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ROTHBURY , straddling the River Coquet some eighteen miles northeast of Otterburn, prospered as a late Victorian resort because it gave ready access to the forests, burns and ridges of the Simonside Hills. Rothbury remains a popular spot for walkers, and the Tourist Information and National Park Visitor Centre , near the Cross on Church Street (April-Oct daily 10am-5pm; Nov-March Sat & Sun 10am-5pm; tel 01669/620887) offers advice on local trails, several of which begin in the Simonside Hills car park, a couple of miles southwest of town. Buses from Morpeth (with connections from Newcastle) stop on Rothbury's High Street, outside the Queen's Head . There are several convenient B&Bs - including the well-equipped Katerina's Guest House on the High Street (tel 01669/620691, ; GBP40-50), where all the en-suite rooms boast four-poster beds and TVs; and the comfortable, Georgian Orchard Guest House , at the top of the same street (tel 01669/620684, ; GBP40-50), which also serves dinner. Most of the places to eat and drink are strung out along the High Street: the Elmtree Coffee Shop serves decent light lunches and afternoon teas, and the Newcastle Hotel does well-prepared bar meals, high teas and real ales.
Newcastle Hotel - my bad experienceLaurence Errignton says "The food was OK for my wife, but I had a badly ovecrooked dish. I complained by email and was very not replied to, until I phoned. They went on the offensive! So, for that reason, and I may have been unlucky, avoid"
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