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 & Breakfast is on offer in both 'The Armstrong Wing’ and the ‘West Room’ of Cragend Grange.
Prices range from £126 per night with discounts for more than 2 nights including breakfast.
Our Breakfast Menu is available to view on our blog.
The Armstrong Wing: Large room with Super King Bed and large ensuite bathroom (2 floor mattresses available for children £10 each).
The West Room: Character, history and comfort with King Size bed with ensuite shower room (space for travel cot).
Recently covered in a magazine article, our rooms are full of character and style.
We are very happy to receive people on short notice if we can. "Stay With Us" Gift cards are available for you to give to a friend or relative.
Our 16th century barn re-modelled by Lord Armstrong of Cragside in 1870's now converted into a home; two bedrooms available for earnest travellers to Northumberland. Next door to Cragside National Trust property.
Children and Dogs welcome.
Cragside is a National Trust property and Cragend Farm's heritage is linked to the estate. Rothbury is just a few miles away and is a vibrant Northumberland village. Alnwick and Bamburgh, Holy Island and the coast are just further north. The National Park area of Rothbury is very beautiful. and has Dark Sky status; we are also privileged to have amazing clear skies for star gazing here on cloudless nights. Cyclists, walkers or foodies will find much to see and do.
Access from A1 to the A697 to the B6344 from Morpeth or Wooler, Alnwick, Newcastle, Hexham, Amble, Bamburgh.
Parking is free on the farm. No caravans. 35 minutes to the sea. 40 minutes to Newcastle. Places to eat: please ask as there are many different pubs and restaurants locally.
Lambing at Cragend starts in early May, with calves due in June. Goats are more unpredictable but if we do have any goat kids it will be from April.
Walkers, cyclists, and dog owners welcome. Near Rothbury. Cragside is next door, and we are proud that Lord Armstrong once owned this farm too. Cragend has a weighbridge a turbine and a hydraulic silo (Grade II* listed) all built by Lord Armstrong in the 1880's. Cragside, Hadrians Wall, Alnwick Castle, Wallington, Gibside, Brinkburn Priory, Holy Island etc. Sandstone Way is near by. Close to many National Trust and English Heritage sites.
Eco Credentials: The farm heating and water is run on wood burning bio-mass burners. All wood is sourced locally. Made in Britain.
Historic Tours by appointment. £12.50 per person. Guests may request as tour as part of their stay and is gratis if we have a tour that day.
This is a working farm. We have fresh eggs for sale.
This is a family home and we ask you to respect that.
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.