Cragside (National Trust)
Cragside
Rothbury
Northumberland
NE65 7PX
England
Website
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside
Telephone
01669 620333
Lord and Lady Armstrong used their wealth, art and science in a most ingenious way, and Cragside house was the first in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity.
Venue Type:
Historic house or home, Heritage site, Garden, parklands or rural site
Additional info
Visitors may find the uneven ground, steep footpaths and distances between various parts of the property difficult. Stout footwear advisable.
Accessibility: House: 1 space 20yds from entrance. Drop-off point on forecourt. Visitor centre: 4 spaces 10yds from entrance. Drop-off point. 9 spaces 100yds from entrance in main car park. 5 manual wheelchairs available, booking essential. Ramped entrance. Ground floor largely accessible, No wheelchair access to scullery and plunge bath. Access to other floors via lift. Tel. for details. Level entrance to shop. Level entrance to restaurant. Only one terrace is accessible. Adapted WC at visitor centre, house and Crozier area.
Cragside was the home of an extraordinary man, William George Armstrong (1810-1900). He was a scientist, a technical innovator and one of the most successful industrialists of his generation. Like many wealthy Victorians, Armstrong spent his money on his family, his homes and his collections. Cragside began as a modest holiday retreat, but as his wealth grew and the local area became connected to Newcastle by the railway, he began building a magnificent mansion, designed by Norman Shaw. As the house grew, Armstrong’s collection grew with it. His enthusiasm for collecting included contemporary British art, furniture, ceramics and natural history. The house also has items of his scientific curiosity and experimentation.
Collection details
Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Maritime, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Science and Technology, Weapons and War
Key artists and exhibits
- 19thC Norman Shaw furniture
- First house to be lit by hydro-electricity
- William Armstrong
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Talk: Building Dreams
This year is the 150th anniversary of Cragside. Find out why this magnificent home created by Lord and Lady Armstrong became known as the ‘Palace of the Modern Magician’.
Join Andrew Sawyer, our Conservation and Interpretation Officer, for a fascinating talk in the visually striking Gallery of Cragside House. Gain an insight into what led William and Margaret to move from Newcastle to Rothbury and how this building and the landscape evolved as they built their pioneering dream.
Find out more about our contemporary art installations for 2013 and how they are relevant to the Armstrong’s’ vision, ambition and innovation as they turned a bare and barren hillside into an earthly paradise.
£6 per person, to book call 0844 249 1895 or go online. A customer booking fee of 5% applies.
Suitable for
- 18+
- Not suitable for children
When
7-9pm
Where
Cragside House
Admission
£6.00 per person. (A customer booking fee of 5% applies) To book please call 0844 249 1895.
Website
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Dream Flags
Prayer flags can be found strung along the mountain ridges of the Himalayas today and are used to bless the surrounding countryside. Lord and Lady Armstrong created a Himalayan landscape at Cragside so we want to collect your dreams in a similar way.
Grab your DIY pack and create your own flag design. Then head up to the labyrinth to find the tree hut where you can display your dream flag and be part of the Cragside dream.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
£4.50 per pack. Normal admission charges apply.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Talk: Building Dreams
This year is the 150th anniversary of Cragside. Find out why this magnificent home created by Lord and Lady Armstrong became known as the ‘Palace of the Modern Magician’.
Join Andrew Sawyer, our Conservation and Interpretation Officer, for a fascinating talk in the visually striking Gallery of Cragside House. Gain an insight into what led William and Margaret to move from Newcastle to Rothbury and how this building and the landscape evolved as they built their pioneering dream.
Find out more about our contemporary art installations for 2013 and how they are relevant to the Armstrong’s’ vision, ambition and innovation as they turned a bare and barren hillside into an earthly paradise.
£6 per person, to book call 0844 249 1895 or go online. A customer booking fee of 5% applies.
Suitable for
- 18+
- Not suitable for children
When
7-9pm
Where
Cragside House
Admission
£6.00 per person. (A customer booking fee of 5% applies) To book please call 0844 249 1895.
Website
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Talk: Building Dreams
This year is the 150th anniversary of Cragside. Find out why this magnificent home created by Lord and Lady Armstrong became known as the ‘Palace of the Modern Magician’.
Join Andrew Sawyer, our Conservation and Interpretation Officer, for a fascinating talk in the visually striking Gallery of Cragside House. Gain an insight into what led William and Margaret to move from Newcastle to Rothbury and how this building and the landscape evolved as they built their pioneering dream.
Find out more about our contemporary art installations for 2013 and how they are relevant to the Armstrong’s’ vision, ambition and innovation as they turned a bare and barren hillside into an earthly paradise.
£6 per person, to book call 0844 249 1895 or go online. A customer booking fee of 5% applies.
Suitable for
- 18+
- Not suitable for children
When
7-9pm
Where
Cragside House
Admission
£6.00 per person. (A customer booking fee of 5% applies) To book please call 0844 249 1895.
Website
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Talk: Building Dreams
This year is the 150th anniversary of Cragside. Find out why this magnificent home created by Lord and Lady Armstrong became known as the ‘Palace of the Modern Magician’.
Join Andrew Sawyer, our Conservation and Interpretation Officer, for a fascinating talk in the visually striking Gallery of Cragside House. Gain an insight into what led William and Margaret to move from Newcastle to Rothbury and how this building and the landscape evolved as they built their pioneering dream.
Find out more about our contemporary art installations for 2013 and how they are relevant to the Armstrong’s’ vision, ambition and innovation as they turned a bare and barren hillside into an earthly paradise.
£6 per person, to book call 0844 249 1895 or go online. A customer booking fee of 5% applies.
Suitable for
- 18+
- Not suitable for children
When
7-9pm
Where
Cragside House
Admission
£6.00 per person. (A customer booking fee of 5% applies) To book please call 0844 249 1895.
Website
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Victorian Baking Days
Imagine visiting Cragside House to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes as you step through the door.
On Wednesdays between 13:00 and 14:00pm our volunteer cooks will be in costume recreating authentic Victorian recipes in our magnificent kitchen. Each week there will be a different recipe. Includes an opportunity to ask questions.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Admission charges apply: Adult £15.20, child £7.60, family £37.90. Groups (15+) £11.50.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Dream Flags
Prayer flags can be found strung along the mountain ridges of the Himalayas today and are used to bless the surrounding countryside. Lord and Lady Armstrong created a Himalayan landscape at Cragside so we want to collect your dreams in a similar way.
Grab your DIY pack and create your own flag design. Then head up to the labyrinth to find the tree hut where you can display your dream flag and be part of the Cragside dream.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
£4.50 per pack. Normal admission charges apply.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/things-to-see-and-do/
Dream Flags
Take part in the 150th anniversary of Cragside and mark the occasion by making your own dream flag.Prayer flags can be found strung along the mountain ridges of the Himalayas today and are used to bless the countryside. Lord and Lady Armstrong created a Himalayan landscape at Cragside so we want to collect your dreams in a similar way.Grab your DIY pack and create your own flag design. Then head up to the labyrinth to find the tree hut where you can display your dream flag and be part of the Cragside dream.
When
10am-5pm
Admission
All tickets: £4.5
Booking Not Needed.
Website
Art of the Possible
To mark the 150th anniversary of Cragside we're working with regional artists to produce three new commissions that are inspired by the story of Lord and Lady Armstrong and their pioneering dreams for the house and landscape.When William and Margaret originally came to Rothbury the landscape was nothing but a barren hillside. 150 years later and Cragside is renowned for being the first place in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity.Their ambition and ingenuity has been the starting point for the creation of these contemporary art works, realising a dream the Armstrongs would be proud of.
When
10am-5pm
Admission
Normal admission charges apply.
Booking Not Needed.
Website
Dream Flags
Take part in the 150th anniversary of Cragside and mark the occasion by making your own dream flag.Prayer flags can be found strung along the mountain ridges of the Himalayas today and are used to bless the countryside. Lord and Lady Armstrong created a Himalayan landscape at Cragside so we want to collect your dreams in a similar way.Grab your DIY pack and create your own flag design. Then head up to the labyrinth to find the tree hut where you can display your dream flag and be part of the Cragside dream.
When
10am-5pm
Admission
All tickets: £4.5
Booking Not Needed.
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