Local Attractions
If you've a yen for city life, there's beautiful Durham with its cathedral, and Newcastle with its reputation as one of the north's friendliest places – the city is just and half hour's drive away. Enjoy top restaurants, convivial pubs, and high class entertainment. Art galleries, theatre and cinemas are plentiful.
You couldn't wish for a better place to unwind. Heathergate Country Park nestles amid acres of beautiful parkland on the outskirts of the North Pennines and within five miles of the Northumberland Park. There are no bars, no clubs, no hassle – just beautiful scenery, a natural setting and peaceful surroundings.
You could spend every stay simply relaxing on the Park. But there's so much to see and do on you doorstep too! Picturesque Hexham is your nearest town, (approximately 2 miles), recently voted Britain’s favourite market town by Country Life magazine, and winner of two categories in the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society's Britain in Bloom competition. Its magnificent abbey was founded in 674AD and it is an interesting mix of historic buildings, enticing streets, lively independent shops and High Street retailers.
You’ll enjoy meandering around Hexham browsing bookshops and boutiques, and you might pick up a bargain at the antiques fair. There are also plenty of places to pick up your day to day necessities.
Nearby you have a huge choice of how and where to spend your time. There's walking, fish, golfing, and an abundance of wildlife to see. Why not also discover the splendours of Hadrian's Wall, Kielder Water, Derwent Reservoir and Tyne Green Country Park. Walking and cycling are a pleasure with country lanes and delightful villages to explore. An even greater pleasure is knowing you have your own holiday home to come back to, welcoming and superbly comfortable.
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