Explore the local area
Byrness House is perfectly situated to explore Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. The cottage offers easy access to the beautiful Northumberland countryside and coastline with its unspoilt and uncrowded golden beaches and amazing castles. Hadrian’s Wall and the newly opened Sill Visitor Centre are both within easy reach.
Scottish Borders
The historic royal burgh of Jedburgh is an attractive town 17 miles north of Byrness House only 25 minutes’ drive by car into the Scottish Borders. It has shops, fuel station, Mary Queen of Scots house, the old Gaol, swimming baths and fitness suit.
Local walk from the house
Blakehopeburnhaugh waterfall. A 4.8-mile round trip walk through the forest beside the river rede following a section of the Pennine Way.
River Rede by St Francis Church
The ford and footbridge below St Francis Church 5 minutes walk from Byrness House. Picture Peter Thompson.
Historic worker's cottage
Original worker's accommodation from the 1880s when the Catcleugh dam was built.
Roman ruins
High Rochester and Bremenium Roman Fort north of Hadrian's Wall.
The Lady's Well
Holystone the Lady’s Well. Lady’s Well is an atmospheric little pool surrounded by a grove of trees. There are rumours that it was originally associated with the Anglo-Saxon Saint Ninian.
Legend has it the saint baptised many early Christians in its holy water. In Medieval times, it was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The powerful spring that feeds the pool is the source of Holystone village’s water supply. A stone cross, placed in its centre during Victorian times, adds to its mystery.