The Smithy, Ovington, Northumberland

04/03/2024

Sampled someone else’s’ holiday cottage this weekend bought for Kate’s birthday… Cotlea East Cottage near Alyth in Perth & Kinross.
Great weekend with a walk on the Catalan trail, an evening of fireside games thanks to a power cut and some boomerang throwing! (Thanks Uncle Bill!)

27/01/2024

Wow! Well done ‘Pine’… and only 4.5 miles up the hill from The Smithy… a must for our future guests!

SquareMeal has announced its top 100 UK restaurants for this year, and two establishments hailing from Northumberland have made the rankings, with…

02/06/2023

Some recent sunny reviews for a sunny day!

21/03/2022

A lovely surprise in the post today. Thanks to all our fantastic guests for appreciating the cottage and the work we do. It is fabulous to see people returning to beautiful Northumberland

16/03/2022

When they start a beer festival at the end of the street……
Easily within stumbling distance 😁🍻

A TYNE Valley village is to stage its first beer festival.

18/01/2022

Northumberland has been named as number 4 in the New York Times ‘52 Places for a Changed World’. The 2022 list highlights places around the globe where travellers can be part of the solution. So why not come and visit?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/travel/52-places-travel-2022.html

The 2022 list highlights places around the globe where travelers can be part of the solution.

19/12/2021

What better time to visit Northumberland? We’re only a few miles away from the wall and there are loads more places to explore too.

08/12/2021

Kate at Orchard Grange Pottery also does short courses and trial sessions… ideal for during a stay here in Ovington!

Tuesday evening classes are now available to book, as well as a couple of places left on Wednesdays. Give yourself something to look forward to in January!

Follow this link to pay a deposit and hold a place https://www.numonday.com/shop/orchard-grange-pottery/

Alternatively, if you would like to gift this course please send me a message.

10/11/2021

Hadrian’s Wall is only a few miles from us. Get yourselves booked in to join the 1900th year celebrations in 2022!

Artists are being invited to put forward ideas for a new installation at Hadrian's Wall to mark its 1900th anniversary in 2022.
Visit Hadrian's Wall want to create something captivating for visitors as a keystone event during a year-long festival.
Find more more 👉 https://hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/hadrianswall1900