Food and drink in Northumberland

Forkfuls of local food

Take one diverse county, add a sprig of coast, a dash of countryside and a sprinkling of passionate producers. The result is Northumberland’s fresh seafood, outstanding restaurants, locally brewed tipples and fantastic food and drink festivals.

There's nothing that food won't fix

Sample smoked kippers, taste tea at the home of Earl Grey himself, shell out on exquisite seafood and sip on Mead fit for monks on Lindisfarne Island in Northumberland.

Here, eggs can be bought fresh from farmers’ markets, bread is made with flour ground in Northumberland’s oldest working water mill, and ice cream that’s made on an award-winning local dairy farm.

Taste local tipples from one of our excellent breweries, gin distillers and mead producers.

Restaurants

Dine in a castle drawing room, amongst fairy-lit treetops or al-fresco beneath the stars in Northumberland. We have everything from riverside restaurants to fish shacks on the beach, so you can make your next meal one to remember.

Cafes

Curl up in one of Northumberland’s cafés and tea rooms for a comforting cuppa or a warming coffee. Settle into comfy armchairs, indulge on home made baked goods in between sightseeing or quench your thirst in the sunshine on a garden terrace.

Picnic spots

Roll up a blanket, fill a basket with delicious local ingredients, find a beautiful picnic spot and enjoy your meal ‘al fresco’. In Northumberland, you can choose from castles and cobbles, sea and sand or hills and herds as your picnic backdrop.

Seafood in Northumberland

Northumberland’s coast makes for fantastic seafood restaurants, which are plentiful throughout our old fishing villages. Lobster hatcheries, fish shacks, fish and chips shops and Michelin-star restaurants offer an eclectic mix of fresh seafood.

Food and drink Events

From celebrity chefs to agricultural shows, food and drink festivals in Northumberland are the perfect way to celebrate rural life and the county’s award-winning produce.

Proud to be produced locally

Take the taste of Northumberland home with you by looking out for the Produced in Northumberland logo when you’re dining out or doing a spot of shopping. The logo verifies a product’s freshness, authenticity and use of locally-sourced ingredients.

Produced in Northumberland

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Cafes, Tearooms & Coffee Shops Cresswell

The Drift Cafe

Coastal Cafe: The Drift Café is famous for wonderful homemade cakes, fantastic food (all freshly prepared) and excellent customer service

Restaurants Hexham

Battlesteads

An award winning homely 3 star hotel and Restaurant near Hexham with a secret walled garden, beautifully sunny conservatory, cosy wood burning fireplace and inviting accommodation.

Pubs, Bars & Inns Corbridge

The Angel of Corbridge

A traditional pub with a large beer garden. We have local ales and our food is homemade and freshly cooked.

Pubs, Bars & Inns Kielder

The Forest Bar & Kitchen

Check here for latest information: https://www.kielderwaterside.com/while-you-are-here/food-and-drink/the-forest-bar-kitchen/

Restaurants Bellingham

The Boe Rigg

Offering a casual style dining experience with a varied menu of world cuisine. Situated just 2 miles West of Bellingham.

Pubs, Bars & Inns Hexham

Barrasford Arms Restaurant and Country Pub

Homecooked, locally sourced food with a selection of fantastic local drinks at our traditional Northumbrian pub overlooking Houghton Castle.

Pubs, Bars & Inns Amble

The Amble Inn

Newly opened in January 2019 The Amble Inn is the place to eat, drink, sleep and explore from at the southern gateway to the magnificent Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Pubs, Bars & Inns Seahouses

Bamburgh Castle Inn

Delicious home cooked food with a wow factor means eating at the Bamburgh Castle Inn is a recipe for success. Were open daily for morning coffee, lunch and dinner. Our award winning chefs cater for everyones tastes with quality food cooked to order

Pubs, Bars & Inns Alnwick

The Hogs Head Inn

Named after the Inn in Harry Potter books, The three star Hogs Head Inn is just a short drive from Alnwick Castle or Hogwarts in JK Rowlings tales of the boy wizard and his friends and the famous Alnwick Gardens and Treehouse. Offering exceptionally good food, free Wi-Fi and plenty of parking, The Hogs Head Inn is a brand new place to eat, drink, sleep and explore.

Delicatessen & Farm Shop Seahouses

Swallow Fish Limited

Swallowfish Ltd is an award winning family run business based in the Northumbrian seaside village of Seahouses, where we smoke fish and shellfish in our Traditional 19th century smokehouses.

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