Woodside Holiday Cottage

29/07/2024

20/07/2024

It's worth spending a day in Newcastle when staying with us- it's a beautiful city

Grey Street in the nineteenth century. The street was renowned for its wide streets at a time of narrow streets. It has been described by Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone as the finest street in England and Radio 4 listeners voted it their favourite street.

17/07/2024

What wonderful views there are from Newcastle Quayside 🤩

12/07/2024

Come and visit Hexham Old Gaol, England’s oldest gaol and discover important moments from our region's turbulent past.

Built in 1333, did you know the imposing building in Hexham Town Centre is made of stone from the Corbridge Roman site just a few miles away?

You can discover more about the history of the Gaol, its gruesome stories and some of the colourful characters on a short, family friendly tour at 11am and 2pm.

We are open 10am - 4pm Wednesday to Sunday, and will be open every day of the Northumberland school holidays (20th July - 1st September).

Admission is £7 adults, £6 concessions and under 18s visit for FREE.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

25/06/2024

The very talented photographer Anita Nicholson took some wonderful photos of Woodside last week which will shortly be uploaded to our website. Here are just a few:

25/06/2024

10/05/2024

What a spectacle! I haven't seen the Northern Lights like this since I was small. And it all happened directly overhead!

23/04/2024

A great day on the Vindolanda excavations, we’ve had lots of visitors coming to see the archaeological activity and it stayed dry!

A highlight was the discovery of this beautifully crafted copper alloy belt buckle, a Celtic type design with traces of the enamel still remaining.

13/03/2024

A wonderful description of the return of the curlews, lapwings and oystercatchers to Allendale and the North Pennines National Landscape

Allendale, Northumberland: The valley is suddenly active – it’s reassuring to find oystercatchers, curlews, golden plovers and peewits where they should be

17/02/2024

New year, new website



www.woodsideholidays.co.uk

17/02/2024

We're delighted to have received this review.

08/01/2024

Happy New Year! Did you watch Vera last night, filmed in our beautiful town of Hexham? How many locations did you recognise?

06/12/2023

Hexham has once again been voted as one of the happiest places to live in Great Britain 🥳 We're proud to represent Northumberland and the north-east of England in the top ten.

The Right Move 'Happy At Home' survey asks residents how they feel about their area based on 13 happiness factors such as being proud of where you live; people being friendly and polite; cultural activities; and the quality of shops and restaurants.

It's interesting to see that rural residents are generally happier than city residents, especially those living near a national park or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (recently renamed National Landscapes). We're exceptionally lucky in Hexham to sit between Northumberland National Park and the North Pennines National Landscape. The Northumbrian coast, the Lakes and the Scottish Borders make lovely day trips 🌿https://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/articles/property-news/happy-at-home-survey-2023/


Visit Northumberland Hexham Town Council

26/11/2023

And only three miles from us!

11/11/2023

A perfect autumn day in 🍂🍁

05/11/2023

We love Corbridge, just five miles away and a great shopping and eating destination

Corbridge has a host of independent shops where you can find gifts that you may not get online or in big chains

04/11/2023

NOW AVAILABLE -
NORTHUMBRIAN WILDLIFE CALENDAR 2024 featuring beautiful wildlife photographs by Graham Dixon. Now available from Wagtail Press, while stocks last. £10.90 including delivery.
https://www.wagtailpress.uk/northumbrian-wildlife-calendar-2024

25/10/2023

A deep well, mysterious pits and a human skeleton. Our excavations this year at Milecastle 46 on Hadrian’s Wall certainly gave us some surprises. Read more about them here 👇

https://romanarmymuseum.com/about/magna-surprises/

13/10/2023

Autumn in the Shire

06/10/2023

The Vindolanda Trust is thrilled to have been awarded the VisitEngland accolade for Best Told Story 2022-23 at Roman Vindolanda. The history of our remarkable site and the stories that it holds are ever evolving as our excavations and research continue. Sharing those stories and taking people on a journey with us is very important. To receive national recognition for how we do that is absolutely wonderful.

Thank you to all our amazing staff and volunteers, this award is a testament to that team.

03/10/2023

Autumn in the Vindolanda museum gardens. The colour change is just starting, it is a beautiful time to visit. 🍂

29/09/2023

Museum of the Moon at Hexham Abbey

19/09/2023

CANCELLATION

We've unfortunately had a cancellation from 13th - 21st October, so if you feel in need of a last minute autumn break in beautiful countryside just get in touch, or go to our website www.woodsideholidays.co.uk. Minimum stay 3 nights.

09/09/2023

*PLEASE SHARE* Tickets have JUST gone on sale for Luke Jerram's The Museum of the Moon at Hexham Abbey from 29 Sept-12 Nov. It's going to be stunning! Tickets are £3 for adults and £1 for children (payable age 4-16) https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/northumberland/hexham-abbey Supported by Hexham Town Council

08/09/2023

We're delighted and honoured to advise that we have been awarded a Visit England ROSE Award in Recognition Of Service Excellence.

The ROSE Awards recognise the accommodation providers across England who give visitors the best customer experience. They celebrate the establishments, irrespective of their star rating, style or type of accommodation, where the owners, management and employees provide world-class service to their visitors.

The Hexham Courant Visit Hexham

23/08/2023

13/08/2023

Today is 'International Left Handers Day'!

It is therefore once again the perfect day to share this image of the Octavius letter, as Octavius appears to be left handed. He starts his letter on page 2 (top right), followed by pages 1,4 and 3. This is one of the most extensive and complicated letters found at Vindolanda which covers business transactions between Vindolanda and Catterick and includes the phrase 'the roads are awful'. This early account from c. AD 104-120 of the roads in Britain is an opinion that many still share today! This tablet is now on display at the British Museum.
You can read the full translation of this letter on the Roman Inscriptions of Britain website (a fabulous resource for anyone interest in the Vindolanda Writing Tablets) via the link below.

https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/TabVindol343

We wish all our left handed followers a very happy day indeed.

03/08/2023

The full events programme for Museum of the Moon is now live on our website!
Limited tickets are available for each event, you will find links in each of the descriptions. Please message if you have any questions!
https://hexhamabbey.org.uk/museum-moon