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St Oswalds Cottage

Berwick-upon-tweed, Northumberland
The exterior of St Oswald's Cottage, Holy Island, Northumberland
The exterior of St Oswald's Cottage, Holy Island, Northumberland
The exterior of St Oswald's Cottage, Holy Island, Northumberland
The garden at St Oswald's Cottage, Holy Island, Northumberland
The sitting room at St Oswald's Cottage, Holy Island, Northumberland
The kitchen at St Oswald's Cottage, Holy Island, Northumberland
The kitchen at St Oswald's Cottage, Holy Island, Northumberland
A double bedroom at St Oswald's Cottage, Holy Island, Northumberland
A double bedroom at St Oswald's Cottage, Holy Island, Northumberland
A bathroom at St Oswald's Cottage, Holy Island, Northumberland
A bathroom at St Oswald's Cottage, Holy Island, Northumberland
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  • Guests 5
  • Bedrooms 3
  • Preferred changeover day Friday
  • Minimum stay 3 nights
  • Number of dogs welcome 2
  • Acorn rating 4 What's this?
  • Reference 017010
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About St Oswald's Cottage

A Grade II listed cottage on Holy Island, designed by Lutyens, reached by crossing a tidal causeway.

Journey along the causeway to Holy Island and stay in this unique Grade II listed cottage. It will be quite an adventure to get here; you’ll drive along the causeway before it becomes submerged by the North Sea. 

The 20th-century, three-bedroom cottage was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Edward Hudson, who at the time owned the island’s castle.  It echoes a number of recognised Lutyens features such as the red pan tiled roof and original style doors and windows. Inside, elegant interiors run throughout, from the dark wood furniture and a period fireplace to a roll-top bath. 

You’ll be overlooking the harbour and Lindisfarne castle, which is just a 10 minute walk through green fields. Afterwards go for a stroll along the coast which is protected by the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve. Here you’ll be able to spot an abundance of wildlife such as grey seals, rare seabirds and dolphins.
 

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  • Unrivalled locations
  • Exclusive access to special places
  • Award-winning customer service

Features and facilities

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

Accessibility

Some wheelchair access

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Layout

  • Ground floor

    Dining/kitchen, sitting room with wood-burning stove, bathroom with shower over a roll top bath, three bedrooms (one double with 5' bed, one spacious single and one large double with 6' bed which can also be a twin on request).

Notes for guests

Access: The accessibility guide is for guidance only. For up to date photos, please see the images on the webpage.

Heating: Night storage heating included.

Garden: Small enclosed front garden and large enclosed lawn garden with borders to the rear.

Parking: Gravel driveway with parking for two cars.

Please note: The island is accessible by a tidal causeway. This will affect when you can gain access to the cottage, please check on booking.

During the winter months the pub and two hotels are only open on a limited basis. Please also note that during the winter months it is a very quiet and tranquil place.

Due to the design of the wood-burning stove and hearth, the nursery fire guard in this cottage must be requested at the time of booking. This fire guard will be fitted ready for your arrival and must be left in position for the duration of your stay as it cannot be folded or moved due to its special design.

WiFi: This is now available on site, but please note that intermittent connection problems can sometimes occur and should not be relied upon. We are pleased to provide free WiFi on site which is supported by BT.

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Lindisfarne castle, clouds racing across the sky as sheep charge toward it

Lindisfarne Castle

A year of stories, discoveries and contradictions in a castle (that’s not a castle), on an island (that’s not an island).
Puffins on the Farne Islands, Northumberland

Farne Islands

Rocky islands, habitat for seals and many species of seabird
Visitors walking into Low Newton with Dunstanburgh Castle in the distance

Embleton and Newton Links

Breathtaking stretch of silver sands surrounded by wildlife-rich dunes
Ruin of dunstanburgh castle stands in the sunshine, the sky is blue with clouds moving quickly over head.

Dunstanburgh Castle

Massive ruined castle in an impressive coastal setting
Cragside House and Iron Bridge

Cragside

Extraordinary Victorian house, gardens and woodland - the wonder of its age
Visitors walking in the garden at Wallington

Wallington

Discover Wallington, where an historical house meets rolling hills, woodlands and walled gardens.

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About the Acorn rating

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To help find the best cottage for you, we have created our own quality rating system for our holiday cottages called the Acorn rating. Ranging from 1-5 Acorns, the rating gives you an indication of a property’s facilities, fixtures and fittings, with five being the highest quality level. The Acorn rating is not connected to any other industry rating system that may be used for holiday cottages and is only to be used as a guide that covers location, style of interior and the facilities you may be looking for. We do not set our cottage pricing based on the Acorn rating we have given a cottage as all our cottages are of an individual nature. Therefore, we recommend that all factors are considered when making your choice. In addition, some of our cottages are curated to be sympathetic to their time period. This means that they might not have all of the aspects of modern living, but impress in so many other ways.

1 Acorn: simple living accommodation with basic furniture and fixtures fit for purpose and clean. Running water and a toilet are provided. There could be some limitations to heating and washing facilities – details of these will be stated clearly on the cottage's webpage. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied with a few exceptions, which are again clearly stated). Facilities for basic catering and living are provided. In general, a 1 Acorn cottage does not have WiFi.

2 Acorn: a mid-quality range of furniture and fittings. Bathroom facilities are basic or there may be a high number of guests to bathroom ratio depending on the size of the cottage. Very few 2 Acorn cottages have WiFi and the kitchen white goods and washing facilities are basic. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied in all 2-5 Acorn cottages.

3 Acorn: a good, standard offer. Generally it is correctly proportioned for the number of guests but could have a few compromises, for example a small kitchen, or a lower bathroom to guest ratio. The variety of white goods available will be better than a 2 Acorn cottage.

4 Acorn: these cottages have more premium furniture, fittings and lighting. Additionally the ratio of bathrooms to guests is likely to be higher, and the bathrooms would be more likely to have separate and spacious showers instead of showers over baths.

5 Acorn: a luxury accommodation offer with very few limiting factors. This is the highest offer available. It is well-equipped and has spacious facilities throughout the cottage or is set within an extraordinary location or building. The furniture is of a high standard, and has real comfort for modern living.

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