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CragsideNewest Review: ... All the rooms are full of interesting objects from the period. There are plenty of family portraits on the walls. Cragside was the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity and there is a room with displays explaining how this was achieved. If you are interested you will enjoy a visit to the pump house situated just below the Iron Bridge. On the second floor there is a long ... more |
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by - written on 11/06/09 (Very useful, 183 readings)
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We are always looking for interesting places to take our children for a day out and Cragside in Northumberland comes near the top of our list of favourite places. Cragside is a Victorian house, garden and estate that now belongs to the National Trust. Let me tell you why I rate it so highly! Getting there. ************ Cragside is situated in Northumberland, 1 mile north of the small town of Rothbury. It is 13 miles south west of Alnwick and 15 miles North West of Morpeth.I am not going to give you detailed directions as you can get these from the AA route finder or any map! However I will say that Cragside is well signposted from all ... Read the complete review

by - written on 29/04/03 (Very useful, 170 readings)
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Cragside House is surely one of the most prominent National Trust properties in the north of England - and probably the most remarkable, too. Having lived in the north east since I began university in Durham back in 1997, I have been well aware of its proximity but frustratingly unable to visit it until very recently. You see, as with most of the National Trust's great houses, it is out in the middle of nowhere, inaccessible to the non-motoring public (*mutters under breath about inadequacy of public transport*). However, this April began with me getting my very first car - and an eagerness to start seeing the region I lived in properly for the first time. First ... Read the complete review
by - written on 14/04/02 (Very useful, 203 readings)
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My favourite National Trust property in the north of England is without a doubt Cragside House, Garden and Estate in Rothbury Northumberland. A BIT ABOUT THE HOUSE Situated on a rugged hillside, the house was built by the 1st Lord Armstrong in the late 1860's and by the late 1880's had hot and cold running water, central heating, telephones and a Turkish bath, but most of all, it was the first house in the world to be lit by hyroelectricity. The house is full of nooks and crannies and over thirty rooms are currently on show to the public. Some of the rooms are in dark "Old English" decor while others are light and Oriental.My favourite ... Read the complete review
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