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.

Loads of fun; "Don't touch that plate, I told you yesterday it's hot."…read moreWe had a smashingly good welcome here and were well cared for by Sean and family. On arrival we were given tea or coffee while we filled in our registration and a bucket and brush to clean our hiking boots (which remain strictly in the foyer, not the hotel.) Acerbic wit with a smile was the standard and it suited us to the ground. Sean's well practiced spiels are a comedy routine in themselves so pay attention and don't miss a word. He was very helpful on tide and bus and taxi information. Our room was nicely proportioned and the bathroom spacious. I visited in another room upstairs which was equally nice. Furniture is simple, stout, workable and unpretentious. All rooms have only showers. Our towels were rough but this is probably local hard water, They were new and thick and clean. Breakfast was excellent and if you are not awake on reaching the breakfast room, I assure you that you soon will be. There is lovely art around and some of it is for sale by Sean's son. Tea service in the rooms was generously stocked with a wee biscuit or two. Check the website to see other options like renting the entire place or having a wheelchair accessible room. Fabulous choice for staying on Lindisfarne. I would most certainly return here.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The price was unreasonably expensive for the quality, but at the same time they had a cafe and…read morebreakfast which you can get for free if you do a deal., now for the room I got a family room, it had a double bed and two smaller beds and the view was nice, but at one point the toilet leaked which was crazy because it happened because we put too much toilet paper in the toilet, it wasn't even that much. The location is Alright, it's just a simple hotel and if you're looking for a hotel that is cheap (compared to most hotels) with descent quality this is the hotel for you

Travelling along a main road it gets rather boring stopping off at service areas and getting the…read moresame old coffee places and burger bars. We were surprised coming across this hotel/restaurant/coffee stop. The coffee. Tea area is fantastic with many tables and comfy chairs. Service is self-service but the choice of cakes, sandwiches etc phenomenal. Friendly service. We were lucky as we arrived just before a couple of coach parties on their way to Lindisfarne. Nice stop off and, as I said, a nice change.

The fish and chips were FABUlOUS! Juicy fresh haddock in a light, crispy batter. Hand-cut chips…read morejust right. Homemade tartar sauce a delightful condiment. And the restaurant was cosy and comfortable. So glad we chose this place instead of one of the crowded, brightly lit chip shops nearby. Perfect meal!

Brilliant Pub, great atmosphere and great local ales. Put on your list while in Seahousesread more

I've stayed in a few B&Bs in and around Alnwick and this is by far my favourite. It's got a great…read morelocation: across the road from the Gardens and the Playhouse and just down from the bookshop. The interior is immaculate: beautiful modern decor that isn't flashy, nor does it detract from the architecture of the building. Excellent service: Leo is an attentive and friendly host who goes to great lengths to look after the comfort of his guests. Good food: Breakfast is generous and hearty Whenever friends come to town, I recommend that they stay here rather than with me. I've got the room, but they'll be more comfortable and better looked after!