Wallington Hall

I recently reviewed membership of the national trust and in my review I mentioned Wallington Hall in Northumberland. As the mention was only brief I thought it was time I wrote a more in depth review, so hope it will be of interest to anyone thinking of visiting! Getting there. ************ Wallington hall is situated in the heart of the beautiful Northumberland countryside. It is not easy to get to Wallington using public transport. However there is an infrequent bus service from Morpeth on Wednesdays and Fridays- snaiths 419. From Newcastle the Arriva 508 runs on Sundays but only from June until October. Wallington is 11 ...  Read the complete review

Wallington Hall It being the summer holidays and extremely hot, we tend to try to get out and about to places less busy than the beach. Since I am a member of the National Trust, it’s easy as we just consult the members’ handbook, and off we go. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY… Wallington Hall (as I found out) dates from 1688, although I assume the house which stands there now is not that old…the little bit I know about architecture tells me it mut be later. It belonged to generations of the Blackett and Trevelyan families; I am assuming these were influential families since we do now in Newcastle have a Blackett Street in the center of the city. ...  Read the complete review