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Rothbury, Northumberland

Cragside Park Cottage

An aerial view of Cragside Park Cottage and the estate's formal gardens, Northumberland
Cragside Park Cottage and the formal gardens, Northumberland | © National Trust/Mike Henton
The sitting room with open fire at Cragside Park Cottage, Northumberland
The double bedroom in the eaves of the first floor of Cragside Park Cottage, with sloped ceilings, Northumberland

Cragside Park Cottage

Retreat to this Arts and Crafts style house on the Cragside estate, close to the Northumberland coast.

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The sitting room with open fire at Cragside Park Cottage, Northumberland
The double bedroom in the eaves of the first floor of Cragside Park Cottage, with sloped ceilings, Northumberland
An aerial view of Cragside Park Cottage and the estate's formal gardens, Northumberland
The gravelled garden at the front of Cragside Park Cottage, with outdoor dining furniture, Northumberland
The sign for Cragside Park Cottage, Northumberland
The dining room at Cragside Park Cottage, Northumberland
The lobby with armchairs at Cragside Park Cottage, Northumberland
The kitchen at Cragside Park Cottage, with table for six and old bread ovens on the right, Northumberland
The double bedroom on the ground floor of Cragside Park Cottage, Northumberland
The inner hallway at Cragside Park Cottage, with step down towards the staircase, Northumberland
Chess at Cragside Park Cottage, Northumberland
The ground-floor bathroom at Cragside Park Cottage, with cast iron roll-top bath and freestanding shower, Northumberland
The switchback staircase at Cragside Park Cottage, Northumberland
The hall on the first floor of Cragside Park Cottage, with some angled and low ceiling, Northumberland
The twin bedroom in the eaves of the first floor of Cragside Park Cottage, with sloped ceilings, Northumberland
The bathroom on the first floor of Cragside Park Cottage, with shower over bath, Northumberland
The front of Cragside Park Cottage, Northumberland
The gravelled garden at the front of Cragside Park Cottage, with outdoor dining furniture, overlooking the Coquet Valley and the Simonside Hills, Northumberland
The outdoor dining table at Cragside Park Cottage, Northumberland
The decorative roof gable at Cragside Park Cottage, Northumberland
A view across the roof of Cragside Garden Cottage to the formal gardens, Northumberland
Spring flowers in the formal garden at Cragside, Northumberland
The clocktower at Cragside, Northumberland
The formal gardens at Cragside with Cragside Garden Cottage behind, Northumberland
A signpost at Cragside, Northumberland
Looking up at the house and iron bridge at Cragside from the gorge, Northumberland
Cragside House at Cragside, Northumberland

© National Trust/Mike Henton

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Retreat to this Arts and Crafts style house on the Cragside estate, close to the Northumberland coast.

Book together...

Cragside Park Cottage is joined to Cragside Garden Cottage. They share an an open lawn area and can be booked together for a group of up to 12.

The formal gardens at Cragside with Cragside Garden Cottage behind, Northumberland

Cragside Garden Cottage 

A Northumberland getaway in the blossoming gardens of Cragside. Sleeps six.

Things to see and do at Cragside...

Cragside House on a spring day. The House is surrounded by green trees and there are some flowers appearing in the Rock Garden that surrounded it.
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Cragside 

Britain's original smart home which sits at the heart of a grand fantasy garden.

Morpeth, Northumberland

Fully open today
Two visitors walking along a path lined with tall purple flowers in the Formal Garden. They are wearing open light jackets and smiling and laughing as they walk.
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Things to do in the gardens at Cragside 

Explore the ultimate designer garden. With spectacular vision, William and Margaret Armstrong transformed the grounds from a bare moorside into a fantasy mountain landscape. Created for beauty and function you’ll discover towering trees, overflowing flower beds, trickling burns, dramatic water cascades and engineered lakes that were created to harness the power of water.

A woman and two young children gaze up to look at artworks on the umber-painted walls of the Gallery at Cragside, Northumberland
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Things to do in the house at Cragside 

Cragside House was Britain's original 'smart home'. The Victorian mansion illuminated by hydroelectricity and powered hydraulics.

A sculpture of a face with decorative leaves carved into a fallen tree at Cragside, Northumberland
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Things to do on the estate at Cragside 

Stretching your legs in the cool winter air is a great way to blow away the cobwebs and recharge your batteries. You could re-discover some of your favourites hidden gems, or perhaps find a couple of new ones on a walk at Cragside.

A close up of a red squirrel on a branch on the floor of woodland on Brownsea Island, Dorset
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Caring for Cragside's Red Squirrels 

Cragside is one of a few locations that has a population of the UK’s native red squirrels. Discover how we care for this tufty-eared species. Discover how we care for this tufty-eared species.

Two girls walking along the banks of the Nelly's Moss lakes
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Nelly's Moss lakes walk, Cragside 

North East

Discover the historic lakes, engineered by Lord Armstrong as part of his pioneering hydro-electricity system, on this easy circular walk at Cragside, and spot wildlife like frogs and herons.

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Walking
DistanceMiles: 1.5 (km: 2.4)

Exploring the area...

Dragon cycle trail Wallington
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Wallington 

Discover Wallington, where a historical house meets rolling hills, woodlands and a walled garden.

near Morpeth, Northumberland

Fully open today
A visitor with their back to the camera walks along a path to the entrance of Dunstanburgh Castle
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Dunstanburgh Castle 

Iconic castle ruin, in an impressive coastal setting

Alnwick, Northumberland

South lawn at Seaton Delaval Hall in the spring sunshine
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Seaton Delaval Hall 

A place of great theatricality, drama and mischief

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland

Fully open today
Family and dog on beach at Embleton Sands in Northumberland
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Embleton and Newton Links 

Breath-taking stretches of silver sands surrounded by wildlife-rich dunes

Alnwick, Northumberland

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