Visit Northumberland Book a holiday or short break in Northumberland and enjoy amazing scenery, great beaches and masses of history. Stay at Cragend Grange Bed and Breakfast or holiday at East Cottage on Cragend Farm, near Rothbury, home to Cragside the National Trust property That boasts a wealth of amazing Victorian inventions. Book direct on line or call us for furthe ...
Historic Accommodation
Historic Accommodation Stay at Cragend Farm and enjoy the history of a 16th century farm that was transformed in Victorian era by Lord Armstrong of Cragside to house hydraulic machinery. Bed and breakfast accommodation at Cragend Grange and holiday cottage self catering at East Cottage. Book on line or call us for further information and dates. ...
Storm Dennis
On Friday 28th February after several weeks of very bad weather and Storm Ciara coming through, we were hit by Storm Dennis which managed to tear our wooden Victorian barn to pieces. The wind speeds were recorded in excess of 60 mph locally and this part of the Coquet Valley is very exposed. We are devastated as the barn housed wood for our biomass boiler, farm items such a ...
The Armstrong Wing
The Armstrong Wing Cragend Grange Rothbury Bed and Breakfast available at Cragend Farm. Super Kingsize bed with wifi TV large bath and shower room ensuite. private entrance. Free Parking. Dog friendly. Book via our website or direct by telephone 01669-621533 ...
Half-term Holiday
Half Term at Cragend Farm February 2020 is the time for taking the family on a tour in Northumberland. Come and stay at East Cottage , our eco-cottage with log burning fire to keep you cosy in the evenings after day trips out to the coast, Bamburgh, Alnwick and to castles, historic houses and acres of natural beautiful countryside. History is in abundance at Cragend Farm, an ...
Water Refill
We have added our Courtyard tap for users of the footpath to refill their bottles. Knock on the door if it's turned off for the winter frosts! We are doing all we can to stop using plastic. ...
Graffiti
It was with huge pleasure that we hosted a Heritage Open Day at Cragend Farm in September 2019, as we had new repair and restoration work to reveal in our Grade II* listed building The Cragend Silo, as well as a ‘walk & talk tour’ about how the farm and its machinery are linked to Cragside, a National Trust property in Northumberland. The tour was well attended and we were ...
Business Accommodation
Business Travel When travelling for business you need somewhere comfortable and functional to stay overnight. At Cragend Grange we offer free WIFI with a desk with space to work. Peace and quiet for preparation of meetings. Time for preparation without the hustle and bustle of a town or corporate hotel. There is a sofa with television and a large bathroom to relax in before ...
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 seasoned wood?
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.
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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