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great little tea room recommend scones with jam

Tower and overflow when the reservoir is too full

Views across the reservoir

Colonies of geese

Right in the center of Blanchland, the current tearoom is located in the Victorian building you can see, which was once the school but closed in 1980. Also, if you are hiking with your dog, dogs are welcome inside and outside in the seating area.

The Baa is a hostel and campsite with its own pub. This small, unique and quirky little pub has a cobblestone floor and plenty of sheep related decorations. It serves local ales and its own range of sheep themed cocktails. In the garden are giant viking statues, thought to have been used as film props for the series Beowulf.

The Lord Crewe Arms is a medieval hotel dating back from 1165. It contains hidden stairways and stone flagged floors as it was used as a hiding hole by monks of nearby Blanchland Abbey. It's named after Lord Crewe, the Bishop of Durham and is said to be haunted by the ghost of his sister, Dorothy Foster. It's now both a pub and hotel, offering a historical experience in a remote setting.

Looking across the reservoir and down from the dam