Afternoon tea at the Running Fox is an absolute delight. If you can't finish it they will give you…read morea takeaway box. Chances are you won't finish there's so much of it. Lovely treat and they do gift vouchers.

This is an artisan bakery, coffee shop and newsagent. I went for lunch on 2 November, it is worth…read moreringing to book a table as it gets very busy. The prices are very reasonable, I do hope they stay that way. The bread and cakes for sale in the shop and to eat in are amazing!!! They do a breakfast selection before 11am which looks super. I had pumpkin soup with bread, I got seven different slices of their home baked bread with a very tasty soup wonderful. They do sandwiches, melts, pies, quiche, stews and specials of the day! Well worth a visit and a return visit!

Stopped for breakfast before heading home to Scotland, lovely full breakfast and free coffee…read morerefills. Great cafe with a good selection of cakes, bakes and sweet treats, and a cracking breakfast menu. Nice outdoor play park for the kids and excellent farm shop for picking up good quality local produce.

Went in for a quick bite of lunch when passing through Alnwick, we were so glad we did…read more Alnwick has so much choice when it comes to cafe and tea rooms, I guess that must create healthy competition between them all. The menu of sandwiches, toasties, panini etc. are quite inventive. I chose a Club sandwich, it was a triple-decker of gorgeous fresh bread packed with juicy bacon, tomato, olives etc. perfectly balanced. Cakes and scones were fabulous too. Prices incredibly reasonable for a tourist spot. To compare & contrast the tea rooms of Alnwick- now that would be a fun task!

Quick bus stop on tour. Cute little grocery/deli counter with sit down service downstairs. Call for…read morea reservation for the latter! Gluten free available AND delicious, even as takeaway. We had a tuna and cheese and a BLT on GF bread. Yum! Wish we could have stayed and had lunch downstairs.

Lovely little ice cream shop in Cresswell village on the Northumberland coast…read more It has been here for 80 years and they make traditional home made dairy vanilla and other flavoured ice cream. They also do sweets. rock and hot & cold drinks. They sell allsorts of seaside things like beach games, gifts etc. The shop overlooks the sea with views along the bay to coquet island. opposite is the village green and 14th Century Pele Tower. A fantastic stop off point when traveling a long this way or if your having a visit to the beach!

A great stopoff along the coast at Cresswell. Its a tradition and a welcome treat every visit.read more

Nice interior, good selection of cakes and light meals and decent coffee. My rather picky wife is…read morewilling to drink their coffee, so that speaks volumes to me. Lovely interior too.

Wonderful coffee house on Holy Island. Coffee is delicious, service is very friendly, and the spot…read moreis cozy - especially on a windy day. We didn't eat anything, but I did leave with a t-shirt! Like others mentioned, very environmentally conscious. Wish we had arrived earlier in the day to (sensibly) have more than one! A definite stop for our next visit to the island.

It's a wonderful place. It's a family run, socially-minded speciality coffee shop and roastery, on…read morethe beautiful, windswept and wild Holy Island of Lindisfarne in North Northumberland. There's a separate on site building for its roastery. The coffee is ace, we got a flat white, a cappuccino and two Americanos and the coffee smell was delicious. I've noted many of the chain coffee places don't have this notable inviting aroma. The home - made cakes and sweet treats were delicious too. I'd give it 5 green stars for its environmental commitments. It was real busy and we had to stand a while to get the bench seating outside in a breezy almost warm day. They had ample room inside but almost everybody opted for outdoors. They say that their mission is to bring top quality, speciality grade, carefully sourced arabica coffee beans from around the world, into the hands of UK coffee lovers. I agree they do. I would have liked to find out if their coffee is shade grown and if they buy from all female farm workers. I wonder too if they decaffeinate their own coffee and if so how? Really worth supporting.

I visited the cheese room which sells lots of lovely local Northumbrian cheeses as well as…read morechutneys, crusty loaves, biscuits and more. Sandwiches are also on sale for the lunchtime trade. All in all it's a friendly and individualistic little shop in this historic and busy little Northumbrian town.

The cheese room is the main reason to visit this shop, but there are lots of other little treats…read morethat'll catch your eye. They've got some excellent breads and a whole lot of lovely things in jars. I went in the other day to get some cheese and ended up spending fifty quid on various lovely things. Oops.

Really cute spot tucked away in Alnwick with amazing ice cream and a really nice worker!read more