The cottage is ideally situated to take advantage of the many attractions this unspoilt part of the country has to offer - miles of beautiful golden beaches, stunning coastal walks, many golf courses, magnificent castles, old market towns, the Cheviot Hills and the rugged beauty of the Northumberland National Park only a short drive away. Lesbury Glebe Cottage is perfectly located to have easy access to Alnmouth Beach, Alnwick Gardens, and Alnwick Castle.
Lesbury
Lesbury is a beautiful rural village in the North-East of England. It is only about 1.5 miles from Alnmouth and the Northumberland coast - an official ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’. Lesbury contains a wonderful village shop, a great pub, a church, a village hall and miles of gorgeous countryside.
Alnmouth Station is only a 10 minute walk from the cottage and it offers trains to all over the country.
How to find us
Our Postcode is NE66 3AU
Turn off the A1 at Alnwick. Turn right at the mini-roundabout signed Alnmouth.
Drive 3 miles to the Lesbury sign and turn left at the roundabout, signposted B1339 Seahouses, Embleton & Longhoughton, into the village of Lesbury.
Lesbury Glebe, the Georgian house is first left past the church.
Drive straight to the top of the drive and park outside the cottage.
Alnwick
Alnwick is the County Town of Northumberland and it is only 3 miles away. It is the home of: many shops and restaurants, an excellent Playhouse, Alnwick Castle (the filming location for Hogwarts from Harry Potter) and the Duchess of Northumberland’s Alnwick Gardens.
It is a historic market town with cobbles, stone archways and interesting old properties.
Alnwick is also the home of Barter Books - one of the largest second hand book stores in Europe and it was where the poster from 1939 “Keep Calm and Carry On” was first rediscovered.
Newcastle
Newcastle is a 25 minute train or 45 minute car journey away. It contains many attractions including museums and galleries, the very elegant Grey Street, Theatre Royal and the restored Quayside with many restaurants, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music and the Baltic Arts Centre. For retail therapy, there is the famous Metro Centre and Eldon Square.
Short Drives
North
Craster, Dunstanburgh Castle, Howick Gardens
South
Warkworth and Amble
Longer Drives
North
Seahouses, Bamburgh, Wooler & Cheviot Hills
South
Morpeth, Otterburn, Rothbury, National Trust Houses at Cragside and Wallington Hall