REDE RIVER COTTAGE

Located near Otterburn in Northumberland

Northumberland Attractions

Otterburn

Otterburn is a small village in Northumberland that is probably most famous for the Battle of Otterburn in 1388, when the Scots defeated the English. Today, the village is home to a vibrant community with a fantastic selection of specialist local shops, artists’ galleries, and welcoming pubs.

The area around Otter burn is ideal for walking and rambling, pony trekking, golf, cycling and fishing and leisurely outings of sightseeing around the many castles and country houses in the area.

The village’s location in the heart of the Redesdale Valley offers a broad range of holiday cottages and is a beautiful place to take a step away from it all and relax in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

One of the main attractions in Otterburn is Otterburn Mill, which is over 250 years old and the place where the Royal Family first commissioned the Otterburn Rug. These pram rugs kept Queen Elizabeth wrapped up snug and have been endorsed by the Royals since 1926. The Mill is also home to a museum that contains a vivid history of weaving and wool milling from the local area and houses a retail outlet, nursery, and coffee shop.

By choosing a holiday cottage in Otterburn area, the beautiful Redesdale valley is right on your doorstep and there are plenty of outdoor activities to be enjoyed whilst on your holiday. The Northumberland National park is full of wildlife and undulating landscapes where you can participate in clay pigeon shooting, quad biking, fishing or simply hiking while taking in the stunning surroundings that the area is famous for.

You can visit the site of the old battlefield, take a trip to Hadrian’s wall, which is located nearby, or simply relax in the beautiful countryside and enjoy your holiday cottage.

The Village of Otterburn in Northumberland

Walking in Northumberland

From the Scottish Borders in the north, to south of Hadrian’s Wall in the south, Northumberland offers some of the finest walking in England and southern Scotland.

There are relaxed family walks to more challenging long distance hill and moorland trials.

Cycling Trips

Northumberland has some of the quietest, traffic free roads in the UK. You can choose from gentle country lanes to bridleways and purpose built trails.

We are ideally located for some of the long distance cycle ways and we are only a short distance from Kielder Forest Park.

A magical and unique visitor attraction…

…under the finest dark skies in England.

Kielder Observatory is one of the most remarkable places to visit in the whole of the UK. A public astronomical observatory which is second to none, under some of the darkest skies in the world where you’ll find “infinite inspiration” and wonders you could never have imagined!

Come and experience an unforgettable night of observational astronomy under the starry skies of Kielder and the largest expanse of protected dark skies in Europe – the Northumberland International Dark Sky Park.

For more information please visit:
https://www.visitnorthumberland.com/darkskies