Townfoot Cottage

16/08/2026

Golden evening .. and a welcome cool wet day today ! Apparently ‘coolcations’ are now a thing, so another reason to visit gorgeous Northumberland! I’ve got plenty of space in October…

30/07/2026

Well - we knew Elsdon was the perfect place to visit !

The perfect place to get away from it all!

15/06/2026

We are spoilt for choice for good bookshops here - and there’s a new small second hand book room at Wallington NT which is well worth a browse too.

14/05/2026

NOW BOOKED ! June is Albert's birthday month and he'll be 14 ! He'd love to say hello ! There's one week left in June. More info on the website : https://www.townfootcottage.co.uk/bookings

26/04/2026

This is a lovely section to walk …

24/04/2026

The most beautiful spring morning! A slight frost … and a clear blue sky. This is the view from my front door (right next to the cottage!) May is fully booked now but you could still grab a week in late June… friendly

17/04/2026

Anyone watching the BBC Two series 'Pilgrimage' - of course, featuring Northumberland ! And even better, in the second programme, they stay a night in Harwood Forest which is just up the road from here.

The pilgrims continue their adventure in Durham and visit the 12th-century Norman cathedral, where they are introduced to the ancient pilgrim tradition of foot washing.

13/04/2026

One of the things I love about Northumberland is the huge skies … you can see for miles … This is stopping on the road down from the Elsdon gibbet (a rather gruesome local landmark) but the views are stunning.

11/04/2026

NOW BOOKED ! The last week of May is still available - more info on the website! Here’s hoping for an abundance of bluebells. The photo is my garden path last May - full of bluebells and dandelions which I also love. An important early source of nectar for insects .. and such a glorious swathe of yellow. !

10/04/2026

We’ve got a week available in May still from Saturday 23rd - more info on the website https://www.townfootcottage.co.uk/bookings.
Here’s hoping for a glorious May full of bluebells. This is a picture of the gravel path in front of my house last May - I love dandelions too so I let them flourish !