Northumberland people, please advise!

[Urbanbeetler]

I would love to take my kind, kind dh to a really good restaurant with rooms or hotel with fine dining in Northumberland for his birthday. It was one of his favourite parts of the world when he was too young and poor for posh eating and he is a real foodie.

Can anyone recommend something really special? He deserves it. Thank you .

Shamelessly lurking as I'll be interested in people's suggestions.

I too grew up in Northumberland but never set foot in such an establishment...

What kind of food are you thinking? The Dyke Neuk has not long been taken over and I’ve heard great things about their chef but it’s still pub food.

Or here is very nice also. www.warenhousehotel.co.uk/?utm_source=tripadvisor&utm_medium=referral

The Snowy Owl is magical

www.vintageinn.co.uk/restaurants/north-west/thesnowyowlcramlington?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb

Horton Grange is lovely also.www.hortongrange.co.uk

Thank you for these! I’ll look them up. Looking for something really special - so anywhere with a great kitchen and a warm atmosphere. Much appreciated.

Percy arms in a village called chatton is amazing. No 1 in wooler. The Apple inn lucker, there are some lovely places in corbridge and rothbury. Hogs head alnwick, Lord Crewe arms bamburgh

The Beaumont Hotel in Hexham has massively improved, I had a wonderful meal last time I went. Bistrot in Hexham is a fantastic french restaurant too. Hope you have a lovely trip.

If you could bear County Durham then you have the Michellin 2* restaurant with rooms The Raby Hunt. You can fine at Chefs Table and watch the kitchen at work. It's AMAZING.

Arg great suggestions! So many choices - thanks

Fantastic food here www.theratinn.com

I lived in Rothbury for over a decade; there is nowhere good to eat there. The nicest place I found in that area is the Potted Lobster in Bamburgh, which was fine.

Walwick Hall (ten mins from Hexham) is lovely and has a spa if that appeals. I second the Beamont Hotel in Hexham but Walwick is posher.
walwickhall.com/

The Lord Crewe Arms in Blanchland is a special place www.lordcrewearmsblanchland.co.uk/

Near Hexham, Wallick hall is very nice and in lovely gardens/surroundings but it's still a step away from fine dining.

The French restaurant in Hexham (mentioned above) is called Bouchon. It is very good, but it doesn't have rooms.

Oops, excellent cross post with Florence who has shown me up by spelling Walwick correctly

Well here is lovely...

williamdepercy.com

But Walwick Hall is also amazing 😍😍

The Lord Crewe Arms in Blanchland is lovely
I think it's in Northumberland but it could be Co Durham - it's not far from the border between the two anyway!
Website here

Doh - didn't see Florence's post!

What about Matfen Hall? www.matfenhall.com/dine/, sample menu at www.matfenhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/A-la-Carte-September-2018.pdf

Other places I can think of are all either pubs, tearooms, or not in Northumberland!

The Lord Crewe Arms is in Northumberland buy only by a whisker @thurmanmerman. County Durham starts about quarter of a mile away (if that).

Eshott Hall. It’s gorgeous and the food is brilliant

PS: As he is a foodie, I'd definitely recommend a visit to Riley's Fish Shack before or after your big night. Lobster, squid etc in a lovely location on the lower bay at Tynemouth and (quite rightly) raved about by Jay Rayner rileysfishshack.com/

Without a shadow of a doubt. Cannot recommend it highly enough. It’s just won a ton of awards too, which is rightly deserves.

thefeathers.net/

My favourite’s if I can’t get a table at The Feathers are Bouchon in Hexham or The Beaumont. Both mentioned.