Castle View, Bamburgh

Castle View, Bamburgh Bamburgh, Northumberland

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Overview

As close to Bamburgh Castle as it’s possible to stay.

Abundant space makes this three-floor home fantastic for large groups of friends or family

If they still shot arrows from the slits in Bamburgh Castle’s gate towers, residents here would be firmly in range. Luckily the old Norman fortress, dating to the 1000s, is rather more welcoming these days.

Set on Links Road in the village of Bamburgh, Castle View is about 350 feet from the magnificent fort, which towers above on a grassy volcanic crag. A front-garden bench looks uninterruptedly at the structure’s caramel-coloured ramparts and turrets, as does the rear deck.

As if that’s not good enough, the home’s front also faces onto the cricket green where games are often played – as English as it gets – and you’re only a few minutes’ stroll from the attractive village’s delicatessens, tea rooms, ice cream-serving cafes, and pubs, including the Potted Lobster restaurant. Behind Bamburgh Castle begins a memorable golf course and a namesake sandy beach that stretches for miles.

But back to Castle View. This is a bolthole where, even at capacity, guests will never feel crowded. An open-plan lay-out helps: only a partition wall — containing a Smart TV and a remote-controlled electric fire — divides the sprawling, three-sofa living area from the spacious dining room and Shaker-style modern kitchen. Fixtures are modern and luxurious, while the design throughout is clean and bright, aided by a light-flooded glazed roof lantern and outstanding views of Bamburgh Castle.

You’ll also find a separate tea-and-coffee bar in the dining room, a separate snug with armchair and a football table, and a handy utility/boot room too. Subtle style points include recurring modern art paintings, lantern-style lamps, and exposed stone walls.

There are two bedrooms on the ground floor with en-suite shower rooms, while the upper floors host the remaining six bedrooms, from a master suite with its own romantic castle views to two second-floor bedrooms with bags of character snugly built into the eaves. All bedrooms are pristine, decorated in soothing coastal colours and marine-themed wallpaper and are ensuite, two with deep roll-top bathtubs.

While views of the castle can be admired throughout the property, it's those from the al fresco terrace that really steal the show. The terrace is accessed via French doors that connect the living area to that deck. With plenty of comfortable seating and an outdoor firepit it really is a prime spot to drink in those rather special views.

Castle View, Bamburgh - gazebo with solar festoon lights under the shadow of Bamburgh Castle

THE LITTLE THINGS WE LOVE…

"After dark, solar festoon lights illuminate the gazebo – lovely upon warm summer evenings."

David, owner of Castle View

Property details

GROUND FLOOR

Entrance into porch hallway with bench seating, leading into entrance hall.

Open-plan kitchen, dining, and living space.

Orangery with glass lantern roof, three three-seater sofas, two armchairs, large wall-mounted Smart TV, remote controlled electric fire. Double doors to the patio and garden.

Dining area containing large table with seating for up to 14 guests, including a separate bench seat. Tea and coffee bar with Logik Coffee Machine, sink, fridge, toaster and kettle.

Well-equipped shaker style kitchen containing Infusion range cooker with grill, double oven and five zone induction hob. Combo microwave with separate grill, large fridge/freezer with ice machine and water dispenser. Large kitchen island unit with double Belfast sink, two full size dishwashers, and five bar stools. Double doors to the patio and garden.

Three steps down to the utility/boot room with washer/dryer, filter coffee maker, ice maker, bench seating and storage, hanging rail. A door (restricted head height) to the garden.

Off the utility room is a ground floor shower room - shower with rainforest head and separate mixer, basin and WC.

Directly off the kitchen is a small room/snug area with table football table, board games and a selection of books.

Off the entrance hallway:

Bedroom one with king size bed, side tables, dressing table, bay window with small sofa, decorative fireplace, single wardrobe, wall-mounted Smart TV.