The Smithy, Ovington, Northumberland

14/09/2025

It might just look like a small apple, but this is an Ovington apple, a unique variety grown only in Ovington - and it is absolutely delicious. Dropping from the tree down the terrace right now. 😋

28/03/2025

Haven’t shared any of our visitor’s book comments for a while but they always bring a smile to read!

We’ve been pretty much full since the start of December so here are just a few from those last few months.

We’re booking up quickly for the spring and summer but there are a few gaps in April & May if you want to visit. See below for dates. (Green are booked). Please share you your friends and family.

Right… time to get ready for our next guests! 😀

21/03/2025

Corbridge is just 6 miles from us and I can recommend Grant's Bakery for a coffee and amazing pastries 😋. Beautiful Corbridge!

08/03/2025

*UPDATE - sorry, now booked but other weekends are available - just without a wide selection of beers and ciders*
Do you like beer? The Smithy is currently available on the weekend of the 4th Ovington Beer Festival. Just 100m from your front door and we can probably find someone to push you back up the terrace if needs be!
25th to 26th April 2025

The 4th Ovington Beer Festival "East meets West" will take place on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th April. This year we will have...

27/02/2025

Fabulous! Our little cottage, The Smithy, has once again received the Customer’s Choice Award for consistently scoring 4.75 out of 5 for the ‘overall’ rating. This means we’re in the top 20% of properties. Happy days - and happy stays! 😉

04/03/2024

Sampled someone else’s’ holiday cottage this weekend bought for Kate’s birthday… Cotlea East Cottage near Alyth in Perth & Kinross.
Great weekend with a walk on the Catalan trail, an evening of fireside games thanks to a power cut and some boomerang throwing! (Thanks Uncle Bill!)

27/01/2024

Wow! Well done ‘Pine’… and only 4.5 miles up the hill from The Smithy… a must for our future guests!

SquareMeal has announced its top 100 UK restaurants for this year, and two establishments hailing from Northumberland have made the rankings, with…

02/06/2023

Some recent sunny reviews for a sunny day!

21/03/2022

A lovely surprise in the post today. Thanks to all our fantastic guests for appreciating the cottage and the work we do. It is fabulous to see people returning to beautiful Northumberland

16/03/2022

When they start a beer festival at the end of the street……
Easily within stumbling distance 😁🍻

A TYNE Valley village is to stage its first beer festival.

18/01/2022

Northumberland has been named as number 4 in the New York Times ‘52 Places for a Changed World’. The 2022 list highlights places around the globe where travellers can be part of the solution. So why not come and visit?

The 2022 list highlights places around the globe where travelers can be part of the solution.

19/12/2021

What better time to visit Northumberland? We’re only a few miles away from the wall and there are loads more places to explore too.