Lou is the owner of Cragend Farm with her husband Shaun, and deals with everything from Holiday Accommodation inquiries to egg collection from the chickens; she is the social media and web design finger-tapper.
If you visit us you are welcome to visit our blues spaces.
We are fortunate to be on The River Coquet and have access for guests, to walk or paddle or even wild swim.
We also border The Blackburn and have a small bridge that crosses it.
There is also a wild life pond full of newts, frogs, toads, eels, and watercress not to mention the swans, geese and othern visiting birds, and wildlife.
Blue water spaces are important...why?
"Blue spaces" are outdoor environments, either natural or manmade, that prominently feature water.
Just as "green spaces" refer to parks and forests, blue spaces encompass water bodies like oceans, rivers, lakes, canals, and urban water features like ponds and fountains.
Benefits:
Mental Wellbeing: Being near water is known to reduce stress, lower anxiety, and promote a sense of calmness. Studies show that regular exposure to blue and green spaces correlates with a decreased risk of depression.
Physical Health: Proximity to water encourages physical activity, such as walking, cycling, or water sports.
Environmental Cooling: Offsetting built-up urban areas, blue spaces provide natural cooling effects during warmer months, mitigating the "urban heat island" effect.
Find Out More About Cragend
Cragend Farm has a interesting and diverse history, from technical innovations to historic buildings. Tied in closely to the neighbouring Cragside Estate home of Victorian inventor and industrialist Lord Armstrong.
Wonderful Dog Friendly B&B and self catering cottage, Amazing unique historic site, (featured on TV: Matt Baker’s Travels with Mum & Dad North East)
Original Cragside Architecture and Machinery. Celtic Camp and Ducal Border Reiver settlement, remodelled by Victorian Lord Armstrong of Cragside as his show case for hydraulic machinery.
ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT in ABOUT US.