Guidebook for Morpeth, Northumberland,
Food Scene
Lollo Rosso Italia
40 Bridge StFriendly, lively & a totally enjoyable evening
They serve authentic Thai cuisine, all hand prepared using imported spices and locally sourced produce. Thai Food is renowned around the world for its flavours, healthy balance and variety. All of the dishes are beautifully presented in a relaxed dinning room with authentic Thai artifacts and decorations, giving a modern Thai style environment to enjoy great food with friends and family.
Nadon Thai - Morpeth
12A Newgate StThey serve authentic Thai cuisine, all hand prepared using imported spices and locally sourced produce. Thai Food is renowned around the world for its flavours, healthy balance and variety. All of the dishes are beautifully presented in a relaxed dinning room with authentic Thai artifacts and decorations, giving a modern Thai style environment to enjoy great food with friends and family.
A Charming, elegant exterior. This restaurant serves great Turkish cuisine in a setting that is simple, relaxed and welcoming. It’s excellently located, too – right in the heart of Morpeth on Bridge Street, all dishes are made fresh to order, think hot and cold meze, fresh meat skewers from the barbecue, zingy salads and some curious baklava for afters – this is food that will make you smile.
Ephesus
71 Bridge StA Charming, elegant exterior. This restaurant serves great Turkish cuisine in a setting that is simple, relaxed and welcoming. It’s excellently located, too – right in the heart of Morpeth on Bridge Street, all dishes are made fresh to order, think hot and cold meze, fresh meat skewers from the barbecue, zingy salads and some curious baklava for afters – this is food that will make you smile.
The award-winning Char Mausum has been wowing patrons with outstanding Asian cooking with a surprising Northumbrian twist for many year - A great welcome and friendly service
Char Masum Indian Restaurant
The award-winning Char Mausum has been wowing patrons with outstanding Asian cooking with a surprising Northumbrian twist for many year - A great welcome and friendly service
They offer delectable fully cooked meals to eat in or to take with you. You can also pick out a ready-to-cook dish or two. They can tailor a meal just for you, and they also cater events large and small.
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Mulan
6 Abbey TerraceThey offer delectable fully cooked meals to eat in or to take with you. You can also pick out a ready-to-cook dish or two. They can tailor a meal just for you, and they also cater events large and small.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful Druridge Bay is a 7 miles long bay on the North Sea in Northumberland, it stretches from Amble in the north to Cresswell in the south. there is a Coast Country Park situated on the bay, and part of the bay is owned by the National Trust. Coastal areas on the bay are set aside as nature reserves.
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Druridge Bay
Beautiful Druridge Bay is a 7 miles long bay on the North Sea in Northumberland, it stretches from Amble in the north to Cresswell in the south. there is a Coast Country Park situated on the bay, and part of the bay is owned by the National Trust. Coastal areas on the bay are set aside as nature reserves.
Northumberlandia is a huge land sculpture in the shape of a reclining female figure, which was completed in 2012. Made of 1.5 million tonnes of earth from neighbouring Shotton Surface Mine, it is 34 metres high and 400 metres long, set in a 19 hectares public park. Its creators claim that it is the largest land sculpture in female form in the world.
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Northumberlandia (Visitor Centre)
Fisher LaneNorthumberlandia is a huge land sculpture in the shape of a reclining female figure, which was completed in 2012. Made of 1.5 million tonnes of earth from neighbouring Shotton Surface Mine, it is 34 metres high and 400 metres long, set in a 19 hectares public park. Its creators claim that it is the largest land sculpture in female form in the world.
Blyth South is a long, wide, golden stretch of sandy beach, backed by a system of sand dunes which are a haven for wildlife and a designated area of Special Nature Conservation.
When it comes to activities, visitors are also well catered for at Blyth South. Bathing is a popular pastime here in the summer, whilst the waves bring surfers to the area. There is a surf school on the beach.
The beach also has a zone for water sports such as jet-skiing, and a yachting club. During the winter, anglers flock to the beach for the excellent fishing opportunities.
Lucky visitors may spot marine wildlife such as dolphins, seals, or porpoises from the beach as they are known to frequent the area.
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Blyth Beach
Blyth South is a long, wide, golden stretch of sandy beach, backed by a system of sand dunes which are a haven for wildlife and a designated area of Special Nature Conservation.
When it comes to activities, visitors are also well catered for at Blyth South. Bathing is a popular pastime here in the summer, whilst the waves bring surfers to the area. There is a surf school on the beach.
The beach also has a zone for water sports such as jet-skiing, and a yachting club. During the winter, anglers flock to the beach for the excellent fishing opportunities.
Lucky visitors may spot marine wildlife such as dolphins, seals, or porpoises from the beach as they are known to frequent the area.
With the brooding ramparts of one of the UK’s most iconic castles to one side and the world famous Farne Islands on the other, the vast swathe of dune-fringed sands of Bamburgh beach makes for a dramatic visit.
There’s plenty of space for everyone to spread out - from families to dog walkers and horse riders - and enjoy the open expanse of sands here.
Voted one of the North East’s top surf spots, watch surfers vie to catch a break while soaring kite surfers perform daredevil leaps above the waves.
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Bamburgh Beach
With the brooding ramparts of one of the UK’s most iconic castles to one side and the world famous Farne Islands on the other, the vast swathe of dune-fringed sands of Bamburgh beach makes for a dramatic visit.
There’s plenty of space for everyone to spread out - from families to dog walkers and horse riders - and enjoy the open expanse of sands here.
Voted one of the North East’s top surf spots, watch surfers vie to catch a break while soaring kite surfers perform daredevil leaps above the waves.
The Farne Islands lie two to three miles off the Northumberland coast midway between the fishing village of Seahouses and the magnificent Castle of Bamburgh. As well as being the most famous Sea Bird Sanctuary in the British Isles they also have a large colony of Atlantic or Grey Seals.
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Farne Islands
The Farne Islands lie two to three miles off the Northumberland coast midway between the fishing village of Seahouses and the magnificent Castle of Bamburgh. As well as being the most famous Sea Bird Sanctuary in the British Isles they also have a large colony of Atlantic or Grey Seals.
The Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens adjacent to Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The gardens feature various themed plantings designed around a central water cascade. The garden now belongs to a charitable trust, which is separate from Northumberland Estates, The 12th Duke of Northumberland donated the 42-acre site and contributed £9 million towards redevelopment costs.
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The Alnwick Garden
Denwick LaneThe Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens adjacent to Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The gardens feature various themed plantings designed around a central water cascade. The garden now belongs to a charitable trust, which is separate from Northumberland Estates, The 12th Duke of Northumberland donated the 42-acre site and contributed £9 million towards redevelopment costs.
The Cheviot Hills are a range of rolling hills straddling the Anglo-Scottish border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. The English section is within the Northumberland National Park. The range includes The Cheviot (the highest hill), plus Hedgehope Hill to the east, Windy Gyle to the west, and Cushat Law and Bloodybush Edge to the south.
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Cheviot Hills
The Cheviot Hills are a range of rolling hills straddling the Anglo-Scottish border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. The English section is within the Northumberland National Park. The range includes The Cheviot (the highest hill), plus Hedgehope Hill to the east, Windy Gyle to the west, and Cushat Law and Bloodybush Edge to the south.
Kielder Water & Forest Park brings you nature on a grander scale. The views are bigger, the night sky brighter, the sports wilder and the smiles wider, with things to do for all the family. It's home to the biggest man-made lake in Northern Europe and, at over 250 square miles, the largest working forest in England
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Kielder Water
Kielder Water & Forest Park brings you nature on a grander scale. The views are bigger, the night sky brighter, the sports wilder and the smiles wider, with things to do for all the family. It's home to the biggest man-made lake in Northern Europe and, at over 250 square miles, the largest working forest in England
Hadrian's Wall, also called the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. It ran from the banks of the River Tyne near the North Sea to the Solway Firth on the Irish Sea, and was the northern limit of the Roman Empire.
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Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall, also called the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. It ran from the banks of the River Tyne near the North Sea to the Solway Firth on the Irish Sea, and was the northern limit of the Roman Empire.
Sightseeing
Alnwick Castle is a stately home in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building and as of 2012 received over 800,000 visitors per year. Also famous as Harry Potters School in the films!!
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Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle is a stately home in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building and as of 2012 received over 800,000 visitors per year. Also famous as Harry Potters School in the films!!
Morpeth is a historic market town in Northumberland, north-east England, lying on the River Wansbeck. Nearby villages include Mitford and Pegswood.
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Morpeth
Morpeth is a historic market town in Northumberland, north-east England, lying on the River Wansbeck. Nearby villages include Mitford and Pegswood.
Newcastle upon Tyne, is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 103 miles south of Edinburgh and 277 miles north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne, 8.5 mi from the North Sea. Newcastle is the most populous city in the North East, and forms the core of the Tyneside conurbation, the eighth most populous urban area in the United Kingdom.
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne, is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 103 miles south of Edinburgh and 277 miles north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne, 8.5 mi from the North Sea. Newcastle is the most populous city in the North East, and forms the core of the Tyneside conurbation, the eighth most populous urban area in the United Kingdom.
Durham is a historic city and the county town of County Durham in North East England. The city lies on the River Wear, to the west of Sunderland, south of Newcastle upon Tyne and to the north of Darlington. Founded over the final resting place of St Cuthbert, its Norman cathedral became a centre of pilgrimage in medieval England.
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Durham
Durham is a historic city and the county town of County Durham in North East England. The city lies on the River Wear, to the west of Sunderland, south of Newcastle upon Tyne and to the north of Darlington. Founded over the final resting place of St Cuthbert, its Norman cathedral became a centre of pilgrimage in medieval England.
Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the River Tyne, Once the haunt of marauding Vikings 1300 years ago, nowadays Hexham proudly holds the title of England’s favourite market town
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Hexham
Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the River Tyne, Once the haunt of marauding Vikings 1300 years ago, nowadays Hexham proudly holds the title of England’s favourite market town
Rothbury is a traditional market town in central Northumberland. Known as the Capital of Coquetdale, the town is built of the same mellow sandstone as the rolling hills that surround it.
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Rothbury
Rothbury is a traditional market town in central Northumberland. Known as the Capital of Coquetdale, the town is built of the same mellow sandstone as the rolling hills that surround it.
Described in 1880 as 'a palace of the modern magician', Cragside House, Gardens and Woodland is a truly unique visitor attraction in the heart of Northumberland. Situated near Rothbury, it was the family home of Lord Armstrong, Victorian inventor and industrialist. Cragside was the first building in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity and a walk around the National Trust property reveals a wealth of ingenious gadgetry including fire alarm buttons, telephones, a passenger lift and a Turkish bath suite
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Cragside
Described in 1880 as 'a palace of the modern magician', Cragside House, Gardens and Woodland is a truly unique visitor attraction in the heart of Northumberland. Situated near Rothbury, it was the family home of Lord Armstrong, Victorian inventor and industrialist. Cragside was the first building in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity and a walk around the National Trust property reveals a wealth of ingenious gadgetry including fire alarm buttons, telephones, a passenger lift and a Turkish bath suite
Once home to the kings of ancient Northumbria, Bamburgh Castle is one of Northumberland's most iconic buildings.
The Bamburgh castle we see today is a relatively recent structure, built by famed industrialist the first Lord Armstrong at vast cost in late Victorian times. Lord Armstrong was also responsible for building Cragside House, Gardens & Estates.
But the castle boasts a much longer history. There have been settlements on the site since prehistoric times and the regular archaeological digs that take place on the site have unearthed some spectacular finds.
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Bamburgh Castle
40 The WyndingOnce home to the kings of ancient Northumbria, Bamburgh Castle is one of Northumberland's most iconic buildings.
The Bamburgh castle we see today is a relatively recent structure, built by famed industrialist the first Lord Armstrong at vast cost in late Victorian times. Lord Armstrong was also responsible for building Cragside House, Gardens & Estates.
But the castle boasts a much longer history. There have been settlements on the site since prehistoric times and the regular archaeological digs that take place on the site have unearthed some spectacular finds.
Seahouses is a large village on the North Northumberland coast in England. It is about 20 km north of Alnwick, within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Seahouses
Seahouses is a large village on the North Northumberland coast in England. It is about 20 km north of Alnwick, within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Gaily painted houses strung along the north bank of the River Aln estuary welcome you to picturesque Alnmouth, the Tobermory of Northumberland. Once an important grain port, a ferocious storm on Christmas Eve in 1806 altered the course of the river, stranding the harbour and changing village life forever.
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Alnmouth
Gaily painted houses strung along the north bank of the River Aln estuary welcome you to picturesque Alnmouth, the Tobermory of Northumberland. Once an important grain port, a ferocious storm on Christmas Eve in 1806 altered the course of the river, stranding the harbour and changing village life forever.
Craster is a small fishing village on the Northumbrian coast of England. It has a small harbour and offers a view northwards along the rocky shore to the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle. This is the nearest point of access to the castle and the approach must be made on foot as there is just a grassy path. The next village to the north is Embleton.
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Craster
Craster is a small fishing village on the Northumbrian coast of England. It has a small harbour and offers a view northwards along the rocky shore to the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle. This is the nearest point of access to the castle and the approach must be made on foot as there is just a grassy path. The next village to the north is Embleton.
Drinks & Nightlife
Set in the beautiful market town of Morpeth, Barluga is a unique and unforgettable venue to enjoy great food and drink with good company.
Barluga Morpeth has a large function room available for up to 60 guests which can cater for a number of functions including weddings,
Holding a wedding license this unique and unforgettable wedding venue is perfect for couples who love a stylish setting, good food and service.
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Barluga Morpeth
Set in the beautiful market town of Morpeth, Barluga is a unique and unforgettable venue to enjoy great food and drink with good company.
Barluga Morpeth has a large function room available for up to 60 guests which can cater for a number of functions including weddings,
Holding a wedding license this unique and unforgettable wedding venue is perfect for couples who love a stylish setting, good food and service.
St Mary’s Inn, near Morpeth in Northumberland, is about warmth and generosity whether you go to eat or drink: friendly hospitality, flavoursome food. Big and inviting – colourful spaces, cosy corners, real fires – we’re a relaxed, informal Northumberland pub
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St Mary's Inn
Saint Mary's LaneSt Mary’s Inn, near Morpeth in Northumberland, is about warmth and generosity whether you go to eat or drink: friendly hospitality, flavoursome food. Big and inviting – colourful spaces, cosy corners, real fires – we’re a relaxed, informal Northumberland pub
This pub recently went through a number of upgrade modifications - this is a family run Pub, very friendly welcome and great food
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Sun Inn
This pub recently went through a number of upgrade modifications - this is a family run Pub, very friendly welcome and great food
The Ridley Arms
A great reputation for beautifully cooked food.
Good pub food the way it should be!
Shopping
Gateshead's the MetroCentre is one of the largest in the UK. A wide choice of department stores, designer shops, leisure facilities and restaurants are availble.
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Metrocentre
Gateshead's the MetroCentre is one of the largest in the UK. A wide choice of department stores, designer shops, leisure facilities and restaurants are availble.
Eldon Square
Percy StreetIndoor Shopping Restaurants and a whole lot more
Everything Else
Whitehouse Farm Centre is Northumberland’s largest family run Farm attraction spread over 40 acres, located just over half a mile away.
The Farm is a great place for families, school and group visits of all ages enabling visitors to see, handle and feed a wide variety of animals from traditional breeds to more unusual and exotic species.
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Whitehouse Farm Centre
Whitehouse Farm Centre is Northumberland’s largest family run Farm attraction spread over 40 acres, located just over half a mile away.
The Farm is a great place for families, school and group visits of all ages enabling visitors to see, handle and feed a wide variety of animals from traditional breeds to more unusual and exotic species.
Getting Around
at Railway Station Entrance
Coopie's LaneAccess to Newcastle southbound and Scotland Northbound
Bus Station
Coastal routes along the Northumberland coast and also access into Newcastle