I spent most of my final year of undergrad writing a massive thesis on the Lindisfarne Gospels and…read morethe people who love it (more or less). My awesome parents decided that the best graduation gift would be to send me (and my mom) on a whirlwind trip of the places I'd studied. A highlight of our week, certainly, was the two nights we spent on Holy Island at the Manor House. I think most people rent a car (or drive their own) to cross the causeway to the island. We had no car--took a trian from London to Berwick-Upon-Tweed--but were able to get a taxi to take us over as soon as the tide went out for the evening. If you want to spend a couple of days breathing monastic air and soaking up palpable history, stay at the Manor House. It's smack in the middle of the island, which was one of the coolest places I've ever been (OK, so my crush on St. Cuthbert makes me a little biased...) The place is basically on top of the priory ruins, and if your room is on the right side, you have a great view of gardens, boats, ruins, sea, and the castle. We were on the backside and a view of the un-charming roof of a house, but it was all fine. Breakfast and dinner are included in the cost of the stay and are really lovely. A menu with a variety of choices--my mom had a seafood pie...I had something vaguely Indian one night and something beefy and pastry-y another. Cozy breakfast with eggs, toast, and tea. Staffed mostly by teens from other European countries who seemed to be working/traveling for the summer. We were there in August; at Christmas they sent us a card with a lovely picture of the island (there's a whole series of artwork done by one local artist all over the hotel). It brought back all kinds of lovely memories. Can't wait to go back someday and spend another peaceful weekend on Holy Island! If you're going to stay right on the island, this seems to be the place to do it.

Open and modern comfort The Manor House has a more modern…read moreand open feel than other establishments we visited on Lindisfarne. I was there for drinks in the bar with friends who stayed there and who were very comfortable. Service was pleasant. They have some of the best views on the Island, directly to the Castle. So if you spend much time in your room, consider this aspect. The gardens are directly beside the Priory and more open and pleasant than others we say which tended to be walled higher obscuring the views.

Sadly we didn't stay here, but we did eat in the restaurant twice. It was delicious. Great variety…read more Helpful staff. The whole place looked newly renovated and was beautiful. We asked a lot of questions about local fare and got great explanations. Wed love to return to the area and stay here next time!

Just stayed at this lovely little hotel. The staff are very helpful & friendly. The evening meal…read morewas divine, newly started Steak night on a Friday. £30 pr couple, including a bottle of house wine. The room was clean and tidy, and very warm. During this cold snap. Bathroom was nicely modern with a great shower, plenty of hot water. Breakfast was included in the room rate, plenty of choice, from the full monty Northumberland style to a more healthy option. Well deserved 5 Stars. Limited parking at the front door for 6 cars. Great views of the Castle & not far to walk to the beach.

Probably more like 3.5 stars but here we go…read more.. We stayed for 2 nights while visiting the castle and exploring the area. The hotel is perfectly acceptable. Not updated, but well maintained and great views and location. Staff was relatively helpful. We had breakfast one morning (included with the room) and it was not good. We ate at a different hotel the next day and enjoyed it more. This is where I disclaim that Im American, so maybe my food preferences were just different. Theres nothing overtly wrong with it. We just didn't like it. We had made dinner reservations but ended up canceling them and exploring nearby towns and islands. All in all, it was fine. Id probably try a different hotel next time, but i dont have any complaints.

We stayed in Bamburgh for one night's R&R at the Victoria. Really friendly atmosphere and helpful…read morestaff, and they were well-versed about the current COVID restrictions. The room was clean and comfortable; obviously it's not the most modern place, but the bed was comfy and it had a good shower. No lift, sadly. The real star of the show was the food - we'd booked in the restaurant for the evening meal, which was just as well as it was pretty full, given the reduced seating available due do COVID. The menu has a great selection of seafood, and I have to recommend the seafood sharing platter, which was the perfect size for two as a main course. For starters, I had the beetroot cured salmon, and Herself had fishcakes; we were both too full to manage a dessert after that! We also splashed out and had an extremely nice bottle of wine from Marlborough, NZ to remind us of our trip there last year (we've become huge fans of NZ wines now). For breakfast the next morning, I resorted to form and had the full veggie option, while Herself chose the Craster kipper, which I am assured was probably the best kipper she's ever had. I'm not a huge fan of kippers, so will take her word on that. All in all, it was a lovely break and we really liked this hotel. It was only slightly marred by discovering on leaving that the car next to us in the car park (which is about 100m away round the corner) had dinged our wing slightly with their door and left without a note. But that's not the hotel's fault.

The Castle Hotel is on the main street of the immensely popular village of Bamburgh. It is a…read morepleasant pub with very welcoming staff and their smiles felt genuinely friendly - we were certainly made to feel very welcome. The pub is spacious with a comfortable bar area and spacious dining area to the rear. We weren't dining on this occasion but the menu looked appealing and reasonably priced and I would certainly like to return and try it out in the future. All in all a perfectly smashing pub! :-)

It's very difficult to find nice places to eat when you have a dog in tow, but The Castle Hotel is…read morebrilliant. Dogs are welcome on the large rear patio and beer garden. Lovely well priced food and good service. Nice varied menu.

A weekend meeting with 8 friends and one of them had decided that the Collingwood would be a good…read moreplace to meet up on Friday night. Yet somehow they forgot to make a booking. I tried on Friday morning but they weren't very hopeful that they would be able to manage our group. However, as I was the first to arrive I had a word with the lovely manageress who was on duty, and she very quickly arranged a slot for us at 7pm. As it turned out, only 6 of the group decided to come to the hotel for food, so we weren't as cramped as we'd thought. The standard of food was excellent, I was particularly impressed with my starter of scallops, which were beautifully presented and perfectly cooked. For mains, I decided on a whim to try the veggie curry, which was tasty although I found it a teensy bit on the dry side. But full marks to the Collingwood for accommodating us all on a busy Friday evening.

This is the type of place I would want to own if I went into the hotel business! Bought a deal for…read moremy boyfriend for Christmas which was an overnight stay, two course dinner, breakfast and Molton Brown gift bag for what seemed like a great deal at £89. They showed that they care right from the booking of the stay where I called and got a lovely chap who couldn't be more welcoming! I then had to call back and ask if it could be rescheduled about three weeks later and this was no problem for them - great! Sometimes if you have a voucher places act like they couldn't care less. So it is just over the border into England and in a tiny wee village and looks lovely as you approach. We were greeted by a lovely receptionist and shown to a very nice room after she made us a dinner reservation in the restaurant. The Molton brown gift was amazing - a proper box of normal sized goodies. The bar was nice and cosy and the wine prices were really great for a hotel with the price of bottles ranging from £13 to £20 so we settled down with a bottle of Chenin blanc and let the afternoon pass! We got ready for dinner and went downstairs to the bar - which was heaving surprisingly! So the lovely waitress took us through to the library and took our order while we sat in front of a toasty real fire. The pink mojito was I am afraid to say really disappointing - there was no crushed ice in it as is usual but a few sad melted cubes who were not doing their job. However dinner time was here and the menu looked really great. We were told by the waiter that it was only lamb which carried a supplement and all other dishes were included in our deal - fantastic value so we couldn't resist the starter of scallops, black pudding and pea purée. It was awesome! Three huge juicy perfectly cooked scallops with spicy soft black pudding and fresh crushed peas. What's not to like?! For mains we went for steak, I had the ribeye cooked to medium perfection with crisp onion rings, chips and peppercorn sauce. Boyfriend had the amazing fillet beef which was delish although slightly over done for his liking with truffle mash. They were both great. We were stuffed but couldn't resist pudding and put away a fabulous creamy baileys and Malteser cheesecake that was exactly what was needed to finish off a pretty perfect dinner. We had a comfortable nights stay and a great brekkie the next morning - full English cooked to your order. Only thing was the bacon was too crispy for my liking - but that's just my preference so that's ok. I would highly recommend a stay here or a visit for dinner if you for any reason happened to be nearby! The staff were super lovely, the hotel comfortable and welcoming and the food delish.

Lovely, lovely place, crowded, obviously popular. An old building but very updated, very stylish…read moreand clean. Possibly a good place to stay if it were not for Chillingham. Dinner and the service was nothing short of excellent. The carrot and coriander soup was delicious, garlic mushrooms and a roasted vegie tart were memorable. David and Joyce had lamb, Bobby had halibut, I think I had salmon. The desserts were equally scrumptious. Sometimes a place of this nature will be too stiff and formal for our liking, making us feel out of place. We want to relax and enjoy our food, not feel we are on display to the ever so watching servers. Dunstanburgh had all the qualities of an upper class establishment but without the stiffness. We felt welcomed and right at home.

We visited the Cottage Inn Hotel as patrons of the pub whilst we were on holiday in the area. It's…read morea pleasant enough place, the staff are friendly and the interior is nice enough. It is a hotel and the reception is inside the pub so it is open all day which is unusual for many of the village pubs in this area. They serve food from noon till 3pm and 6pm till 9pm but we didn't dine so I can't comment on the quality of the food. There were three or four local beers on including Secret Kingdom and Coast to Coast from Hadrian's Border Brewery as well as the usual lagers etc. There is a pool table, and we enjoy a game, but on each occasion that we were in it was totally monopolised by the landlord and staff. I'm sure we could have put our 50p on the table but I don't think we'd have been too popular! :-) The pub is dog friendly and has a beer garden to the rear which would be a nice place to while away an hour on a sunny day. Reasonable little pub really, I'd have given it four stars if we'd been able to play pool! :-)

Within a long walk of the postcard perfect Dunstanburgh Castle ruins, a lovely Robin Hood looking…read moreinn and restaurant. We now order mushrooms where ever we go, theirs were equally delightful. Crab soup, potato skins and sadly, no Drambuie. Their Stilton starters were to die for and we now have to go on a quest for white Stilton.

This Travelodge is fairly new and is kept clean and smart. The rooms are large and the beds are…read morecomfortable. A basic but filling continental breakfast is available to order from reception. There's a McDonalds on the opposite side of the car park and a big Morrisons supermarket beyond that but if you want more substantial food you'll have to go into the centre of Berwick about 2km away where there are pubs and restaurants. The hotel is close to the A1 so access from both north and south is good.

Pretty poor as travellodges go. Room cold and heating didn't work, breakfast bag of bits leaves a…read morelot to be desired, go to the mcdonalds across the car park instead, it's not much better though. Nasty sewer type smell in the room, mattress too soft too be comfortable to sleep on. Usual excuses as to why things are wrong and check in slow . The star is for convenience

Visited today for lunch. I would recommend to all;…read more we had a rather unusual starter Black Pudding and Banana, it works!! Mains of a large, well cooked Gammon steak, with home made coleslaw as part of the salad too much for my wife to manage, and a well packed and very tender Steak and ale pie for me with a nice selection of delicious vegetables and a healthy (or perhaps unhealthy) bowl of home made chips. A couple of drinks brought the bill to a very reasonable £30, which I regard as money well spent.

I've never stayed in the hotel but the restaurant is wonderful. The food is real british food such…read morea cooked meats with sauces and a selection of vegetables and the desserts are amazing. The place is reasonably priced, very worth the money for the food. It's a nice environment and the staff are very friendly and really helpful.