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5 coastal cottages in North Northumberland
🥾 England Coast Path
🏰 Views of Lindisfarne Castle
🏖️ Near Ross Sands & Bamburgh
🐦 World-class bird watching in AONB
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24/06/2026

Elwick Archives: The Coastal Fortress 🌊
WWII Part 1

During the Second World War, the peaceful coastal escape we know today was heavily fortified.

The army took over the Salt Grass, a massive 14-foot tank trap was dug down by the shore, and barbed wire lined the beaches. The artillery firing range over at Ross was so close that the blasts would crack our windows.

Behind the scenes, the threat of invasion was a daily reality. Everyone who worked on the farm joined the Home Guard, and our grandpa was part of the resistance - heavily armed with hidden ammunition dumps, ready to blow the local railways if the worst happened.

It’s incredibly humbling to look out over the quiet fields today. The only remaining echoes of that era are the old foundations of the lookout post in the Cat Hangings, slowly fading into the landscape.

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22/06/2026

Just wrapping up a few giant farmyard sushi rolls for the winter. 🚜🍣

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Radio silence broken for a sky like this 🌅🔥🐄🐕 It’s been a while since we posted, but this backdrop was too good to keep ...
14/06/2026

Radio silence broken for a sky like this 🌅🔥🐄🐕

It’s been a while since we posted, but this backdrop was too good to keep to ourselves. The spaniels have clocked off, the cattle are being nosy, and the day is officially done.

We still have some summer availability - Bill’s House (sleeps 4) - 18th July, 8th and 29th August, Six the Square (sleeps 6) and Thelma’s House (sleeps 7) - 29th August.

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09/06/2026

Elwick Archives: The Border Reivers ⚔️
Farming the frontier. 🌾

Long before Northumberland was known for quiet coastal escapes, this landscape was one of the most volatile places in Britain. Between the 14th and 17th centuries, the Anglo-Scottish border was a lawless buffer zone divided into territories called ‘Marches’, ruled not by kings, but by powerful riding families known as the Border Reivers.

These “Steel Bonnets” - local clans like the Forsters, Fenwicks, and Armstrongs - operated on both sides of the divide. They rode by moonlight, running highly organised night raids to steal cattle, settle deep-rooted blood feuds, and extort protection money. In fact, the very word ‘blackmail’ was born right here in the borderlands, originally referring to the ‘black’ cattle or rent that local farmers were forced to hand over to avoid being targeted.

For the early inhabitants of Elwick and the surrounding coastal farms, agriculture came with a heavy risk. Working the land meant constantly looking over your shoulder. Locals had to be part-time soldiers, and many local farms built thick-walled ‘bastle’ houses—fortified stone buildings where the valuable livestock was locked on the ground floor, while the family pulled up the ladder and slept safely above.

Today, the only things roaming the farm fields at night are the local hares and owls. We’ve swapped the steel bonnets for slow travel, but the resilience of those early border families is woven right into the soil here.

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A stroll to Bamburgh 🏝️ 🌊 🏰 Thanks for always giving us the best views. Northumberland, we love you ❤️Visit www.elwickco...
01/06/2026

A stroll to Bamburgh 🏝️ 🌊 🏰

Thanks for always giving us the best views. Northumberland, we love you ❤️

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28/05/2026

HUGE DISCOUNT for next week! 20% off online now!

No code required. Simply book for 30th May to 6th June and the discount will already be applied. A discount of £180!!

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27/05/2026

Elwick Archives: The Smugglers’ Coast ⚓️

This stretch of coast wasn’t always just for quiet walks and birdwatching.

Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, heavy taxes on everyday goods turned these local beaches into a hotspot for illicit trade. It wasn’t just a job for hardened criminals—local fishermen and farm workers often supplemented their wages by moving contraband like Dutch gin, tea, silk, and even salt in the dead of night.

They relied on the deep Northumbrian sea frets, hidden coves, and their knowledge of the treacherous tides to outsmart the local coastguards. Packhorses would be loaded up on the beaches to carry the cargo inland, often passing right by the boundaries of farms just like ours.

We prefer watching the tide roll in with a coffee these days. But when the mist rolls in over the water, it’s easy to imagine the midnight runs that used to happen just beyond the fields.

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23/05/2026

Availability Update Until September

The Martin’s
30 May, 11 July

Bills House
9 May, 18 July, 8 Aug

Thelma’s
20 June, 11 July, 28 Aug

Shepherd’s Cottage
30th May, 27th June, 11th July

Six the Square
18th July, 29th Aug

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21/05/2026

Slow gear activated 🌼✨

Taking a minute to appreciate the wildflowers this evening. Total peace and quiet before the sun goes down.

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