The Comb · Northumberland
Getting here and the area.
Kielder, in the far north-west of Northumberland. An hour from Newcastle, 40 minutes from Hexham station, under an hour from Newcastle airport. Directions come with your booking.
Getting here
By road.
From Newcastle
Around an hour, depending on traffic. The A69 to Hexham, then the A6079 and B6320 north through Bellingham.
By train
Hexham station is around 40 minutes away; Newcastle Central around an hour. There are taxis from Hexham; tell us if you need a number.
By air
Newcastle airport is under an hour.
The last few miles
Bellingham is the last town, with a petrol station and the Co-op. Fill up there: the road on is single track in places and there is nothing after it.
EV charging
None at the house. There are chargers in Bellingham.
Supplies
Shops, deliveries and pubs.
The nearest shop
The Co-op in Bellingham.
Supermarket deliveries
Tesco, Asda and Waitrose in Hexham all deliver to the house, on set days of the week. Book the slot before you come.
Pubs with food
The Hollybush, The Pheasant Inn, Le Petit Château and a few more. We send the list with your booking.
Hexham
The market, the Abbey, the butcher and the deli. About 40 minutes.
Within the hour
Days out.
The forest at the end of the drive, the water a short drive on. Bike hire, the Lakeside Way, the art in the forest.
The waterfall walk from Bellingham, 15 minutes away.
Housesteads and the crags, about 40 minutes.
Bamburgh, the beach, Seahouses. About an hour and a half.
The top of Kielder and the road into Scotland.
26 miles round the water, on bikes or on foot.
The castle and the garden, about an hour and a quarter.
The house in the trees, about an hour.
Enquire
Tell us who’s coming.
Rough dates, rough numbers and which house. We reply personally, usually within a day.