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Notice: Courtesy minibus: please note our temporary vehicle doesn't have wheelchair access. Our new minibus, due in May, will have. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Extraordinary Victorian house, gardens and woodland - the wonder of its age

Enter the world of Lord Armstrong - Victorian inventor, innovator and landscape genius. Cragside house was truly a wonder of its age.

Discover the first house in the world to be lit by hydro-electricity. It is crammed full of ingenious gadgets with most of them still working. The gardens are incredible. One of the largest rock gardens in Europe leads down to the Iron Bridge, which in turn leads accross to the formal garden. Children will love our adventure play area and exploring Nelly's Labyrinth, a networks of paths and tunnels cut out of a vast area of rhododendron forest.

Useful visitor information

Rhododendrons and azaleas

Pink rhododendron and yellow azalea bushes in full bloom on a hillside © Simon Fraser

Mid May to Mid June is Azalea and Rhododendron time. The golden flowers of the common yellow Azalea scent the woodland with a captivating fragrance while exotic varieties on th

New for this season: bushcraft courses

Children learning about the natural world at Cragside © Alec Fraser

Want adventure in the outdoors? Get into bushcraft. Choose from a taster course or an overnight experience and discover the natural world in the setting of the Cragside woodland.

50 things to do before you're 11 ¾ at Cragside

50 Things To Do Before You're 11 And Three Quarters

We all know the importance of getting our family out and about - fresh air, exercise and memories that will last a lifetime all await you in the Great Outdoors. But we also know that...

Cragside Another Side: What the Cook saw…

Actors playing Butler, Cook and Maid in the kitchen at Cragside © Barry Pells

Imagine visiting Cragside and stepping into the past to experience a completely different side of life in this Victorian Mansion. On Thursdays in May actors will be bringing to life...

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Conservation in action

Exterior view of Cragside House © National Trust

As part of our ongoing conservation programme we will be painting the house from early June. As a result there will be scaffolding around parts of the exterior of the house, sorry for any inconvenience caused.