Ford & Etal EstatesQuality Assessed

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"Visitors are spoilt for choice with the numerous eateries and the range of things to do."

Overview

Ford & Etal Estates is one of rural Northumberland's best-kept secrets. This green and pleasant land is dotted with castles and battlefields highlighting long centuries of conflict. Here you will find a wealth of fascinating heritage attractions, miles and miles of beautiful countryside to explore and tempting places to eat, drink and shop. Take a ride on a steam train or stroke a heavy horse in a Rare Breed Conservation Centre. Learn how the power of water is harnessed to produce flour in a heritage mill. Discover the Victorian schoolhouse in Ford, its walls covered in huge Pre-Raphaelite paintings, an artistic masterpiece. Explore the remains of a medieval castle at Etal or follow the course of a historic battle at Flodden Field. These attractions can be found in and around the villages of Ford and Etal and the hamlet of Heatherslaw, which lies in between them. Ford & Etal Estates lies in the valley of the River Till close to the Scottish border, just a few miles inland from Berwick-upon-Tweed and a short distance from Holy Island and Bamburgh.

Ratings & awards

VisitEngland Quality Assessed

Features

Children
Suitable for children of all ages

Facilities
Parking onsite
Cafe

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Location

Ford & Etal Visitor Centre, Heatherslaw, NEAR CORNHILL-ON-TWEED, Northumberland, TD12 4TJ

About the area

If it’s history you’re after, there’s heaps of it in Northumberland. On Hadrian’s Wall you can imagine scarlet-cloaked Roman legionaries keeping watch for painted Pictish warriors while cursing the English weather and dreaming of home.