Northumberland Lodges

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Susan - Verified booking

  Alwinton Lodge is a comfortable welcoming home from home.

  The kitchen especially is very well equipped. Cooking with a set of three saucepans, a large sauté pan and a full set of tools was a pleasure. Dogs are catered for with their own doggy box. We did not use this however, because our mini-Schnauzer, Archie, has his own holiday kit. He did enjoy the treats that were left though. Northumberland is very dog friendly. Archie visited Cragside and Bamburgh Castle with us and enjoyed all their outdoor spaces. The road adjoining Fram Park does not have a pavement, but there is a grass verge up to the pavement further up the road. Archie had full days out with us, so did not need very long early morning walks. While is it is essential to have a car to get around, there is free parking in Alnwick. We enjoyed a bus ride on the X18 with Archie to Morpeth. This is an interesting town to visit with pleasant river walks through their park. In Alnwick, the Information Centre is part of the Playhouse/Library complex. There are no signs outside and even the locals do not know where the I.C. is. All staff were very helpful and gave lots of useful and interesting information. This was an extremely relaxing week, enjoying sunny autumn days in the natural beauty of Northumberland countryside. I would highly recommend this lodge if you like peace, tranquillity and dark starry skies. We look forward to staying here again at a different time of year.

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• Helena - Verified booking

  I’m going to start with the positives.

  Hot tub was amazing. Really bubbly and perfect temperature. However we have stayed in lots of holiday lodges and we’re used to having the hot tub checked and wiped over daily. This happened twice during our stay. Outside area is also lovely and comfortable with beautiful views over the field. There was however a cushion pad missing from the outside sofa which would have left someone with no seat if there had been 4 of us staying. I let the property manager know this by text. The pressure and temp in the showers was the best I’ve ever had in a holiday lodge. However, there was no sieve, colander, corkscrew or cafetière in the kitchen. I couldn’t even make a pot of pasta as I couldn’t drain it. Even if there was a sieve or colander, there wasn’t a pot big enough to cook pasta. Given that this is a lodge for 4 people that’s not good news. Only 2 rings worked on the hob also. The couch in the living room was very uncomfortable and as a result I spent most of my time on the outside couch. That’s fine as we had good weather but if it rained I would have spent a lot of time on a very uncomfortable couch. The pillows in both bedrooms were wafer thin and the fact that the pillow slips were enormous made them feel and look even more flimsy. Considering that we spent over £1000 for seven days none of this is good enough and I hope the owner reads this and makes the necessary changes.

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• Nicola - Verified booking

  We had such a lovely time, 2 couples and 2 dogs.

  Plenty of room for us all. Outside space was perfect to keep the dogs enclosed and to allow them a little freedom whilst we enjoyed the hot tub! Barely overlooked at all. Showers were powerful and everything you could think of is supplied in the kitchen, meaning we could prepare meals daily for the four of us easily, with plenty of room in the comfortable living/dining areas. The owner is contactable and very friendly so I’m positive if there were any issues they would be easily resolved. Everyone we encountered on the site was friendly and happy to chat. Already looking for when we can book again!

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• Tina - Verified booking

  We really enjoyed our stay at Dreams and Streams.

  It was lovely and clean, very comfortable and the hot tub was a bonus. The owner, Jan, was great too, she sorted out a problem that was beyond her control, swiftly and efficiently. The Bockenfield Park itself is relatively new, so needs to become a bit more established and would benefit from a little shop on site to sell essentials you may need. The neighbouring park, Felmore, is a lot more established and has a bar/restaurant on site that does great food and the staff are really lovely too. All in all, we had a fab break and would highly recommend Dreams and Streams as a good holiday rental.

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• Katherine - Verified booking

  Very spacious, lovely log cabin ,good central location for exploring Northumberland.

  Hot tub was brilliant and enjoyed by all.the kitchen was well equipped, a bread Knife and grater would be a useful addition. The welcome pack was lovely, thank you. For my personal preference the king-size bed was too hard ,but I know you can't please everyone. The others said their beds were comfy. An observation and definitely not a criticism as the cleaners do a wonderful job, but when it's night time and you put bedside lamps on, the cobwebs on the logs above the bed are illuminated! So a brush down of them is needed. We loved our stay and would definitely recommend

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