Rothbury is the capital of Coquetdale, a handsome small town on the River Coquet with the dramatic Simonside Hills rising directly to the south and the National Trust’s remarkable Cragside estate — the first house in the world lit by hydroelectric power — just outside town. This is one of Northumberland’s most rewarding walking areas.

A handsome and very characterful small town deep in Northumberland’s heartland, Rothbury makes an outstanding base for the Simonside Hills and Cragside — combining wild moorland walking with one of England’s most fascinating Victorian estates.