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Winter Warmer Special Offer
/in News, Offers and Events /by PostOfficeHouseStay with us in January and selected dates in February and receive your final night for FREE, with bookings of three nights or more. Reservations can be made via the `Book Now’ section or by telephoning us.
Returning guest discount or other offers do not apply. Valentines Weekend (14th-16th February) and half-term week are also excluded.
**Newsflash** Northumberland scoops Gold!
/in News, Offers and Events /by PostOfficeHouseWe simply had to shout about the recent news that Northumberland has won the gold slot at British Travel Awards! This is wonderful news for our beautiful county and also very well deserved. A thank you to those of you who voted for Northumberland via our Facebook and Twitter pages. The hard work has truly paid off!
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NORTHUMBERLAND WINS PRESTIGIOUS
BRITISH TRAVEL AWARD
Northumberland brings home the gold in ‘Best UK Holiday County/Destination’ in the prestigious 2018 British Travel Awards. The announcement was made on the 28th November at a glamorous Gala Awards ceremony, held in London and attended by more than 800 travel industry people.
Competition was fierce this year with Northumberland pitted against nine other regions including Cornwall, Peak District, Scottish Highlands, Cumbria & The Lake District. Having been pipped to the winners post by Cornwall for the past four years Northumberland Tourism and Northumberland County Council ran a joint campaign via social media encouraging people to vote for Northumberland.
British Travel Awards’ chief executive Lorraine Barnes Burton said: “Northumberland is to be congratulated on winning Best UK Holiday County/Destination. The British Travel Awards are the only travel industry accolade voted for exclusively by the consumer and the Awards serve to recognise all that is great about travel, as experienced by the travelling public. To win a British Travel Award is a true achievement.”
Jude Leitch, director of Northumberland Tourism, said “Tourism is vitally important to Northumberland, both in terms of employment and economic growth. Winning Gold is great recognition of the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in the industry across the county”.
Cath Homer, cabinet member for Culture, Arts, Leisure and Tourism at Northumberland County Council said “This award is made all the more rewarding as it is the only travel industry accolade which is voted exclusively by the consumer.
“This is a really exciting time for Northumberland and this award will help us show potential visitors from across the UK and further afield just what we have to offer.
“It has taken a lot of hard work and effort by everyone in the industry to get to where we are today and we need to continue to work together to prove why this award is so well deserved.”
Article: By permission from Visit Northumberland and Northumberland Tourism, November 2018
`As seen on Alastair Sawdays!’
/in News, Offers and Events /by PostOfficeHouseWe are very proud to be included on Alastair Sawdays brand new `Slow Guide to Northumberland’. We were chosen as one of the accommodation destinations for Marketing Manager, Tessa Glover on her recent trip to our region. The guide is the latest in the series, following in the footsteps of information guides already included such as Dorset, Cornwall and Yorkshire. They can be found under the Detour, Stories from the Road section of the Sawdays website.
`Slow Guide to Northumberland’ has been beautifully put together by Tessa, together with some wonderful and unusual images captured, highlighting key areas and scenes around our region, including Alnmouth, Alnwick, Bamburgh, Craster and Kielder Water.
TAKE A LOOK HERE!
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award 2018
/in News, Offers and Events /by PostOfficeHouseThis week, a surprise was awaiting us as we opened our emails to find that we have been awarded a Certificate of Excellence 2018 from world-renowned travel website, TripAdvisor.
We are absolutely delighted with this achievement, having only been open as a bed and breakfast for just under two years. All our hard work has indeed paid off!
We would like to personally thank all our guests who have kindly taken the time to leave us reviews after their stay and have received some wonderful feedback and comments since we opened in July 2016. We have to say we love what we do and met some truly fascinating and lovely people, since opening, from all walks of life and ages, different UK counties and countries from all over the world. Feedback and any constructive criticism or ideas is always appreciated as it greatly helps us to improve our product and service.
We hope to welcome you soon, whether visiting us for the first time or as a returning guest.
Where to find ‘Fantastic Beasts’ in Belford!
/in News, Offers and Events /by PostOfficeHouseEverybody has heard about J.K. Rowling, author of the hugely successful `Harry Potter’ books. Not forgetting of course, the wonderful films which followed; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry’s broomstick flying lessons which were filmed right here in Northumberland – at Alnwick Castle.
J.K. Rowling’s latest book, `Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ was published in early November and the beautiful illustrations found in the novel were drawn by Olivia Lomenech Gill, illustrator, artist and printmaker, based here in Belford. `Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ and the second film in the series `Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’, starring Johnny Depp, are now available on DVD.
Following the illustration work Olivia completed for popular children’s author, Michael & Clare Morpurgo with the book `Where my Wellies Take Me’, she was approached by J.K. Rowling with a commission to create the illustrations for `Fantastic Beasts’.
Olivia and her husband, Vincent run Lomenech Gill & Fils gallery and studio, located two doors down from Post Office House, where their services extend to conservation framing and paper restoration. There are a range of Olivia’s unique etchings and prints for sale with much of her inspiration taken from the Northumbrian coastline and countryside.
More information can be found at: www.lomenechgill.com and also Olivia’s website: www.oliviagill.com