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Get festive! …join us for Alston Live

9 July 2015

Special for Alston Live: Alston’s very own all day music festival on our beautiful riverside playing fields takes place on Saturday 25th July.  We are offering the chance of a Friday to Friday booking so you can check in at your leisure on Friday afternoon (or evening if you’re coming straight from work), have a…

A nature-lover's paradise

19 June 2015

Now is a great time to visit the North Pennines and enjoy what makes it such a special place: with the landscape filled with wild flowers and breeding birds, it’s a nature-lover’s paradise. Why not come and enjoy it for yourself before the summer holiday season begins and take advantage  of our last minute special…

Last minute availability

22 May 2015

We still have availability so why not book a last minute escape for the half term holiday – check out our special offers for details of our last minute prices, or check availability here

Blossoms on our pear-tree

7 May 2015

The weeping pear tree in the corner of the patio at Millstream is now blossoming and the buds on the apple tree behind Naworth are not far behind. Now is a fantastic time to visit the North Pennines – outstandingly, naturally beautiful, and just waiting to be discovered, with young lambs in the fields, song-birds in our gardens, the magical wild…

Escape from the crowds on May Bank Holiday Weekend

18 April 2015

Why not take advantage of our Mayday Bank Holiday special offers – get away from the crowds and escape to the hills – enjoy a 3 night short break in one of our cottages – further details on our Special Offers page.

News from the owners

17 April 2015

We’re back now from our travels down under and into equatorial rainforests – we have lots of images and video footage and once we’ve had time to wade through it all we will eventually post links here to some of the best, so do keep coming back! As well as coming to terms with the…

Come and enjoy the snow in Alston!

4 February 2015

These photos were taken at the weekend but we still have lots of snow, though a bit easier to get around now as the roads have since been gritted. Why not come and enjoy our crisp white snow while it lasts.  The local ski slope at Yad Moss is currently operating, so why not check it…

Forthcoming events

4 December 2014

Visit Alston THIS WEEKEND…on Saturday 6th December – The Alston Monthly Market has a wealth of inspiring ideas for Christmas gifts. Or come for a Santa Special train ride and visit Santa’s Grotto at South Tynedale Railway on 13th and 14th or 20th -22nd December Experience the welcoming main street festooned with little Christmas trees with their multi-coloured festive…

Craft Fair Christmas Shopping breaks

24 November 2014

THIS WEEKEND….28th-30th November – Alston Moor Craft Fair has a wealth of inspiring ideas for Christmas gifts.  Come and stay in one of our cottages and experience the welcoming main street festooned with little Christmas trees with their multi-coloured festive lights. Stay for a weekend and pick up some great bargains, then go for a country walk…

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24 November 2014

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