PLACES TO VISIT AROUND THE BOROUGH OF CASTLE MORPETH
The stone heads outside Wallington. |
- PLACES OF INTEREST
- Cheese Farm, Make-me-Rich Farm, Blagdon (01670 789644). Traditional cheesemaking as seen through viewing panels, open 10am-5pm seven days a week.
- Mitford Church, open to visitors 2pm-4pm Tuesday and Thursday until the end of September.
- HISTORIC HOUSES
- Cragside, Rothbury (01669 620150). Open daily, except Mondays. Open Bank Holiday Mondays.
- Wallington, near Cambo, West of Morpeth (01670 773967). Open daily 10am-5pm (House closed on Tuesdays). River walk and pathways close to or across farmland remain closed.
- GARDENS & NATURE
- Belsay Hall and Gardens, Belsay, West of Morpeth. Open 10am-6pm.
- Kirkley Hall College, near Ponteland (01661 860808): College and grounds closed to the public during the foot and mouth crisis until further notice.
- Bide-a-Wee Cottage garden and nursery, Stanton, Netherwitton (01670 772262).
- Bolam Lake Country Park (01661 881 234), West of Morpeth.
- Druridge Bay Country Park, Hadston (01670 760968) Open 10am-5pm.
- Carlisle Park, Morpeth. Open all year round daily.
- Scots Ghyll and Borough Woods Nature Reserve, Morpeth/Mitford (01670 514351). Scots Ghyll has re-opened but Borough Woods remain closed during the current foot and mouth crisis.
- Plessey Woods Country Park, near Bedlington (01670 824793).
- MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
- Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum (01670 519466) open Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm.
- Woodhorn Colliery Museum, Ashington (01670 856968). Open all year round Wednesday to Sunday (and Bank Holidays) 10 am-4pm.
- Stamfordham Gallery (016616 234), Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 2-4 pm.
- The Hancock Museum, Newcastle Upon Tyne (0191 2226753) Open Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm and Sundays 2pm-5pm.
If you wish to add an item or request any alteration to a current listing, email the Morpeth Herald .This information is only a guide and readers are advised to check details with the relevant venue.
