EATING OUT GUIDE

The dialling code for all is 01665

½ mile from Old Rectory Howick: THE EARL GREY TEA HOUSE, Howick Hall Gardens, delightful setting for lunches and afternoon teas, 12 noon to 6 p.m., last hot meals 3 p.m.  Good quality light meals and snacks.  Only for visitors to the Gardens. Website

1 ¾ miles North of us:  THE COTTAGE INN, Dunstan, nr. Craster.  Pub grub.  Takes time to get served when busy.  576658. Website

2 miles North: ROBSON’S OF CRASTER Fish Restaurant. Opposite the Jolly Fisherman pub in Craster.  Excellent restaurant, famed for its fish.  Booking advised.  Lunches during the day.  Now closed for evening meals  Open April – October. Closed on Sundays.  Tel: 576230.  Note they do not take credit or debit cards. Website  

THE JOLLY FISHERMAN, Craster.  Overlooking the sea. Full menu for lunches and evening meals.  576461.

THE SHORELINE CAFE, Craster.  High quality coffee, cakes and light lunches using local produce

2 miles South:  FISHING BOAT INN at Boulmer.  Good pub grub.  Overlooks the beach at Boulmer. 577750. Not Monday evenings. Website

5 miles West:  THE HORSESHOES INN, Rennington.  Village pub serving lunches and evening meals.  Recommended for its food and service by several of our guests.  Closed Monday lunchtime.  577665. Website  

MASONS ARMS (STAMFORD COTT), ¼ mile north of Rennington on the Alnwick to Embleton road.   Eat in the dining room or bar.  Booking advisable  577275. Website          

5 miles North:  DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE HOTEL, Embleton.  2 star hotel serving lunches and evening meals in bar and dining room.  576111. Website

                             THE GREY’S INN, Embleton, pub grub in the centre of the village.

5 miles South:  THE COACH INN, Lesbury.  On the coast road in the centre of the village.  They do bar meals all day to 9 p.m. and a full restaurant service.  Sunday lunch is served between 12 noon and 5 pm. Sunday nights 5.00-7.30 only. Booking advised.  830865.

6 miles North: THE SHIP INN, Low Newton by the Sea. As seen on “Oz and James”. The pub is on the right hand side of the Village Square.  Dining room small but good food.  Important to book about a week in advance.  They do not take credit or debit cards.  576262.  Website

          THE JOINERS ARMS, High Newton by the Sea.  Recently reopened with a full menu.  576645 Website

          THE BLINK BONNY, Christon Bank.  Pub grub.  576595

6 miles South at ALNMOUTH: 

THE RED LION, good food all day.  Website

THE SCHOONER HOTEL.  Indian cuisine in a hotel.  830216. Website

THE HOPE AND ANCHOR.  Pub grub.  830363. Website

BISTRO 23.  A café during the day and a bistro restaurant on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. 830393

7 miles to ALNWICK:

THE TOWER RESTAURANT just inside the Bondgate Tower in Alnwick.  Recommended by guests as the best value for money.  603888. Website

THE TREE HOUSE at the Alnwick Garden.  Open Thurs, Fri, Sat evenings only.  511350. Website

CAFÉ TIRRENO, Bondgate Without (opposite the Playhouse) in Alnwick.  A simple but good Italian. Open all week. Don't take bookings.  605455

BLACKMORE’S, Bondgate Without, Alnwick 602395.  Gourmet restaurant. Website

THE ART HOUSE, Bondgate Within, Alnwick 602607, upstairs with its own art gallery.

THE OAKS HOTEL, South Road, Alnwick 510014.  Hotel Restaurant plus early evening carvery. Website

THE GRAPEVINE café and LOUIS’S STEAKHOUSE, restaurant upstairs, Market Place, Alnwick 604872. Open Tuesday to Saturday 5.30pm - 10.30pm.  Website

QUEEN’S HEAD HOTEL, Market Street, Alnwick, 604691. Pub grub. Website

PICCOLINO’S, Bondgate Within, Alnwick 606540.  Italian restaurant upstairs.  Popular with children.

HARDY’S BISTRO, The White Swan Hotel, Bondgate Within Alnwick 602109. Website

MARKET TAVERN, Fenkle Street, Alnwick 606853. Pub grub. Website  

PENNY BLACK, Fenkle Street, Alnwick, Cafe/Bar/Late Night Venue. 606777.

DALCHINI’S, Narrowgate, Alnwick (Indian) 606336

CAFE DELICIOUS, Market Street, Alnwick.  Tapas Bar.  606601.  Website

LILBURN’S, Paikes Street, Alnwick 603444. Modern bistro on 2 floors. Open every day except Sunday, and closed Sunday and Monday evenings. Website

CARLO’S, Bondgate Within, Alnwick (Fish & Chips)

GRANNIE’S DELICATESSEN, Narrowgate, Alnwick 602394. Café downstairs, daytime only.

THE STRAWBERRY LOUNGE, Narrowgate, Alnwick, Café, daytime only.

MELVYN’S CAFÉ, Market Place, Alnwick. Daytime only. 604462. Website

10 miles away

West:  THE TANKERVILLE ARMS, Eglingham.  Gastro pub. 578444. Website

South West:  THE COOK AND BARKER, Newton on the Moor, just off the A1.  Book for the restaurant.  575234. Website

South: WARKWORTH HOUSE HOTEL, hotel restaurant, Warkworth. 711276. Website

THE MASON’S ARMS, Dial Place, Warkworth. 711398,

THE HERMITAGE, Dial Place, Warkworth. 711258. Website

TOPSY TURVEY’S, Warkworth. 711338

THE SUN HOTEL, Warkworth. 711259

11 miles away South:  ZECCA, new Italian restaurant, Amble. 713575. Website

11 miles away North:  THE CRASTER ARMS, Beadnell. 720272.  Website

BEADNELL TOWERS, Beadnell. 721211.  Website

12 miles North: Seahouses with lots of eating places.

13 miles North:  Bamburgh with pubs and restaurants.