“What a lovely little cottage!”
I am very familiar with this area of Northumberland and so Aidan Apartment was the perfect base for us to explore.
We arrived at 3pm for check in where we met Stephen. Stephen was a really friendly chap who gave us a brief run-through of the cottage and the local amenities and then left us to it. The cottage is just off the A1 on a side road, but we weren't at all disturbed by traffic. There are lorries and cars that sometimes park up on the road outside but this never affected access to the property. There is off road parking with one space per cottage.
The apartment was perfect for us two. We liked the quirky mezzanine staircase, although it definitely wouldn't be suitable for the elderly or those with mobility issues. We finally got the hang of it after a couple of runs up and down!
The bed was so comfy and the bedroom area itself is quite spacious. We were well rested throughout our stay.
The bathroom is downstairs which to be honest worked out well. The shower was always warm and quite powerful. There isn't a lot of room to manoeuvre in the cubicle itself, but this isn't a problem as you have a shower caddy accessible at upper body level. Toilet worked fine.
We often cooked at home and found the oven and the hob easy to operate and cooked food well. There is a Beko fridge with ample space for 3/4 meals with some drinks, eggs and stuff in the veg tray. There is also a little freezer compartment at the top. There is also plenty of crockery and cutlery for our use.
There is the Lindisfarne Inn on the corner which was a lovely little pub with tasty food. We frequented the Esso garage for supplies and found it to be reasonably well stocked at fair prices.
Please note the cottage doesn't have WiFi and mobile signal can be a little patchy. However, this didn't bother us and honestly preferred being somewhat detached from the online world!
There are TV both downstairs and upstairs with Freeview, so we had enough channels to choose from.
All in all, we really enjoyed our stay and we would love to return in 2023 when we have some more annual leave! For us the location and the quality of the apartment was perfect - we were after somewhere homely with all the necessities and this cottage ticked all the boxes.
