Star House, Rothbury

18/08/2024

Bella and Tilly (too fast for the camera) on lovely walk at Simonside today.

22/07/2024

22/07/2024

In Newcastle but looks amazing!

13/07/2024

Absolutely beautiful job done so I could get away! Thank you so much!

10/04/2024

☔Ultimate Rainy Day List - please check opening hours with venues direct as some of these venues may not be open today ☔

I'm sorry I can't list individual venues for the below attractions - there are too many to list here. But do check out and support your locals xx

Theatre
Soft Play
Play Cafe
Dessert Cafe
Swimming Pools
Shopping
Petting Farms with Indoor Play & Animal Barns
Your Local Library
Hot Chocolate / Ice Cream Parlour / Afternoon Tea

For loads more ideas, public transport info and a handy map with the locations of these venues, check out this post; https://www.northeastfamilyfun.co.uk/2018/03/what-to-do-when-it-rains-in-north-east.html

Key:
🐶 Dogs allowed in most indoor areas

🌧 Free Rainy Days Out in Northumberland 🌧

FREE Barter Books 🐶
FREE Hexham Abbey

🌧Museums / Historical Sites/Galleries/Animals in Northumberland 🌧

Woodhorn Museum
Bailiffgate Museum
Bamburgh Castle State Rooms
RNLI Grace Darling Museum
Lindisfarne Castle
Chillingham Castle
Heatherslaw Corn Mill & FREE Lady Waterford Hall
Hexham Old Gaol 🐶
Ad Gefrin Museum
Berwick Museum & Art Gallery 🐶
The Sill Visitor Centre
Lobster Hatchery
Planetarium at Twice Brewed
Roman Army Museum
Newbiggin Maritime Centre
Visit the Upside Down Room and Spooky Basement at Seaton Delaval Hall
Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
Cragside House & Tea Room
Wallington Hall House & Tea Room
Paxton House
Kielder Observatory

🌧Escape Rooms/Arcades & Gaming/Cinemas in Northumberland 🌧

Northumberland Escape Room (Morpeth)
Project Escape (Hexham)
Vue Cramlington / The Forum Cinema Hexham / Fuse Cinema Prudhoe / The Maltings Berwick
Seahouses Amusements
The Family Fun Centre, Spittal

🌧 Crafty /Arty Rainy Day Ideas in Northumberland 🌧

The Creative Chicken, Bedlington
Pot-a-doodle do Pottery, Berwick

🌧Active Rainy Days Out in Northumberland 🌧

Hive Ten Pin Bowling Hexham / Concordia Cramlington
Clip n Climb Ponteland / Concordia Cramlington
Airbox Bounce

🌧Free Rainy Days Out in NewcastleGateshead 🌧

FREE IKEA SmaLand
FREE Seven Stories
FREE Shipley Art Gallery
FREE BALTIC
FREE Discovery Museum
FREE Laing Art Gallery
FREE Lit & Phil & The Common Room
FREE Great North Museum
FREE The Farrell Centre
FREE Newcastle Cathedral

🌧Museums / Historical Sites / Galleries in NewcastleGateshead 🌧

Victoria Tunnel Tour
St James’ Park Tour
LIFE Science Centre
Newcastle Castle
Newcastle Cathedral

🌧Escape Rooms/Arcades & Gaming/ Animal/ Cinemas in NewcastleGateshead 🌧

Lane 7 - bowling, pool, batting cage, ping pong, darts, karaoke, arcades
YuMe World
Junkyard Golf
CTRL Pad
Four Quarters Arcade Bar
Harry's Game Shack Newcastle
Namco Amusements at Metrocentre
ESCAPE Newcastle, EXIT Newcastle, Escape Key Newcastle
Point Blank Shooting (under 18s events during school holidays)
Everyman / North Tyneside / Cineworld/ Star & Shadow Cinema
NERD Arcade Gateshead
CatPawcino / Meow Cafe / Mog on the Tyne Cat Cafes
Dog and Scone

🌧Crafty/Arty Days Out in NewcastleGateshead 🌧

Canny Crafty Gosforth
Kiln Pottery Studio Gateshead

🌧 Active Rainy Day Ideas in NewcastleGateshead 🌧

Mr Mulligans Crazy Golf
Metrocentre - Tree Top Golf, Bowling, Clip n Climb
Axe Throwing (Hatchett Harrys)
Newcastle Climbing Centre
Climb Newcastle at The Pool Byker
The Valley Climbing Centre
Clip n Climb Newcastle (Benfield Road)
Newcastle Trampoline Park
Jump 360 Newcastle
Jump Giants Gateshead
InflateSpace Newcastle
Mister Twisters Jump Centre
Team Sport Go Karting

🌧 Free Rainy Days Out in Sunderland 🌧

FREE Sunderland Winter Gardens & Museum
FREE National Glass Centre

🌧Museums / Historical Sites / Galleries in Sunderland 🌧

North East Land, Sea and Air Museum 🐶
Souter Lighthouse

🌧Escape Rooms/Arcades & Gaming/Cinemas in Sunderland 🌧

Sunderland Bowl - Bowling/Darts/Shuffleboard and Mini Golf
Escape Rooms Sunderland
Laser Quest Sunderland
Cineworld Boldon/Dalton Park
Seaburn Amusements
Harry's Game Shack

🌧Crafty/Arty Days Out in Sunderland 🌧
Rosebud Ceramics

🌧Active Days Out in Sunderland 🌧

Sunderland Wall
Super Tramp Sunderland Trampoline Park

🌧 Free Rainy Days Out in Teesside 🌧

FREE Dorman Museum
FREE Kirkleatham Museum
FREE Mima Art Gallery

🌧Museums / Historical Sites / Animals/ Galleries in Teesside 🌧

Preston Park Museum & Grounds
Butterfly World
Ormesby Hall
Captain Cook Birthplace Museum

🌧Escape Rooms/Arcades & Gaming/Cinema Days Out in Teesside 🌧

Project Escape Middlesbrough
Level X Middlsbrough
Showcase Cinema DeLuxe Teesside Park
Amusement Arcades at Redcar
Amusement Arcades at Saltburn by the Sea

🌧Active Rainy Day Ideas Rainy Days Out in Teesside 🌧

Putter Chaos Middlesbrough
Larry's Lanes
Billingham Ice Rink & Forum
Hollywood Bowl Stockton
Rock Antics Middlesbrough
Clip n Climb Stockton
Jump 360 Stockton
Team Sport Go Karting

🌧Free Rainy Days Out in North Tyneside 🌧

FREE Stephenson Railway Museum

🌧Museums / Historical Sites / Animal/ Galleries Days Out in North Tyneside 🌧

Tynemouth Aqaurium
Segedunum Roman Fort
St Mary's Lighthouse
Bad Cat Cafe Wallsend
Escape Rooms/Arcades & Gaming/Cinema Days Out in North Tyneside
Flight Simulator Brunswick Villate
Pirate Escape Rooms Whitley Bay
Gutterball Arcades / Virtual Darts /Pool
Odeon Silverlink
JamJar Cinema
Amuseument Arcades at Whitley Bay
Arcade Warehouse Royal Quays
Retro Bay Cafe Whitley Bay

🌧Crafty/Arty Days Out Rainy Days Out in North Tyneside 🌧

Katie's Craft House Whitley Bay
HotPotz Pottery Whitley Bay

🌧Active Rainy Day Ideas Rainy Days Out in North Tyneside 🌧

Whitley Bay Ice Rink
Gutterball Bowling & Roller Rink
Inflata Nation Royal Quays
Jump 360 Benton

🌧Free Rainy Days Out in South Tyneside 🌧

FREE The Word
FREE South Shields Museum & Animal Corner

🌧Museums / Historical Sites / Galleries Days Out in South Tyneside 🌧
Jarrow Hall Museum & Hive Cafe 🐶

🌧Escape Rooms/Arcades & Gaming/Cinema Days Out in South Tyneside 🌧

Enigma Escapes
Virtual Darts The Dunes
Arcades at Ocean Beach
The Customs House

🌧Active Rainy Day Ideas in South Tyneside 🌧

Simonside Adventure Climbing Wall
Override Indoor Skate Park
The Urban Factory

🌧Rainy Days Out in Durham 🌧

Free Rainy Days Out in Durham
FREE Locomotion Shildon
FREE Durham Cathedral
FREE Sensory Play at Theatre Hullabaloo
FREE Museum of Archaeology / Palace Green
FREE Oriental Museum Durham

🌧Museums / Historical Sites / Galleries Days Out in Durham 🌧

Bowes Museum
Ushaw Historic House
National Museum of Royal Navy, Hartlepool
Auckland Castle and Spanish Gallery

🌧Escape Rooms/Arcades & Gaming/Cinema Days Out in Durham 🌧

Lane 7 Interactive Darts / Pool / Batting Cage / Shuffleboard / Arcades
Escape Rooms Durham
Odeon Luxe Durham
Gala Cinema
Gaming Hideaway Bishop Auckland
Sim King Gaming Darlington
Crafty/Arty Days Out Rainy Days Out in Durham

🌧Active Rainy Day Ideas Rainy Days Out in Durham 🌧

Lane 7 Bowling
Holmside Park Activity Centre
Durham Climbing Centre
Infinite Air Trampoline Park
TopGear Karting

For loads more ideas, public transport info and a handy map with the locations of these venues, check out this post; https://www.northeastfamilyfun.co.uk/2018/03/what-to-do-when-it-rains-in-north-east.html

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29/03/2024

Happy Easter from Star House - sun has made a welcome appearance!

28/02/2024

2 minutes from Star House - so gorgeous 🩷

Cragside from a different angle.

09/02/2024

New bathroom floor looking good and 3 tons of new gravel (thank you Peter).

04/02/2024

A weekend of work at Star House - new bathroom floor, new gravel (horse boxes have their uses), new duvets and pillows. I even had a break to watch the match, then gorgeous tea at Bewicks. Tilly even snuck upstairs ☺️

06/12/2023

Lovely review from lovely guests - always nice to be appreciated!

21/11/2023

LADIES, YOU'RE UP. Saturday 9th December : social trail ride : meet Katherine (Mrs Scrub Cycles) at the shop, ready to ride for 9.30am.

All abilities welcome, Ebikes as well, as we can vary the route accordingly.

Ride for a couple of hours with a friendly bunch then head back to the shop for a coffee & mince pie.

No better way to kick off the weekend.

And repeat...this will be a monthly feature, every second Saturday.
Following ride Saturday 13th January.

14/11/2023

03/11/2023

Beautiful autumn colours from the house.

27/10/2023

Pumpkins and lovely chocolate cake for this week’s guests!
Also new Aga covers.

24/10/2023

In just 3 weeks time we will be celebrating in an exciting festival of light and sound, our 5th Annual Light Trail 💫

To start the celebrations early, we asked you to send in your favourite Light Trail snaps, so you can see real people making real memories here at The Alnwick Garden ⭐️

With hundreds of wonderful entries to choose from, we have narrowed it down to a small few to showcase just how special The Alnwick Garden Light Trail is, starting with Rebekah! 🪩

Beginning on November 13th - January 7th, make sure to book your tradition today ✨

Book now at alnwickgarden.com 💫

21/09/2023

We are embarking on a major project to futureproof Cragside House this winter.

The House will be closed from Monday 6 November until spring 2024. We will be working with contractors on crucial electrical and fire protection upgrades as part of a £650,000 infrastructure project. This essential work will help to protect the House, ensuring it can be enjoyed by many more generations for years to come.

The grounds, gardens and Carriage Drive will remain open while works at the House take place.

We’d like to say a huge thank you to every member and visitor that has joined us at Cragside. As a charity, your support has meant that we can continue to care for this much-loved property so it’s standing for another 160 years.

07/08/2023

Just a little warning to dog walkers in particular - my daughter set off up Simonside today with our dogs to be met by a kind person warning her of adders as they had just seen a large one - it’s the adders home and they are around moorland and heather.

05/08/2023

Lovely recent review from guests - thank you for taking the time to write this ❤️

22/05/2023

I’m leaving an adder pack in the cottage as they are very active at the moment - it contains instructions and telephone number for Rothbury vets - please take it with you out walking but return on your departure!

15/05/2023

Please please guests DO NOT put glass in any bin - in particular the recycling one - bin men refused to empty it today due to a box full of glass bottles.
I have clear signs up inside the cottage and on the outside bin itself how to dispose of them or leave inside and I’ll take them to the correct place. To say I’m disappointed is an understatement!

10/05/2023

09/05/2023

Please take note whilst walking in our beautiful countryside.

A first class response 👏

A hypothermic man who became separated from his friends whilst on a trip to rural Northumberland was brought to safety thanks to persevering officers⛺️

Just after 8am last Thursday, we received a report that a 53-year-old man had knocked on the door of a remote property in Harbottle, Morpeth, appearing dazed and confused.

The kind-hearted occupants of the address suspected the man had been wandering around lost in the surrounding terrain of Barrowburn and Whiteburn Hills all night, and they invited him inside whilst assistance was sought.

However, within just a few minutes, the male’s condition deteriorated and the couple re-contacted emergency services stating he required immediate medical attention.

We contacted colleagues at North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust who dispatched a community paramedic to the scene, but due to the secluded nature of the area, the route was inaccessible to the vehicle the they were travelling in.

🚨North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team were contacted, quickly dispatching a vehicle en-route from Rothbury to assist.

However, only five minutes later, police officers in a specialist 4x4 vehicle scooped up the paramedic and transported them directly to the scene to treat the man straightaway.

During the process of being treated for his condition, the man indicated he had become separated from two of his friends overnight, however he was not aware of their exact location.

After an extensive search by unwavering cops using their all-terrain vehicle, the man was reunited with his two missing friends just after 2.30pm – where they were able to safety make their way home back to the Newcastle area.

A great result for all those involved as things could have ended tragically.

A huge thanks to the Good Samaritans who assisted the man in his time of need – without their help we have no doubt the man would have become seriously ill, or even worse.

It is wonderful for our rural communities to know we are all working together and are on hand to respond in your time of need.

We would ask anyone who goes walking, hiking, or exploring in the most rural and remote areas of our region to always do their due diligence and familiarise themselves with their surroundings before embarking on such a trip.

📲Whether you’re exploring new terrain, or you’ve been there before, please consider taking precautions such as downloading what3words, letting someone know exactly where you’re planning on going, or even buying a satellite phone for emergencies.

03/05/2023

Coronation ready -

09/04/2023

Happy Easter all!🐣🐇

18/03/2023

Bella and Tilly enjoy a walk from Brinkburn.

15/03/2023

09/03/2023

Today!

03/03/2023

Weekend stay photos from Lesley and family and a beautiful thank you gift and card!

22/02/2023

We’ve had a beautiful guide dog In training called Oscar staying - he’s certainly been exploring Warkworth, Cragside and the Turks Head 🐾❤️