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We are so lucky to have very dark skies here at Cragend Farm in Northumberland. Here all year around but if you stay in the winter months you get the best show of all the great stars, The Milky Way and comets, plus sometimes the Aurora Borealis. Local Dark Skies Photographers have tested our light pollution and recorded a very healthy 3-4  around the farm which is very good f ...

Book a short break or a weeks stay with your kids over half-term and enjoy the Halloween break with plenty to see and do in Northumberland during your stay. Huge room - huge shower - huge adventure! A new Officially licensed Harry Potter merchandise shop  has opened in Alnwick called Bowring Hepple Black  bhbwitchcraftandwizardry.co.uk worth a visit! Press the book now bu ...

After the success of our Heritage Open Day in September we are pleased to offer one more Historic tour on 30th October in association with Historic Houses. Stay with us for B&B or self-catering and enjoy all Northumberlands history and countryside has to offer. Breakfast in our beautiful farm with 140 acres of countryside right on your door step. Cragside is right next do ...

We are thrilled to have been awarded a Green Tourism Award for all the work we do here to be sustainable and ECO. You can read our Sustainability Report online on our Blog. ...

Matt Baker:  Travels with Mum and Dad We are so excited to announce that we are going to be on the television:  Broadcast date Monday 16th September for the episode of:   Matt Baker: Travels with Mum and Dad    that we were involved in at Cragend Farm. (The One Show, Countryfile and Blue Peter)   Episode 3 – Cragside   Channel: More 4. (Freeview Channel: 18 / Sky Cha ...

Staying at Cragend Grange, Cragend Farm Review: Shaun and Lou are excellent hosts, making us feel quite at home. The accommodation and breakfast was first class. We enjoyed our tour of the silo and a look at all the historic artefacts that have been found whilst undergoing their renovation work. Tips for other travellers Set in open countryside with beautiful views all aroun ...

We are Visitor Ready. We have recieved this accreditation from Visit Northumberland as part of a Visit Britain campaign. ...

Late availability  We have  availability if you want to bring the children and your furry friend your dog out for a country farm stay, in late July and August. We are central to all areas of Northumberland such as Bamburgh Castle and beach, Hadrians Wall, Alnwick Castle and Gardens  and  Cragside.  Plus you can visit our rare breed animlas and experience  the history of our f ...

Only 1 mile away is Cragside House, previously owned by Lord Armstrong, it has always been a popular tourist attraction with its stunning walks, formal gardens, fantastic scenery and a beautiful house that reflects one mans dreams and inventions. Originally part of the estate, Cragend Farm retians close links. Our tours run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays most weeks. Booking essenti ...

Late Availability Come and stay at the Model Farm of Lord Armstrong of Cragside. A historic site, with self-catering cottage (sleeps 4) that was once the farm workers modern Victorian housing, or Cragend Grange B&B, the ancient barn from the time of King Edward III remodelled into a Hydraulic Demonstation Centre for his machines. We have some late availabilty in June 202 ...

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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