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Brexit Bookings Brexit is not stopping us looking forward beyond 29th March 2019 and offering the best Bed and Breakfast and holiday cottage accommodation for European and International travellers alike. There is a strong booking trend within Great Britain despite the media coverage, with many people within the United Kingdom wanting to book accommodation in England. With Sc ...

THERE ARE PLENTY OF PLACES TO CHOOSE FROM TO EAT IN NORTHUMBERLAND IF YOU ARE PLANNING A VISIT STARTING WITH A TASTY BREAKFAST AT CRAGEND FARM. On sunny days our courtyard is a great place to relax with a cup of tea or a glass of wine. If you want to eat locally we recommend the following as there are plenty of Pubs and Restaurants in Rothbury and in nearby villages and towns, ...

National B&B week 18th - 24th March 2019 Kick off your shoes, put your feet up and make yourself at home. Our stunning Northumbrian bedrooms have something for everyone. Whether you want a traditional rustic farmhouse style room with high beams and packed with history, or a luxurious large suite with a private entrance and boutique style furnishings, there is something for ...

Staying at Cragend Grange Kick off your shoes, put your feet up and make yourself at home. Our stunning Northumbrian bedrooms have something for everyone. Whether you want a traditional rustic farmhouse style room with high beams and packed with history, or a luxurious large suite with a private entrance and boutique style furnishings, there is something for you. Bed & Br ...

Cragend Grange has Bed and Breakfast rooms available and Shaun & Lou prepare healthy and substantial breakfasts to set you up for a busy day in Northumberland.  Our menu may consist of some of the following, and they are licensed as Produced in Northumberland suppliers of many food items, such as local sausages and eggs. Fresh Fruit (in season) Homemade Granola Porridge ...

This is the third year we have won an Outstanding Award for our Bed and Breakfast at Cragend Grange. With a 9.7 we are thrilled that people are still reviewing us so kindly and we thank everyone who took time to say such lovely things about us here at Cragend Farm. ...

Named after Lord William Armstrong of Cragside who transformed this farm into a Victorian show case for his prize cattle, this room is all you need and more to spend a relaxing weekend in the Northumberland countryside. Super King size bed, sofa, TV with freesat, wifi with superfast broadband. Ensuite bathroom with bath, shower and bathrobes. Breakfast included. Book direct ...

Build It Magaine features Cragend Farm in February 2019 Our thanks to Dave and Heather Dixon for setting up this great editorial in the building magazine Build It. Cragend Farm is featured and amongst others Storey and Edmondson David Humble Windows and MKM Alnwick are mentioned as part of our great team who helped us renovate the buildings. The magazine is available at m ...

Happy New Year! We would like to wish all our guests past and present a Happy New Year! We are looking forward to a busy year both at East Cottage and our B&B rooms The Armstrong Wing and The West Room. We are currently busy preparing the rooms for a busy 2019! Remember to book direct or call us for the best rates. We have an exciting year ahead of us with our rare ...

Hadrian's Wall Path Walk 84 miles from coast to coast following the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall, past Roman settlements and forts. There's history every step of the way, and cosy pubs, bustling market towns and great views too. We suggest that if you are keen to walk in Northumberland that Hadirans Wall is just one of many walks and that coming to stay at Cragend Gr ...

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to your fantastic farm on the Historic Houses tour on Tuesday. We both agree that it was the most interesting HHA visit we have ever done - and we have done many over the years! We had no idea of the extent of the Armstrong connection or what you have there, having visited Cragside on so many occasions in the past 50 years or so. And indeed looked down on the farm from the walks at Cragend quite recently. We particularly enjoyed ascending and descending the ladders to look at the hydraulic equipment and get an idea of how it all functioned, the beautiful and unusual buildings which had housed the cattle, and were intrigued by the contents of your "underground " loo! Peacocks and chicks, hens and a beautiful pet lamb added to the feel of the farm.

Shaun & Lou Renwick are keen to harness the farm's natural resources, using wood to heat their water, to cook with on a wood burning range, and to heat the houses on the Farm. Even if your house is not equipped to totally run on wood there are things you can do to make sure you are using the best quality wood for your fires.

Why use Seasoned Wood?

Seasoned wood is a definition for 'wood drying'. About 5% of the energy of the log is wasted through evaporation and heating the water vapour of damp logs.

Moisture effects the burning process with unburnt hydrocarbons going up the chimney, which can in time create 'sooting' in the chimney, with the possibility of a chimney fire, all of which requires specialist sweeping.

Drying the wood before burning reduces moisture content in the wood before it is used for burning,

Air drying is the most traditional method, and it takes time. usually over and above 2 years! The fire will use less energy to burn the log if the water content is below 20%. Therefore is can give OUT more energy in the form of heat!

Cragend Farm endeavours to provide their customers with the best seasoned wood possible.

if you would like further information on the process of burning wood please contact us and we will be happy to help.

Why seasoned wood?

Thank you so much Lou and Shaun for a great holiday break on your farm at Cragend last week. East Cottage was a super place to stay. Very comfortable accommodation with everything we needed for self-catering and situated next to the beautiful Cragside National Trust gardens. It was super for our dog with fields to walk across as well as a secure fenced place for her to run off lead! Such interesting history too about the farm and how you have restored the buildings, the Victorian silo and so much else of the past farming life at Cragend. We look forward to returning! J&M Nottingham.

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