Matfen Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa, Newcastle West / Hexham


Local Attractions


Northumbria is a powerful place. Wild, lonely moors and rugged sandy beaches coupled with the vibrant, urban buzz of the city. A place of contrasts, where there's lots to do, both indoors and out. The right-hand side is seaside and the left-hand side heathery hills and moody mountains with the famous World Heritage Site Hadrian's Wall running right through the middle. Shiny, cities like Newcastle and Durham are thriving with lots of shopping and plenty of nightlife. Bustling market towns and pretty villages are scattered around the region.

With four sub-regions making up Northumbria, England's North East (Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley), it's a big place with lots going on!

Northumbria can lay claim to being The Cradle of English Christianity - St Aidan came to Holy Island in AD635 and English history was first written by Bede, at Jarrow. There's also Durham, "the finest Norman Cathedral in the world".

For railways - think Northumbria! In 1825 George Stephenson first designed a steam engine to run on rails.

    Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum
    Just a few miles away, Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum, is a living, working experience of life as it was in the Great North in the early 1800s and 1900s.
    Winner of both the British Museum of the Year and European Museum of the Year Awards, Beamish is Britain's favourite open air museum. Set in over 300 acres of beautiful countryside Beamish Open Air Museum demonstrates the recent history of the region in a "living" way and provides entertainment and education for visitors of all ages and interests.
    Classic British Hotels offer special discounted rates of £12.50 per person in the Summer Season and £6 per person in the Winter Season for guests staying at Matfen Hall. Tickets are available to book online. Ticket price includes tram & bus rides and car parking.
    Summer Season (April - October) opening times -Open from 10.00am to 5.00pm all week, last admission 3pm.
    Winter Season (November - March) opening times - Open from 10.00am to 4.00pm, last admission 3pm. Closed Mondays and Fridays.
    PLEASE NOTE - A winter visit is centred on The Town and tramway only. Other areas of the Museum are closed and admission charges are, consequently, reduced.
    Other things to see and do -
  • Newcastle City Centre and Metrocentre
  • Hadrian's Wall
  • Hexham Abbey
  • Tanfield Railway
  • Alnwick Gardens
  • Beamish Museum
  • Belsay Hall
  • Wallington Hall
  • Chester Roman Fort
  • Vindalanda Roman Fort
  • The Farne Islands
  • Lindisfarne Castle
  • Gibside Georgian Pleasure Grounds
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