Cragside Tea Rooms

What an amazing place and £22 well spent (this includes the parking). 100 acres of land to walk in and beautiful autumnal colours on show. For those less able you can enjoy the grounds by driving on Carriage Drive a 6 mile circular route through the estate. Cafe very good but busy - I had the Cornish pasty - delicious 😋 If that wasn’t enough then there is the house and the vast array of innovative designs which were ahead of their time, hydro electric power - (electricity in the house), central heating, automated spit for roasting meat etc etc, it goes on and on. The formal garden were impressive in October and would be splendid I’d imagine in the Spring/Summer season. Highly recommend and one visit wasn’t enough, so I’ll be back. Watch out for the giant marble fireplace- never seen the like!!

This is our second visit to Cragside as we are staying in the area. It is one of our favorite National Trust houses we have visited. Beautiful house to walk around with some great features inside. Vast walks around the grounds. This house had electricity supplied by hydroelectricy, Beautiful Iron Bridge.

Lovely day out, whole family enjoyed it. We are national trust members so was easy to arrive and park up, there was no queue to show our pass at the gates when we arrived. We parked in the main car park where there was plenty spaces and a short walk from the facilities where there was picnic benches, toilets and cafe. We visited the play area and labyrinth and had a walk through the woods and around the house. Such beautiful views. We did take pram for our youngest, there was lots of trails that wouldn't of been suitable for it but we walked from the house to the play area no problem although steep in some areas. Suitable footwear is a must! Play area was great for the kids and in a good condition, there was a kiosk there that wasn't open when we went but looks like it would sell refreshments, there was toilets and a car park next to play area too. There is plenty car parks on the trail so if you have little ones that can't walk far you can drive between each car park/area to visit, however there were lots of beautiful trails to walk around as well with plenty picnic areas to stop at if youve brought your own food. We didn't visit inside the house this time but did look around the outside and walked across the iron bridge with the house view in the background! Overall we had a great day out and made for tired legs on the way home. Would definitely recommend a visit. The kids are already planning their next trip back.

Lovely place, the views are incredible and there are really friendly people working there. We really appreciated things like the quiet room for those who need a bit of space. There is also a bus to take people between the house and the visitor centre which is good for those with less mobility. I mark it down only because of the incredibly rude and aggressive gardener who shouted at us when we took a wrong turn trying to find the disabled parking. Almost ruined our whole day, left us shaken and nearly in tears.

Really interesting visit, the house itself was groundbreaking with its use of innovative technology and the contents are relevant to its time. It has interesting below stairs and upstairs stories. The room stewards are knowledgeable and helpful . There are some lovely artifacts, a great garden and super walks, the carriage drive you can do in your car is lovely. There are picnic areas but also a good NT cafe and shop.

I have visited quite a few National Trust buildings over the past few years, and Cragside is one of the best! As soon as you drive up to the ticket booths and look across the landscape over the lake your immediate thoughts are WOW!! And that's before you even see the main house, gardens and other areas. It truly is one amazing place! Apparently, there are 42 miles of footpaths that can be walked. However, I passed on that and headed straight for the main house. The main house is very ornate, especially on the outside. It's garden is awesome and is landscaped on a very steep slope, with large rocky steps leading in all directions. It's a very interesting garden to explore and you never know what you may find! If you get tired of walking you can jump in your car and complete a 6 mile carriage drive, with plenty of other areas to stop off and explore if you wish. I haven't gone into too much detail in this review as no words or photos can really explain or show just how good Cragside is. I totally recommend a visit if you are in the area, you WON'T be disappointed! Oh, and there is plenty of car parking space.

Visited this stunning location midweek during our recent summer holiday. The drive to this beautiful location with stunning landscape views alone helped set the bar! The estate is huge! You will never cover all it's corners in one day alone. But most visitors firstly enjoy the beautiful house with its stunning decor and history and then it's immediate gardens with the pinetum. You can then take a breather at their cafe before deciding what to do next. Which would be yo visit other buildings around the site, like the power house which is accessed via a woodland walk, with gradients. There is a peel off route through a small gorge which I would highly recommend, as it is simple beautiful! The estate is surrounded by vast amounts of forest, which has many, many footpaths and walks which could lead you to the lakes in the upper forests, you will need sturdy footwear also take snacks and drinks, as I said, it's vast! Most visitors though decide to take their cars on the dedicated route around the estate, where you can take in a lot of the beautiful sites from the comfort of your car seats. There are small car parks around this route if you we wish to pull over and explore! This is quite important for those who are visiting with people who can't or don't want to tackle the estates miles of footpaths to see these sights.

This is a great day out for the whole family. The house was amazing and very interesting. The grounds and gardens were beautiful with so much to see and do. There were plenty of well signed walks but lots of hills so not suitable for everyone. The labyrinth is definitely worth the walk up the hill. There is also a gift shop and tea room to visit.