Rothbury
Northumberland
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Rothbury is a small
market town which straddles the River Coquet. The town has a pleasant
mix of old stone and newer brick-built properties. Although
technically a town with a proposal a year or so back to install a town
mayor (defeated) everyone still tends to call it a village and it has a
village feel about it. Shops, hotels and houses are clustered on
the sloping banks of the river which bisects the village with the
majority of the commercial properties situated on the north side.
From all
sides the views are magnificent - Cragside, Blaeberry Hill, Simonside,
and in the far distance, the Cheviots. Rothbury has something to offer
everyone; even in the depths of winter. In spring the clear fresh
air, fast flowing streams and river have a refreshing cleanliness. In
summer the town is sheltered and warm, and there are a variety of small
specialist shops - many people returning every year to shop.
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War
memorial
and
the
Newcastle House Hotel
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Gardens
in
the
town centre
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The
main
square
and church
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The
main street
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The
River Coquet and
the Coquet Valley
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The
river and valley
in winter
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