Cragend: Cragside's little neighbour, with a big story!
Cragend, Cragend Farm, Rothbury, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 7XN
Cragside’s little neighbour with a big story to tell, Cragend Farm is an award-winning site, winner of the The Custodian Prize, and runner up in the Historic Houses Collections Award 2023. From the Big Bang to the 21st century, enjoy a sensory historical tour, including artefacts and research, and experience the unique architecture influenced by Richard Norman Shaw, and the engineering of businessman and innovative engineer Lord Armstrong.
Cragend Farm sits quietly on the edge of the famous Cragside Estate, Rothbury, near Alnwick and Bamburgh, in Northumberland, designed by Lord Armstrong for his prize cattle as a demonstration centre for his hydraulics. Cragend is an ancient Northumberland farm with a Celtic Camp and Border Reiver heritage. It was re-modelled and transformed to use hydraulic engineering by North-East industrialist Lord William Armstrong of Cragside from the 1860s. It has a unique history thanks to this great innovator's vision for engineering and science including a Grade II* Agricultural Site.
Visit the farm, its buildings, the agricultural hydraulic machinery and see the engineering skills of The Magician of the North, the Hydraulic Silo, Victorian Weighbridge, the Cragend Grange hydraulic ‘Turbine Room’, the courtyard and dairies. British rare-breeds roam with plenty of wildlife to see. The tour includes viewing our Collection and research information, tea/coffee, and refreshments. You may picnic in the grounds afterwards if you wish.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 13 September:
- 1100-1300
- Sunday 14 September:
- 1100-1300
- Monday 15 September:
- 1100-1300
- Tuesday 16 September:
- 1100-1300
- Wednesday 17 September:
- 1100-1300
- Thursday 18 September:
- 1100-1300
- Saturday 20 September:
- 1100-1300
Location & directions
Cragend, Cragend Farm, Rothbury, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 7XN
- Directions:
- B6344 Bus route X14 Newcastle to Thropton Car parking available free.
- Contact on day:
- Lou Renwick
- Telephone number:
- +441669621533
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Booking at least one day in advance is essential. Name and telephone number required.
- Booking contact name:
- Lou Renwick
- Booking telephone number:
- +441669621533
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://www.cragendfarm.co.uk
- Booking opens:
- 02 Jun 2025 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 11 Sep 2025 12:00 AM
Accessibility details
We are inclusive and everyone is welcome to visit. Children and dogs are very welcome. We are in a rural historic environment with a courtyards, gardens, fields, steps, mud, and some rugged terrain, and this makes some access difficult for wheelchair users and those with physical or mental disabilities. Please enquire if you have any questions. We endeavour to assist with hearing, sight, neurodiverse, mental or physical impairments where ever possible. Some areas may not be accessible to everyone, due to the environment, but we have videos on Youtube.
Additional information
- Max no of people per tour:
- 20
- Est. tour duration:
- 2 hour(s)
