Perfect for Bamburgh Castle and the beach

Budle Hall is a family run, country house B&B one mile from Bamburgh on the Northumberland coast: it’s a seven-minute walk to the beach at Budle Bay, and another stroll along the beach to Bamburgh Castle. Budle Hall is built on a grand scale, with four huge guest bedrooms, generous grounds (including a secret garden), and a guest sitting room that accommodates, amongst other furnishings, a Steinway concert grand piano.

Budle Hall has four beautiful guest bedrooms, with views of the fields and the Cheviot Hills or down the driveway towards the coast (though only in the winter can you see the sea through the trees). All are beautifully appointed, with super-king double beds, two of which can be split into twins. Three have en-suite bathrooms while one has a private bathroom, for which bathrobes are provided. All have tea and coffee making facilities, flat-screen TVs and wifi. In winter months two of the guest bedrooms are taken out of use, making the experience of staying at Budle Hall even more private and exclusive.

Downstairs the decor continues light and airy, with a gorgeous guest sitting room with sofas around an open fire, two grand pianos, an honesty bar and lovely garden views. There’s also a comfortable dining room where breakfast is served, with a huge choice of options including Bamburgh Bangers, Seahouses kippers, or a stack of pancakes, all accompanied by Northumberland tea, Davidson’s Dairy milk and Chainbridge honey.

Outside there are large grounds to explore: they’re mainly fields dotted with the Hall’s own free-range chickens but there are also two walled gardens to discover.

The location is superb. It’s seven minutes walk across dunes to the beach at Budle Bay, and only a little further to the spectacular Bamburgh Castle and the picturesque coastal village of Bamburgh, with its shops, restaurants and Grace Darling museum.

Overall the atmosphere at Budle Hall is ultimately restful, a peaceful refuge close to all the North Northumberland coast has to offer.

Budle Hall suggests:

If Budle Hall’s B&B rooms are fully booked there are other options here. Budle Hall also has a three-bedroom self-catering 3* holiday home, Budle Lodge, in its grounds, and another three-bedroom property, Wild Chive Lodge, at the foot of Brada Hill near Bamburgh. There are also two wild camping pitches in the field behind Budle Hall, both with sea views. Each pitch has its own private shower, toilet, cold-water sink for dishes and outside shower for washing off sand. This field also has a converted combine harvester that can provide accommodation for an adult and a child (bring your own bedding) or as an unusual indoor space to use in conjunction with a tent.