier accommodation specialists, Northumbria Coast & Country Cottages offer a first class, friendly service to ensure that you get the most out of your holiday or short break. We offer an outstanding range of self catering holiday cottages throughout Northumberland, Northumbria & the Scottish Borders, and North East England. We provide coastal retreats along the beautiful unspoilt coast, with miles of sandy beaches, islands & historic castles, and the spectacular National Park of Northumberland and the Cheviot Hills inland. All our properties are individually selected and finished to a very high standard - you will be spoilt for choice! Whether you are looking for short breaks or rental by the week, cottages for couples or large groups, or prestige and luxury cottages, Northumbria Coast & Country Cottages are here to help your with your holiday plans
About the Region
The Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria stretched from the Firth of Forth in the north to the Humber on the south. It emerged some two centuries after the Roman Legions left Hadrian’s Wall, and is perhaps best characterised by Northumberland, an unspoilt County of golden sands and a sprinkling of islands… large tracts of the County are within the confines of the Northumberland National Park and other substantial parts are designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty due to some of the finest stretches of coastline in England. It forms part of the Heritage Coastline with Sites of Special Scientific Interest along many areas of the coast. There are miles of sweeping golden sands, rocky outcrops and sand dunes providing an ideal environment for great family days out and exhilarating coastal walks ….. listen to the sound of waves softly breaking across a long, sandy beach. Smell the gentle perfumes of our delightful gardens. Watch the sun set over rolling hills.
Rightly named the “Holiday Kingdom”, Northumbria is a special place to visit, to enjoy and in which to relax. Nevertheless, in the heart of this magnificent countryside, you are only an hour away from historic Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The Ponsaelius of the Romans, the Monkchester of the Anglo-Saxons, and the New Castle of the Normans. It is all there museums, theatres, the Eldon Square shopping precinct, and a wide variety of night life, and he Gateshead Metro Centre, the largest shopping complex in Europe. Across the Millenium Bridge is Gateshead with the Baltic Mill arts centre and the new Sage Concert halls rivalling any in the country.
In the other direction lies the Scottish Border, or as the Scots would call it, the Borders. A part of Northumbria, it was the Northumbrian King Edwin who gave their capital its name – Edinburgh. Visit the sturdy Border towns that lie to the north of the Cheviots – Melrose, Coldstream, Jedburgh, Hawick; names which conjure up memories of the Border Walls. Not so very far beyond lies Edinburgh, an hours train journey away, or under 2 hours by car – surely one of the most beautiful capitals in the world. A day spent visiting the Castle, Holyrood Palace, St. Giles Cathedral, the Royal Mile, Princes Street and so much more, is a memorable occasion.
Standing on the River Aln lies Alnwick the main centre. It is a town of great historical interest, and is the ancestral home of the Dukes of Northumberland. Alnwick Castle itself still retains the gateways of its old walls and is a much used film location, including recently the Harry Potter films. The high profile new gardens are like no other in England and Europe – a garden for the 21st Century – and an ever changing composition of sounds, sight, texture and smell. From Alnwick, the River Aln flows some 5 miles down to the sea at Alnmouth, the ancient port of Alnwick and the principal base of NORTHUMBRIA COAST AND COTTAGES LTD
Northumbria Coast & Country Cottages
Carefully selected properties in beautiful unspoilt Northumberland and the borders.
T: +44 (0) 1665 830783
e: cottages@nccc.demon.co.uk
w: www.northumbria-cottages.co.uk
