Accommodation
Old Rectory Howick
Country House Bed and Breakfast
4 Star Award luxury B&B, with private parking. The property is only 400 yards from the sea and a secluded beach, set in its own grounds surrounded by fields and woods. Located close to nearby Craster, Howick Hall and Alnwick Castle and Gardens. On the Northumberland Heritage Coast and near to Northumberland National Park.
A real Northumbrian welcome
We offer spacious comfortable rooms, a friendly welcome and good food using local produce, including the world famous Craster kippers
Pet Friendly
We love having your pets stay with us and dogs are welcome in all of our rooms with prior notice. We do have cats in the house but they are used to visiting dogs and tend to keep out of their way. We do ask that dogs are kept on the leash in our garden in case our chickens and ducks are out and about. All canine visitorrs get treats and a tasty sausage for breakfast.
History of the House
Ralph Flambard, Bishop of Durham 1099 - 1128 gave "Hewic" to the Convent of Durham. Aedward the Monk (who built Lindisfarne Priory) had held it before that. The name means "the farm on the heugh (a hillside spur)".
The first priest of Howick was Asket.
The present church, which is in the grounds of Howick Hall about a mile from the Rectory, was built on the site of an old Norman chapel in 1746 under the auspices of Sir Henry Grey Bart. (We think that the Rectory was built at around the same time.) The church was enlarged by Henry, 3rd Earl Grey in 1849. Howick Hall was built in 1782 and enlarged in 1809. The Long Row in Howick Village, the first part of the new Estate Village, was built in 1833. We do not know for certain when the Rectory was built, but we do know from the Visitation Records of the Bishopric of Durham that in 1827 Earl Grey "accommodated the Curate with a piece of garden contiguous to the rectory house", and there was a glebe land of 5 acres close to the house. The Rectory would have been built some time between 1746 and 1827.
Relax and unwind
Sitting area for exclusive use of our guests, with lots of local information to browse.
Digital TV in the bedrooms
Free Wi Fi
Full English breakfast with choices of local produce
Croquet lawn Putting green Gardens to stroll in. Easy access to local walks.
Views of coast and countryside
Secluded location, but on the Coast & Castles cycle route and the Northumberland Coast Path, 400 metres from the sea.
A friendly welcome
