Family owned and friendly, this 18th-century coaching inn and popular local, in a coastal village of colourfully painted houses, has beers from artisan brewers, pub classics, wood-fired pizzas, and bedrooms in restful shades, with sandy beaches a short walk away.

Harvey Roberts's home is in a terrace of little stone-built houses fronting the main street of a pretty coastal village. He runs it as an adults only but dog friendly B&B.

There are mesmerising views of medieval Alnwick Castle from the Duchy of Northumberland's new hotel, occupying the Georgian Commissioner's house and former school, with further rooms in a modern extension, and 'top-notch' cooking in the restaurant.

A traditional farmhouse B&B with just two bedrooms as well as self-catering cottages, Thistleyhaugh is in the capable hands of the Nelless family's second-generation of hosts.

A stroll from Northumberland's award-winning beaches, this family-friendly hotel offers a mix of individually designed bedrooms, a fun, quirky bar, and a restaurant serving locally sourced, hearty, gastropub-style cooking for walkers and their dogs.