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Driftwood of Newton

Newton-by-the-Sea, near Alnwick, Northumberland
Sleeps 6
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 2
Change Fri
Dogs welcome 2
4 star
Parking on site / nearby
Travel Cot available
Towels included
Family friendly
Internet access
Open fire / wood burner
Enclosed garden / patio
Downstairs bathroom
Pub nearby
Beach within easy reach
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At a glance

  • Comfortable and spacious home from home close to the sandy beaches and beautiful countryside
  • Perfectly situated for great pubs/restaurants when you need a break from exploring
  • Visit castles, and major attractions, play golf, try water sports, walk, cycle, and relax
Overview
Property code: OC-D27259

This warm and comfortable cottage enjoys an enviable location in the village close to the local beach for bird watching and paddling and within easy walking distance of the friendly village pub/restaurant. Walk to Low Newton beach (0.6 miles) for drinks at the beachside pub before a family stroll on the sand to Embleton beach and village. Head to Dunstanburgh Castle and take the coastal path to the pretty harbour village of Craster for fabulous seafood. You can also walk to Beadnell Bay for a picnic to watch or try the water sports and lunch in the beachside café or village pub/restaurants. Golf lovers are also spoilt for choice with several scenic courses nearby. A short drive (9.3 miles) takes you to Bamburgh Castle, its renowned village amenities and beach and Seahouses’ harbour offers boat trips to the Farne Islands for superb birds, seals and puffins in the season.

This inviting semi-detached property offers space, light and comfort for a relaxing family holiday. Head in through the useful porch at the side of the house where you can store outdoor clothing, walking boots and wellies. The open-plan layout on the ground floor means there is plenty of room for everyone to be together and have their own space. The cosy lounge has comfortable seating where you can unwind in front of the wood burner for a cosy evening playing board games and reading, and there is a Smart TV for movie nights. The well-equipped kitchen has more than everything you will need to prepare a range of tasty meals and drinks for everyone, and the dining area is set in the conservatory overlooking the garden with a door leading outside so you can enjoy indoor/outdoor living. There is also a utility room and a contemporary bathroom on the ground floor. On the first floor, you will find three bedrooms, a super-king-size with two windows offering views across the countryside towards the Cheviot Hills, a king-size and a smaller bedroom with a double bed and views across the village green. The shower room completes the accommodation.

Outside to the rear, there is an enclosed garden with a picnic-style table for alfresco dining and lovely views across the neighbouring farmland. Sit here after dinner with a drink and gaze up at the stars in Northumberland’s renowned Dark Skies.

  • 3 bedrooms - 1 super-king-size, 1 king-size, 1 double
  • 2 bathrooms - 1 bathroom with bath and WC, 1 shower room with shower and WC
  • Range-style gas hob and electric oven, fridge, microwave, dishwasher
  • Utility with fridge/freezer, washing machine and tumble dryer
  • Travel cot and high chair available on request
  • Wood burner (first supply of logs provided)
  • Smart TV in lounge
  • Bathrobes are provided to use during your stay
  • Mobile phone signal can be variable
  • Enclosed Garden with garden furniture and charcoal BBQ
  • Private off-road parking for 2 cars
  • Shop 2 miles, beach 0.6 miles, pub/restaurant 200 metres
  • Arrival: 16:00 onwards
  • Departure: before 10:00
  • 2 dogs allowed. Additional charges may apply

Elliot Albiston

This property is personally managed by Elliot.

Reviews

From guests that have stayed at the property.

Based on 29 guest ratings

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Reviewed by Julie 1st June 2026

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Beautiful location Very comfortable living area Information not up to date. In booklet needs reviewing and rewriting

Reviewed by Claire 17th May 2026

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A lovely spacious cottage with everything you need. A great location for exploring the coast.

Reviewed by Ann 19th April 2026

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We have stayed at Driftwood many times as it is in a perfect location, ideal for coastal walks. It is very comfortable and a real home from home.

Reviewed by Greg 16th November 2025

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You can walk to the beach in 5 mins, the cottage was comfortable and well equipped, lots of hot water for the big bath.

Reviewed by Nicola 1st November 2025

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This cottage has so much potential. Great location, comfortable, plenty of room for the six of us, but it definitely isnt a 4*. Parts of the cottage are very worn and tired looking, especially the kitchen. And the whole place needs a fresh coat of paint. On the surface the cottage appeared to be clean, but I dont think the kitchen wall tiles have sRead moreeen a good scrub in a while and we had to clean the doormat ourselves it was so dirty. We had to clean the kitchen worktops and wash most of the pots when we arrived. There was a parking permit in the cottage, which would have been a huge bonus for 2 large cars that wouldnt fit on the driveway - but it was out of date. One shower between 6 people took a lot of organisation on a morning. It would be easy to put a shower in over the bath in the downstairs bathroom. The outside area is overgrown and uncared for. In fact, the whole place just feels uncared for. Its the little things - the home comforts - that make a cottage holiday 4*. Sadly, Driftwood just didnt meet our expectations, which is a shame because we loved the actual cottage and the location. Hide

Reviewed by Suzanne 25th October 2025

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Great home from home place. Great location, comfortable beds. Visited 5 times now and Im sure we will be back

Reviewed by Clare 6th October 2025

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A lovely, warm, welcoming and comfortable home. Hopefully we will be back another year

Reviewed by Marie 1st October 2025

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This is a lovely cottage, comfortable and cosy. The location is the star - great walks from the the cottage, two local pubs - we only went to the Joiners Arms down the road - very dog friendly and good food. The beds are comfortable, the water plentiful and hot, an enclosed garden for our dog with a fabulous outlook across the fields. There was a lRead moreot of crockery and equipment in the kitchen, though some of the bowls and mugs needed replacing due to chips and cracks - but as there was plenty and only two of us, it didn't impact on our stay - if there were more people staying, it might. The drive is a little difficult to get in and out of, though we do have a large-ish car, but that, again, didn't detract from our enjoyment of the cottage. There was an issue with black mould in the shower room upstairs, which Sykes dealt with quickly. We were a little taken aback at the information regarding bins being put out, in that it threatened guests with being banned from retuning if they didn't comply. Whilst we appreciate it must be frustrating if guests don't, it just feels a bit confrontational and not something we've come across in other cottage stays. We normally set an alarm to remind us to put the bins out, when on holiday, as they're obviously on different days around the country. We would suggest other guests do something to remind themselves if they think they might forget, and might want to return. Overall, a lovely week in a lovely cottage - bin sagas not withstanding, we would definitely consider returning. Hide

Reviewed by Suzanne 16th September 2025

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This house is in a fantastic location with coastal walks from the door. The facilities are great including the boot room and utility room with an extra fridge and washer/dryer. The rooms are all a good size and the kitchen is well equipped. The beds are comfy, and the shower was powerful and hot. We struggled with parking a large estate car on Read morethe drive, its quite tight, and wouldnt fit two large cars. But there is a visitors parking permit provided, so on-street parking could be used. Would we return? Maybe because of the propertys location, but Id like to see an improvement from the cleaning team! Hide

Reviewed by Ann 24th August 2025

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Reviewed by Robert 7th August 2025

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Nice house and location but home could do with some tlc.

Reviewed by Suzanne 20th July 2025

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Reviewed by Kerry 3rd July 2025

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A lovely position with short walks to 2 very different beaches both loved by our dog. Also having access to 2 pub restaurants was great and was a bonus to not travel out in the evening after a days sight seeing. The house inside was comfortable with comfy beds and appropriate decorations. Would love to return but would prefer a more usable outsidRead moree space and a 2nd shower over the bath. A must with 4 adults. Thank you Hide

Reviewed by Michael 29th June 2025

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A very cosy well equipped cottage in a beautiful location

Reviewed by Brenda 22nd June 2025

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Return visit to Driftwood after ten years. Perfectly placed for lovely walks from the door and two great local pubs. Sadly the property is now looking very tired and needs some attention. Shame really. Could be stunning.

Reviewed by Mark 20th April 2025

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We loved our second stay at Driftwood. The location is excellent with two beaches in walking distance. The super-king size bed is super comfortable and there plenty of equipment in the property.

Reviewed by Annie 29th March 2025

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Location was excellent and lots of room in the house. Very dog friendly. Some things were a bit worn for the price of the property but generally very comfortable and nicely furnished. Beds were great. Pub next door was excellent and close to walk to the beaches.

Reviewed by Julie 8th March 2025

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The location of the cottage is great. The beds and pillows very comfortable. Some refurbishment downstairs would be of benefit

Reviewed by Suzanne 3rd February 2025

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We love this property - fantastic location, comfortable beds and furniture. Wie have stayed here several times and will undoubtedly be booking again.

Reviewed by Caroline 10th November 2024

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Driftwood cottage is in an ideal location for walking to the beach, and almost next door to The Joiners Arms. The house was comfortable, and the secure garden great for our dog. The downstairs living area had plenty of room for 5 of us, but only one shower took some organising!

Reviewed by Michael 8th November 2024

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We attended wedding at newton hall. House was a great location. Took family up. 3 adults and 2 young children. House was perfect for our trip. Enjoyed trips to beach and farne island

Reviewed by Dan 7th October 2024

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Great house and location to get to the beach and to get to around Northumberland! Would definitely stay again!

Reviewed by Elizabeth 3rd October 2024

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we had a lovely stay at Driftwood - the beds are all really comfortable and the house was plenty big enough for our needs. The only queue was for the bathrooms. Great to have additional fridge / freezer space and a washing machine. A great base to explore Northumberland Thanks for having us.

Reviewed by Clare 24th September 2024

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A spacious house with an excellent living space. The kitchen is a little tired & could do with a makeover & updated kitchen appliances eg a Coffee machine/Nespresso. Two great upstairs bedrooms & one very small double & one shower room between six people is inadequate. This could be easily solved with a shower above the bath downstairs. Bring yoRead moreur own basic supplies as no loo roll, soap or kitchn welcome pack on arrival just a few packets of biscuits & there's no shop within driving distance. The village has two local pubs & the Ship is the nicest one, down near the seafront. The cottage is in a pretty location but needs updating to be worthy of 4 stars. Hide

Reviewed by Lesley 13th September 2024

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A nice house and location but after a lot of visitors (canine & human) it was pretty tired and in need of a good clean and some maintenance. Further let down by not even a stick of wood in the log basket, less than 1 full toilet roll in the house for 2 bathrooms . . .

Reviewed by Mark 26th August 2024

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We had a lovely stay at Driftwood. Well equipped and clean with several beaches a short walk away.

Reviewed by Judi 15th July 2024

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What a fantastic holiday home this is! So spacious and accommodating. Very comfortable and easy to stay in. Great kitchen and living room. The addition of the boiler room which can be used a drying room is great. Lovely downstairs bathroom and good shower room upstairs. Beautiful views over the Cheviots from the upstairs windows - all sorts oRead moref wildlife to watch. We would definitely stay here again. The location is superb. 15 min walk to two beaches. Pub 4 doors down (no noise from pub) and the Ship in 15 min walk away. Beautiful beaches and great walks. Castles and history everywhere. Our favourite part of the country. Hide

Reviewed by Barry 1st July 2024

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Reviewed by Sally 24th June 2024

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What a wonderful week at Driftside! The cottage was beautiful, well equipped and had a truly enclosed and secure garden for our labs. Great for morning dog walks with the coast a 10 minute walk away. Ideally placed for exploring with Alnwick, Warkworth, Cragside and Seahouses all within easy reach.

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