Our cosy, welcoming Breakfast Room was the kitchen in Victorian times. The focal point is the characteristic, original sandstone surround for the former cooking range where our guests can warm up in front of our Jøtul wood-burning stove, lit in the colder months. Cheery, colourful post box fabric is dotted around as a nod toward the buildings’ previous role.
Our award-winning breakfasts include a diverse range to suit all palates including vegetarians. Quality, locally sourced produce is used on our menu including `Bamburgh Bangers’ and the world-famous Craster kippers. In addition to the cooked variety, we provide freshly prepared fruit, natural yoghurt or homemade muesli/cereal. Toast is freshly toasted using bread from our local, family bakers and our own homemade preserves are also available. Due to the current climate and in the interests of distancing measures, both tables now have their own separate buffet areas with single portion cereals, sauces, mustards, yoghurt and our homemade preserves, now in small jars, which are yours for the duration of your stay. We also serve a wide selection of Ringtons teas or `Daily Bread’ roasted, ground coffee from Pilgrims Coffee on Holy Island, all served to your table.
We grow most of our own herbs and nasturtiums; these colourful flowers and peppery leaves are used to decorate our breakfast dishes and are edible too!
For physical distancing measures, we have provided two tables of two which are around 1.5 metres apart and two sets of guests can be seated at a safe distance. The larger of the two tables can seat four but this would only apply to guests who are in a support bubble. We ask that your breakfast choices and chosen time are pre-ordered the night before (as per pre-COVID) to ensure that it is served freshly-cooked-to-order and to your exact requirements. Guests are also asked to stagger breakfast times, between *8 am and 9.45 am, this is to reduce the number of guests in the Breakfast Room where possible and this is discussed with you on arrival.
*We do not normally serve cooked breakfasts earlier than 7.30 am. If you require an early start, then please discuss this with us prior to making a reservation.
We are happy to accommodate special diets such as gluten-free, dairy-free, coeliac and vegan with advance notice, please. This is so we can make any preparations and obtain any necessary/specific ingredients that may have to be sourced from further afield. If booking online, please put any requirements like this under Special Instructions or telephone if you would rather speak to us about your individual needs.
If you require lactose/dairy-free/soya or other milk, then please let us know. Guests are very welcome to bring their own if they wish. Our own homemade soda bread is also available on request by prior notice, please put in the special instructions if booking online or mention this if telephoning.
For Vegans: We offer a bespoke Vegan menu with some delicious options, a sample menu is shown on this page and we change this from time-to-time. This separate menu is additional to our standard one, therefore this is extra at £5 per day.
Coeliac, nut or wheat allergies: Important note: Nut and wheat products are used every day in our kitchen and breakfast room and whilst we ensure every care is taken to avoid contamination with nuts or seeds, we cannot guarantee this. This also applies to coeliacs; we cannot guarantee fully that there will be no cross contamination with gluten products.
There are eating establishments in Belford and many lovely establishments a short drive/taxi ride away. Due to safe distancing measures, establishments are running at reduced capacity and it is strongly advised that you pre-book for supper. We have out together a comprehensive list of local gastro pubs/restaurants under our `Local Area’ page. If you have any particular requirements or any questions about where to dine, food preferences etc, then please just give us a call or email us and we will assist you where we can!
We are very keen supporters of shopping locally and aim to be as environmentally-friendly wherever possible to reduce food mileage and waste. This also helps our small, independent businesses, market towns and local economy to thrive. This applies also to recycling; paper, plastic, bottles, tins, cardboard and garden waste are recycled. We also re-use newspapers – for lighting our two stoves and also very useful for stuffing wet walking boots!
Our marmalade, jams and muesli are homemade on the premises. Most of the fruit used to make our jams are very local, with blackberries hand-picked by ourselves, from the wild bushes in and around Belford in the Autumn season. Raspberries and strawberries are also handpicked by ourselves, in the summer months, from a local farm.
The ground coffee used to serve at breakfast is sourced from Pilgrims on Holy Island and delivered to us in large reusable plastic tubs. When we need more, refillables come in biodegradable packets which can then be composted. Our local suppliers extend to the environmentally-friendly coffee pods for the guest room Nespresso machines which are also biodegradable. Refillable, recycled glass bottles are filled using our wonderfully pure tap water. We also provide locally bottled Marlish Mineral Water in all our rooms, in addition to our own Northumbrian water, straight from the tap! All our bottles are recycled or reused.
R. Carter & Son, Bamburgh
Chain Bridge Honey Farm, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Coffee & Kin, Alnwick
L. Robson & Sons, Craster
Marlish Water, Hartburn, near Morpeth
Ringtons, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Pilgrims Coffee, Holy Island
Trotters Bakers, Seahouses
