Northumberland without a car

Morpeth is the obvious choice.
Seahouses for the Farne Islands is doable by bus but with a bit of careful choreography from Morpeth. You might have to route via Berwick or the new bus from Chathill station.
I'm not sure I wouldn't split that as 3 nights Morpeth, 2 Seahouses. Especially if the tides were right to get a high tide Lindisfarne boat trip from Seahouses in as well. Billy Shiels is the only one who does Lindisfarne.

It's day trip terrain for me from Cumbria, so I have no thoughts on Morpeth hotels as I would never ever need to stay there, but £160 feels like a good budget.

Katie, I had a car when I was in Northumberland, so keep that in mind, but I stayed in Seahouses at a B&B that I just loved. The owner was an artist named Julie, who was so nice. She charged £100 per night and the place was really lovely. It was called Bakehouse B&B and was right in town and just a short walk from the harbor.

My room was really lovely and very spacious. The bathroom was across the hall, but it was all enclosed into a suite no one else can access. There was a small mini fridge, TV, kettle, coffee and tea, and snacks. It was on the first floor, so you had to walk one flight to get up to it. But it wasn’t a very tall staircase.

Downstairs was a lovely living room/common area where you could hang out, read, watch TV or whatever. Breakfast was included, and Julie was an amazing cook. She made things to order, and everything was delicious.

If you’d like to see photos of it, here is a link to my blog. Just scroll down to the part where I get to Seahouses (I made a stop in Durham on the way) and there’s some photos in there.

https://mostlytraveled.wordpress.com/2024/04/19/day-30-goodbye-yorkshire-and-hello-northumberland/

Thanks Stuart. I can't find anything suitable in Morpeth but I'll keep looking.

Thanks, Mardee. I will check it out. How far was it from the town center?

Katie,
I've been looking at the Visit Northumberland website but businesses have to pay to be on there, and it's been problematic before.
I'm trying to walk round Morpeth because I've seen some pretty cute looking B and B's there before.
You see these places even if you never intend to use them, and kind of squirrel them away in your mind.
Two I've come up with are the Stepping Stones and the Castle View.
What I have also found is The Morpeth Apartment. It has a great location, everything looks good and looks a good place, well within budget. From what I can see and know about Morpeth I'd take a punt on it. The question for you is do you trust the gut feeling of a stranger?
Somewhere else I've just found on Booking.com and VRBO (I know, VRBO) is the Clock Tower Flats- also looks interesting and way within budget.
I'm aware you asked for Inn but apartment seems to be a theme of this forum so I'm going out on a limb here.
I've always fancied the Waterford Lodge Hotel from the outside.
Personally I'm not influenced by TA reviews. But in advising a stranger I note it only gets 3* and a pretty mixed bag of reviews. Make of that what you will.

Exploring Northumberland without a car can be challenging - where to base yourself is always a dilemma, as it's a large county and public transport doesn't cover everywhere.

Having said that, if it's the coast you're focused on, then Alnwick or Alnmouth are good choices, with buses to places like Seahouses and trains to Newcastle and Durham.

If you want a cottage rather than a bed and breakfast, try this company https://www.northumbria-cottages.co.uk/

Stuart and ramblin' on,

Great suggestions. I'm off on a 3 day camping trip with kids and grandkids but I will dive back into these suggestions when I get back. Thanks so much!

Katie

Thanks, Mardee. I will check it out. How far was it from the town center?

About a block. It was on the street right off the city center, and very convenient.

Great! Thanks, Mardee.

katie, here's a link to the website: https://www.bake-house.net/

That's how I booked it (by emailing Julie). However, she is not able to take credit cards if you book direct, so if you want to pay by card, then you need to book it through booking.com. https://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/the-bakehouse-b-amp-b.html