Lookout Cottage

Alnwick, Northumberland

The outside seating area at Lookout Cottage, Northumberland

The sitting room at Lookout Cottage, Northumberland

The kitchen at Lookout Cottage, Northumberland

The dining room at Lookout Cottage, Northumberland

The bedroom at Lookout Cottage, Northumberland

The en-suite shower room at Lookout Cottage, Northumberland

The outside toilet at Lookout Cottage, Northumberland

At a glance details

Sleeps 4
Bedrooms 1
Preferred changeover day Saturday
Minimum stay 3 nights
Number of dogs welcome 2
Acorn rating 2 What's this?
Reference 017001

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About Lookout Cottage

A former lookout, this simple but snug cottage is next to a HM Coastguard radio room.

Standing tall in a dreamy position just above the golden sands of Embleton beach is this former lookout. It was built in 1822 and was used to combat smuggling on the coastline. Inside, quirks of its 19th-century past remain, from the wood-panelled walls to the original bunkers where the coastguards used to sleep. There’s an outside toilet too, which is built into the walls of its garden.

Snug and homely inside, Lookout Cottage has one four-sleeper bedroom, a shower room and an inviting living and kitchen area, which when the log-burning is going, feels exceptionally cosy. As this is partly still a working coastguard service, the north room of the cottage houses HM Coastguard radio equipment.

From here you’ll be able to walk along the vast silver sands of the coast. And if conditions are right, you may even be able to witness the Northern Lights in the winter months. Your walks could lead you to coastal castle Dunstanburgh, or you could drive there in 10 minutes.

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Features and facilities

Cot & high chair not available
Microwave available
Fridge available
Freezer available
Dishwasher not available
Washing machine not available
Tumble dryer not available
Telephone not available
Television not available
DVD not available
WiFi* not available
Open fire / wood burner available
Garden available
BBQ not available

Accessibility

Not accessible

Layout

Ground floor
Sitting/dining room with multi-fuel stove, kitchen area, bedroom with double bed and two original built-in bunks, smaller than average at 2'3" x 5'7", and en-suite shower and washbasin. The lavatory is in a building outside of the cottage, this has heating and lighting.

Notes for visitors

Access: If you would like a copy of the access statement for this cottage please call the team on 0344 800 2070.

Heating: Electric heating included.

Access: Access to the cottage is across a field, so careful driving is advised.

Parking: Cars can be parked next to the cottage when good weather permits. There is a designated parking space at the bottom of the hill where guests can leave their car at all other times. Additional car parking available in public pay and display car park across the lane from the cottage.

Television/signal: There is no television as reception is poor in the area.

Please note: The lavatory is in a building outside of the cottage in the garden, this has heating and lighting.

As an alternative to the bunks there is a double sofa bed in the sitting room.

The north room of the cottage houses HM Coastguard radio equipment. Sounds may be heard and engineers may visit the property at any time but access is separate to the holiday cottage.