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Red Lion House

Nr. Rothbury, Northumberland
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This property is managed by Original Cottages info_outline

Sleeps 11
Bedrooms 6
Bathrooms 3
Change Fri
Dogs welcome 3
5 star
Parking on site / nearby
Highchair available
Travel Cot available
Towels included
Family friendly
Luxury
Fishing on site / nearby
Internet access
Open fire / wood burner
Enclosed garden / patio
Decorated for Christmas
Pub nearby
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At a glance

  • Holiday in style in this grand house fusing period features and contemporary design effortlessly
  • Relax in multiple reception rooms with wood burners, with space for socialising together and peaceful moments alone
  • Enjoy the huge, landscaped garden or if it’s a chilly day take refuge and dine in the stunning heated orangery

Overview
Property code: OC-GD1924

A delightful period property in an idyllic location within Northumberland National Park, this stunning stone house offers an opportunity for a truly memorable holiday. It’s an impressive place with an orangery, wonderful views, and a generous size, with space for 11 guests over its six bedrooms. You’re also welcome to bring up to three dogs. The property is on the edge of Alwinton, a charming village with a friendly local pub 150 metres away and surrounded by excellent walking and cycling trails for you to discover during your stay.

This three-storey home is decorated in a tasteful traditional style, with gorgeous antique furniture and well-chosen artwork. Downstairs, the living areas exude luxury with solid wooden flooring and assorted rugs. The main lounge contains a large wood burner housed within an original inglenook fireplace, to keep you all warm and cosy. A second lounge, with another wood burner, contains a desk with garden views from the bay window – wonderful if you need to do any work. You can also read or work in the study, which features built-in bookcases and a cushioned window seat. The kitchen is a dream for keen chefs, with rustic-style tiled flooring, a Belfast sink and a range cooker. A large dining table sets you up for sociable meals and there’s also a separate pantry. The bedrooms are spread across the first and second floors. Outside, the detached orangery offers another spot for socialising. This glazed garden room has underfloor heating, another stove, comfy seating chairs and a second huge dining table. Dogs and children will be happy as Larry exploring the large, enclosed back garden, which comes equipped with garden furniture. The property lies in one of the UK's designated dark sky regions, so you can enjoy spectacular stargazing, using the telescope in the orangery or simply lying on the grass.

You’ll have a shop 2 miles away for picking up supplies during your trip. Nearby, you can go swimming or fishing in the River Coquet and enjoy the circular walk to the Drake Stone, a mythical spot with spectacular views (both 1 mile). Holystone (4 miles) is a lovely historic village with a serene well you can visit. Further afield, a trip to the National Trust's Cragside (11.5 miles) will make an interesting day out – this former home of the Victorian inventor Lord Armstrong features innovative gadgets and a large landscaped garden you can walk around.

  • 6 bedrooms – 3 super-king-size, 1 king-size, 1 double, 1 single
  • 3 bathrooms – 1 en-suite with freestanding copper bath, walk-in shower and WC, 2 shower rooms with WC, 1 separate WC
  • Oil-fired Nobel range cooker with 2 hot plates and 2 ovens, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, tumble dryer, Delonghi coffee machine, microwave available on request
  • Travel cot and highchair on request
  • 3 wood burners
  • Smart TV, telescope
  • No mobile signal
  • Large, enclosed sunny garden to the rear of the property with garden furniture and a detached orangery
  • Private parking for 2 cars opposite the house on grassy area
  • Pub 0.1 miles, shop 2 miles
  • Please note that the king-size beds on the first floor have a single duvet per person (Norwegian style) rather than 1 king-size duvet
  • Please note that some bedrooms upstairs have sloping ceilings, with possible restricted headroom
  • Children will need supervision in the detached orangery and using the telescope
  • This property will be decorated for Christmas
  • Arrival: 17:00 onwards
  • Departure: before 10:00
  • 3 dogs allowed. Additional charges may apply

Beth Aiston

This property is personally managed by Beth.

Reviews

From guests that have stayed at the property.

Based on 20 guest ratings

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Reviewed by Beth 7th May 2024

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This is our second stay at this house and if we could we will.come back year after year. Beautiful house in gorgeous settings in a lovely village. Owners are very easy to contact

Reviewed by Laura 6th April 2024

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Visiting Northumberland with three families,with children of differing ages, Red Lion House was perfect. There was a huge amount of space for everyone and the amazing garden and garden games were invaluable. Everything that could be wanted was available and the contact with the owners was quick and easy. Everyone agreed that we would return, great Read morelocation and an amazing house. Hide

Reviewed by Madeleine 27th February 2024

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Wonderful house very well equipped. Good communication with owners who were very helpful and approachable. Smooth meet and greet and easy departure. A very good place for a group holiday. Decor lovely.

Reviewed by Laura 8th December 2023

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Everything was just beautiful and so comfortable and cosy. All bedrooms were lovely and spacious - the bath in the master was monstrous in a good way and like a swimming pool for our little girl. The piano room was our favourite with the fire lit, couldn't have asked for anything more! We had a wonderful stay, thank you so much.

Reviewed by Anonymous 4th December 2023

This is by far the best property we have stayed. It was home from home in a perfect location. Kris and Merete, were great hosts and went above and beyond with little touches to make us feel at home. We made great use of the orangery for our evening meals. I love the idea of the agar too, we made good use in of it in their well equipped kitchen. ThRead moree garden was incredible too. We also visited their local pub, The Rose & Thistle, the staff there were great with a faultless service, they accommodated our group of 10 with no issues, the food met our high standards too. Thank you for allowing us to stay at your gorgeous property. We cant wait to return. Hide

Reviewed by Neil 18th November 2023

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Red Lion House is a wonderful house which has been renovated to an exacting standard. Its both cosy and spacey and can easily host a family gathering of 10. The location is lovely, surrounded by hills and farmland and plenty of walks. We found the quality of the kitchen and appliances to be very good, and the bathrooms are very well appointed. Read moreThere's an open fire or stove in each of the public rooms and outside is a lovely conservatory with its own stove and dining table. I would thoroughly recommend! Hide

Reviewed by John 9th September 2023

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We decided, with an 11 month old puppy, that for a holiday a house rather than a hotel would probably suit us better. We wanted something with luxury and a lovely garden and plenty of room in case of bad weather. Red Lion House was just amazing, so clean and tidy, and well equipped. We felt at "home" immediately on arrival, after an 8 hour driveRead more through awful traffic. We had a really lovely warm welcome from Sue and the gift pack left by the owners was exceptional, even containing organic doggy treats that were much loved by the puppy (need to source the same make!). Lots of fridge, freezer and cupboard space. Not being familiar with range cooking, our morning croissants were hit and miss but that added to the fun. The orangery was a wonderful place to sit in the comfortable armchairs, with a large drink, watching the sunset over the hills and looking at the beautiful and clearly much loved garden . We ate in the Rose and Thistle (good food and a great pint), the Star Inn in Harbottle (amazing pizza), and the Turks Head in Rothbury, and recommend all three. We ventured into the National Park and had a wonderful picnic on the bank dangling our feet in the river. The main bathroom at Red Lion House, with the amazing freestanding bath, was wonderful. Every room has been decorated with love and has everything one could want or need. We had gorgeous weather but agreed that Red Lion House would also be fantastic in the winter with roaring fires in the sitting rooms. As the weather was boiling, we couldn't justify lighting a fire but a good excuse to return! To de-stress after a very tough year, Red Lion House was perfection. It didn't feel like a holiday rental, it felt like home and - no question - we will be back. Hide

Reviewed by Ali 1st September 2023

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We had an amazing week with our family in this beautiful house. The location was fab - set in a quiet village, with stunning views of the Northumberland National Park from the back garden. The house felt very homely, decorated really nicely, comfy beds and had everything we needed for a big birthday celebration holiday. So much to do and see in theRead more surrounding area. We'll definitely be back! Thank you to the lovely owners too, as they were great at communicating before and after our stay. Hide

Reviewed by Keith 15th August 2023

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The house was perfect for my husbands birthday celebration. It was spacious and a huge bonus was the orangerie in the garden where we spent most of our time. The spacious garden led to family games of cricket rounders and various others the children made up. The children were delighted by the daily hedgehog walk across the garden.The house was spotRead moreless and full of everything we needed. We had a chef cook for us one night which was perfect and a walk to the pub in Harbottle for Sunday lunch was perfect. The icing on the cake was watching a meteor shower in the garden. We loved the place ! Hide

Reviewed by Christine 6th August 2023

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We had a fabulous holiday at Red Lion House. It was perfect for all our needs. The bedrooms were all spacious, with lovely views and the bathrooms were all beautifully decorated. It was great to have a number of living spaces to either gather together or to have some time apart. The kitchen/dining area was always warm and cosy thanks to the aga andRead more the kitchen was exceptionally well equipped. The Orangery was the icing on the cake, so peaceful and calm. We loved the extensive garden, plenty of room for the children to run round and lovely borders for the adults to admire. An added bonus not included in the description was the grand piano. I hadn't played in years but having the chance to play again has encouraged me to think about getting a piano of my own. We can't wait to return. Thank you to the owners for sharing their beautiful home. Hide

Reviewed by Alice 9th July 2023

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We had a fantastic holiday at the Red Lion. We needed quiet, peaceful, traditional and plenty of space. This We got in bucket loads. The garden was huge and very pet friendly. The orangery was fantastic with a telescope for your pleasure. There's a pub called The Rose and Thistle, it serves great food to sit in or take away. We had a lovely hoRead moreliday and will definitely be back. Can't recommend this place highly enough. Hide

Reviewed by Beth 9th May 2023

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Red lion house was an absolute gem. Great location, beautiful garden and house that felt like home Well equipped and owners easy to contact.

Reviewed by Zoe 27th February 2023

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Everything was perfect! Only Slight negative was the showers and all taps ran extremely cold after a few people had been jn leaving nothing for the rest, but we managed

Reviewed by Catherine 5th January 2023

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First time we have booked with you and we were very happy with our holiday. The house was so homely and comfortable and had everything we needed. We will definitely book it again.

Reviewed by Anonymous 4th January 2023

We have had a lovely time hereperfect place to explore from. Christmas lunch went very well, the Aga was perfect.nothing got burnt! We can definitely see ourselves returning one summer and even a Winter again! Thank you again for what has been a lovely stay.

Reviewed by Anonymous 3rd January 2023

We had a lovely time at The Red Lion House and we think it a lovely house in a great location. The orangery is just the icing on the cake and perfect for hosting a family/friends dinner which we did on the 30th and 31st.

Reviewed by Anonymous 28th December 2022

Our stay at your superb house and the beauty of Northumberland. We can honestly say your kitchen was the best for equipment and left us wanting for nothing. The Aga was a new experience which we managed to cook a 6kg turkey, 3kg ham and all the trimmings with not too much stress, but best was the warmth from it after a wet and windy walk (pricelessRead more). The two dogs loved the garden(as did we all) and for all of us after long days the beds were perfect. We hope to return one summer as we want to experience this lovely location in glorious sunshine. Hide

Reviewed by Teresa 29th November 2022

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An absolutely gorgeous property in a stunning location. The owners were lovely - welcoming, helpful & kind - and we had the perfect stay for our multi-generational family celebration. Afternoon tea in the garden room, with the log burner blazing, was a wonderful highlight, as were the spectacular starry skies at night.

Reviewed by Anonymous 28th November 2022

Thank you so much. We have had a wonderful stay (so far... ) and absolutely love your beautiful house and garden. The sky was clear last night - and superbly dark. We were able to show the family the Milky Way, the Pleiades, Orion etc. But..... by the time we'd finished dinner we didnt have time to take the Telescope out and let it settle into thRead moree temperature. Maybe next time! Hide

Reviewed by Judith 20th August 2022

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Wonderful holiday in a gorgeous house to celebrate our golden wedding anniversary with close family.

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