Hetton Law Shepherd's Hut

So, how to spend your time at Hetton Law? In Wooler (10 minutes’ drive), you can take a tour of Ad Gefrin whisky distillery and also discover something of Northumberland’s ancient Roman backstory at the in-house Anglo-Saxon Museum. The Harry Potter film locations and Poison Garden at Alnwick Castle (half an hour) are yours to explore, or make for the handsome seaside town of Berwick-upon-Tweed (20 minutes’ drive) to walk the Elizabethan-era defence walls. From there, sneak across into the Scottish Borders to tour the gardens and riverside walks at Floors Castle (45 minutes). Firmly back in Blighty, there’s more culture to be had on a guided tour of Bamburgh Castle (25 minutes), and after that you can clear your head on long ambles along the sandy beach. More walks and many bike rides are found in the Cheviot Hills (15 minutes), or to Bronze Age settlements and ancient hill forts in the lush Ingram Valley (25 minutes). For a day trip out on the water, head for the Farne Islands from Seahouses (half an hour) to see the nesting birds, seals and (sometimes) dolphins dancing in the waves.