The Bothy at Ivy Cottage

The Bothy is an amazing place to stay. It was so quiet and peaceful and the views over the surrounding countryside are beautiful. The Bothy has everything you need for a very comfortable stay and has plenty of room for 2. Fearga and Graham were very welcoming and approachable and ensured that we had everything we needed for our last minute booking. Our stay was perfect and we will definitely be back 😊

We loved everything!

It was quiet and cosy. The Bothy is situated 2 miles outside Haltwhistle in beautiful country surroundings. Hosts were really nice and friendly.

Breakfast was delicious

The parking situation was awkward.

Very welcoming hosts! Helpful advice on how to fit in all of our plans for the area. Received detailed information prior to arriving. Breakfast options and portions were ample, quality food. We took them up on the BBQ offer and with good weather thoroughly enjoyed cooking outdoors. The actual bothy was better in person than in photos. Good products used for the bed linen, towels and dishes etc. Well designed for a small space. Quality and cosy! We loved the cows greeting us through the window in the morning.

The breakfast was brilliant. the produce was first class. The owner were such lovely people and made you so welcome . I would certainly recommend the Bothy. Will stay again

The weather could have better but unfortunatelythats out of your control, first class break

We loved the quirkiness of the accommodation, a 220 year old bothy, converted to a high standard. Very clean and comfortable. Very secluded, which we loved, but easy to get onto the main A69 to travel out and about. The breakfasts were veritable feasts! Fearga was happy to supply us with more strawberries 🍓 when we asked! Lots of useful information provided about the surrounding area, and several recommendations for places to eat. We particularly enjoyed our dining experience at Il Piccolo in Corbridge (about a 25 minute drive away, but well worth the journey). Shame that it was necessary to put the heater on - in mid-June! - but it was very efficient and kept us warm at night. A very nice extra was the choice of a bottle of red or white wine on arrival.

Fearga very kindly did our breakfast washing up on one day, but this wasn't the norm. I'd rather not have had to do our own washing up on the other two mornings. Good that there was a fridge in the bothy, however it was only small and full up with our fab breakfast items. There wasn't, therefore, any room for our bottle of rose wine and cider! A suggestion is to provide a fulll size fridge (there is the room for it).

Long before our stay, Fearga & Graham already reached out to us with useful information what to expect, how to get there and how they could personalize our breakfast. The minute we arrived, they came out to welcome us and it was very nice getting acquainted to these wonderful people. There's an interesting story behind it, but most of all they make you comfortable and at home in their tastfully renovated and decorated bothy. Breakfast was amazing and once again: thank you for the carefully chosen (local & fresh) products, they were delicious! The place is a perfect base to explore Hadrian's Wall. Better said, it's "ground zero", right in the middle of many interesting sites and sections within 30 min drive.

We should have stayed longer, two nights is by far too short to get a proper experience of the area! Our opinion and advice to all is to stay at least several days, take time to explore the area and have yourself pampered in luxury by this wonderful place and its attentive lovely owners.

We could choose breakfast and everything was delicious. The Bothy was clean and comfortable and the hosts were friendly and accommodating.

The Bothy was clean, comfortable, quiet and private. We felt very relaxed there.

Just small things really, the parking is a bit tricky and not quite enough storage space.

Fantastic location and a lovely and very helpful couple owners.

Nothing, it was perfect.