Local Area

Whether you are looking for adventure, peaceful walks along unspoilt beaches, getting pampered or fantastic places to eat, you will not be disappointed. Northumberland has an abundance of variety and it is all on our door step.

Things to do nearby...

Slainsfield – TD12 4TP
Dining

Cheviot Tap

Our onsite tap bar is the hub of events at the brewery and possibly the best place to sample our cask ales. Open Fridays for drinks and food (check Facebook for food providers)

Opening Times Summer 2025

Fridays – 12-10/ pizzas served 5-8

Saturdays – 12-10/ pizzas served 5-8

Sundays – 12-5 drinks only

Please email cheviottap@cheviotbrewery.co.uk to book a table or call 0191 389 7102

The Maltings, Eastern Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1AJ
Events
27/03/2025

20th Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival

Thursday 27 – Sunday 30 March 2025 | From 10 am until late | The Maltings’ Cinema and across Berwick-upon-Tweed

Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (BFMAF) is the UK’s festival for new cinema and artists’ moving image based in North Northumberland on the English border with Scotland.

This year’s expansive 20th Anniversary programme will feature 53 films, 8 World Premieres, the opening of a new venue, the debut of the discursive New Cinema Forum, and three radical Focus programmes. The films in the programme centre marginalised bodies and histories, embrace collaboration, and draw our gaze to sites of struggle, community, and resistance.

Celebrate 20 years of transformative cinema with Q&As, workshops, conversations and parties over four days at venues around the historic Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Free exhibitions open 10:00 – 17:00 – Cinema Programmes on from 10:00 – 23:00 – Parties from 23:00 – 01:00

T: 01289303355
E: info@bfmaf.org
W: bfmaf.org/

The Maltings, Eastern Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1AJ
Events
04/04/2025

Songs of the North East

Friday 4th April | 7.30pm – 9.15pm | The Maltings, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1AJ

Songs of the North East celebrates the music and stories of this distinctive region from the 1800s to the present day. Internationally renowned opera and concert stars Graeme Danby and Valerie Reid perform favourites including Blow the Wind Southerly, Waters of Tyne, The Keel Row as well as songs by Mark Knopfler and Sting. This is a unique opportunity to hear voices more usually found on the great concert and opera stages of the world.

T:  01289 330999
E:  graemethom23@gmail.com
W:  www.maltingsberwick.co.uk

Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre, Low Hauxley, Amble, Northumberland, NE65 0JR
Events
05/04/2025

Creative Writing Workshop

Saturday 5th April 2025 | 10am – 3.30pm | Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre

Take some time out on a writing day at Hauxley.

Paul Mein, Hauxley’s poet-in-residence, will provide a session on writing about nature, spring and all things wonderful at this time of year. There will be plenty of time for you to write and Paul will be on hand to provide support and advice if required.

This is an indoor event. Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided. Bring your lunch or take advantage of the delicious treats from the Lookout Café on site. Please note there is a small fee for car parking on the day.

Age 16+.

Visit https://www.visitnorthumberland.com/explore/things-to-do/events/arts-culture/creative-writing-workshop to book – £10 per person

T: 0191 284 6884
E: events@northwt.org.uk
W: www.nwt.org.uk