The Granary

Another very satisfying stay in The Granary.

I love this property for its cosy feel, it really is a home from home. It has a well-equipped, comfortable kitchen with plenty of good quality crockery. The location is peaceful but with easy access to all that Northumberland has to offer, incredible beaches, beauty spots and historic sites. Also, super convenient if you need to pop into one of the nearby towns for supplies.

There was no discernible way of adjusting the temperature and the electric fire in the lounge did not work.

At certain times the lack of heating was noticeable.

A lovely spacious farm house in a rural village.

Not a lot on the door step but if you are driving it doesn’t matter as there is so much to see and do. Morpeth town centre is about a 5/6 minute drive. It was super peaceful and we had everything we needed to feel right at home.

The Granary was spacious and comfortable.

Good parking. Peaceful. It is a bit dark during the day due to the dark wood panelling. The stairs are lethal and needs a carpet or similar. It was quite chilly at night especially in the kitchen. Information book was minimal. No walking/ dog walking routes. No guide for eating out or general shopping. No welcome pack. A bottle of milk and biscuits usually kick start a nice stay!

The Granary is a lovely place to stay.

We have stayed at the end of a no doubt busy holiday season and I m sure there's some work to be done for next season. The village of Longhirst is nice and quiet for the most part and has some beautiful walks. It's super close to the fabulous Town of Morpeth and we shall definitely return to the Town in future. Lovely holiday, many thanks

Lovely comfortable and warm cottage.

Very spacious. Quality crockery and fully equipped large farmhouse kitchen.

The cottage was lovely, one of the best equipped we have stayed in.

The rooms were spacious and comfortable. The only negative was cleanliness. The shower really needed the mould cleaning off - regular use of available sprays would do that - and getting rid of cobwebs. We are aware it is the spider season but some of the webs (especially around the back door) had been there a while. Apart from that, we loved it and would happily book again.

Such a lovely cottage, a farmhouse feel and somewhere you can relax after those days out exploring the beautiful Northumberland countryside.

We met the owners and they were equally lovely and helpful. I would recommend this cottage to any family looking for a base in the Northeast, but make it a fortnight, or you won’t have time to see even half of what’s there.

The Granary is a beautiful little cottage with so much character.

We tend to book this in tandem with its connecting, larger property, Barnacre, so we have extra space for our large family when we come over from the States to visit with family and friends.

This is a well proportioned cottage, with 3 large double bedrooms (all with ample storage), a large lounge, and kitchen, plus utility room, cloakroom, a bathroom and hall.

All the rooms were nicely decorated, and contained all the necessities for a comfortable stay. The cottage was very quiet, situated down a short drive. There is an hourly bus service (X18) to such places as Newcastle, Morpeth, Amble, and Alnwick. The bus stops are located just outside the property. Ample, easily accessed car parking on site.

An additional lamp or two in the sitting room would be helpful as it was a bit dark in there in the evening to read.

Maybe a couple of standard lamps? Otherwise, it was very comfortable.

A lovely warm and cosy cottage, it was so perfect for a girls' catch-up weekend.

Just a few minutes drive into town to pick up supplies and not too much further to get to a beautiful, Northumbrian beach for a bracing winter walk. The kitchen is so pretty and comfortable to sit in, the first night we sat there until late after dinner.

We had a fantastic stay over New Year.

The property was lovely, spacious, and wonderfully quiet, which we really appreciated. The full house was immaculate, very clean and tidy. The kitchen facilities were great overall, but I do have a couple of suggestions for the owners as we stayed inside for the majority of our stay, and utilised the kitchen. It would be helpful to either provide a knife sharpener or replace the knives, as they were quite dull and made it challenging to cut some vegetables. Additionally, I’d recommend adding a larger pot, like a wok, to the cookware selection. We ended up asking family members who were visiting to bring a big pan so we could make spaghetti bolognese, though this might just be a personal preference! Great to have sky with access to the Netflix app too!

Excellent accomadation, really good night's sleep, would definately book again when back in the north east

Repeat visit to The Granary for us.

As before arrived to a clean comfortable and weel equipped cottage. Kitchen is superb, large and well equipped, nice arrival package left for us. Good internet connection and full sky package available to utilise. Bedrooms comfy. Owners are on site and always extremely pleasant and approachable, but never imposing. Lovely walks around the village for the dogs, or of course the wonderful Northumberland coast is ten minutes drive away. Some nice English Heritage properties around if you have membership. Can't fault the property.

A lovely cottage with everything you need for a comfortable and relaxing stay.

The owners were welcoming but also gave you privacy. Excellent quiet location and easy to get to local town centres. The thoughtful Welcome gifts were much appreciated. Everything that you could possibly need for comfortable stay was there and was of good quality. This property was a perfect base to explore Northumberland with many National Trust and English Heritage properties within easy drive. We really liked the courtyard at the back of the property which was a delightful spot for sitting out when the sun shone. I would highly recommend this property. Cliff

A lovely, clean and comfortable cottage.

Very quiet and secluded with parking on site and a beautiful garden area.

Overall we were happy with the property and our brief stay.

It was easy to get in and out, keys via keybox. A few things left us with a feeling that it could have been an even better experience. And so in that spirit, I've typed a few things: We loved the kitchen, well equipped, with a large table, a great gathering space. The rooms were clean and the beds comfy. The lounge chairs and sofa also comfy although it is a little dingy in that lounge room and the lights are the excessively bright white LED ones which glare. They don't suit the fittings. Warm white lamps and covers to shield the glare would change things easily and make the room feel more comfortable.. It felt like good value - a nice place to stay for the fee paid. The location overall is good for exploring the area - Morpeth has most things and 10 mins away. The village itself doesn't have much but ok for short walks. Now the things that made it less than 'amazing': 1) The stairs, which others have mentioned, are quite steep and 'short' as in it's best to walk with feet pointing sideways when going up and down them. They are not carpeted, but wooden, slightly polished, which in socks (we left our shoes at the back door, we don't wear shoes inside) made us cautious walking down them. I imagine anyone less steady on their feet might also be wary. A photo of these would be helpful before booking. 2) Shortly after arriving we (the kids and I) went shopping, leaving my wife and the dog in the house. When we came back my wife told me that she was surprised to see the owner, who lives in the building next door (which we didn't realise is joined to this property via a glass door with a curtain across it). - who had knocked, unlocked the glass door and walked into the property. To 'reset the electrics' or something. Ok, fair enough, but use the front door maybe? As guests / visitors would. There is actually access from both sides of the property via glass doors with curtains behind (locked normally and with a 'closed' sign hanging on the door0 and this was not something we noticed from the original description. We didn't feel we had the place to ourselves because of this. To be honest, this one event really freaked out our teenage daughter who then insisted on checking the doors and cupboards before bed each night. I think photos of the connecting doors and an explanation in the description would have cleared this up. The connecting doors are not soundproof - there are gaps around the sides and floor and the curtain is drawn across on the opposite side - as in we couldn't add privacy ourselves. This was probably the biggest downside for us. Partly just because the photos / description didn't show it. 3) then there were some minor annoyances. The shower head doesn't sit in the holder unless completely vertical. If angled to shower, it falls out. of the holder. The extractor fan doesn't work. The 2nd toilet is downstairs and in a very small space - not upstairs where we thought it was as part of an ensuite (maybe we just missed this in the description). When we arrived, the toaster still had crumbs on it from the previous visitors. And the microwave had splatter on the inside of the door. Everything else was clean. So as I say, overall we were satisfied, and we really liked spending time in the kitchen, there were just a few things that took the shine off ithe stay and that we had not picked up / read in the description. So the above is said in the spirit of improving the experience for others.

We were not happy with the staircase which was not shown or described.

It is steep and wooden with narrow treads and inadequate handrail. Similarly the steps down to the front door, one step is at least 11inches high with no handrail. My husband and I are both 80 and I would not have booked this property if I had been aware of these issues

Nice quiet spot, set back from busy road and well insulated from traffic noise.

Enclosed courtyard shared with other rental. Good facilities, everything catered for. Easy access to Morpeth pubs, restaurants, shopping. Short drive to coast. Loved the ticking grandfather clock, very relaxing. Dark wood panelling and floors in living room - lighting could be improved with some reading lights. Overall a good find.

Lovely cottage with great amenities.

Fantastic weeks stay at the Granary.

Lovely property, peaceful location, plenty of secure parking. The property itself is full of character, spotlessly clean and extremely well equipped especially the kitchen. Beds very comfy and nice bath and shower in the bathroom. For those that bring furry friends, plenty of walks close by and the beach is just ten mins drive. Property owners were close by and available to assist with any queries. Never intrusive but there if needed. Excellent stay, and would return and recommend.

Lovely spacious property, set in lovely scenery, cosy, comfy and well equipped, a fantastic place to stay

Very spacious and comfortable cottage in excellent area for walks, beaches and shopping.

Thank you for a lovely stay, it was very comfortable and the location was ideal for us to visit family in Hebron, We would willingly return

We were really pleased with our stay at the Granary near Morpeth and our first experience with Sykes Cottages.

The Granary was super clean, comfortable and well equipped and just what we were looking for with 5 adults and a wee dog. Booking was easy and efficient and we will definitely be looking again in the future. This particular property is well placed for us as situated half way between home and Edinburgh where we have family. A great find.

Nice cottage, has all the home comforts needed for a break, nice and quiet location.

The beds were nice and comfy and we liked the garden area. The only negative I have was there was so much dog hair on the kitchen chair covers from previous guests that we couldn’t use the dining table to eat but it didn’t put a dampener on things. Overall a lovely quiet holiday and I would definitely recommend the granary to others.

Excellent property, and great location sadly no pub in the village

We loved the location and the high standard of fittings in our cottage.

Cleanliness was second to none also. We only used one of the 3bedrooms available . Biggest flaw was the heating throughout. It never did get warm enough where we needed it and it went off during the day which was not good as my wife spent most of her time in the cottage as she has disabilities. The staircase was too steep unfortunately for her also ,however ,it has not meant we would not consider a different cottage which would need to be all on one level such as a bungalow . Lindsay Bivard

A beautiful property to stay in, thank you :)

It was a delight to us all

The house was clean and well equipped.

The beds were comfortable and we enjoyed having Sky, so could watch a favourite show of ours. However, the house was a bit too cold for us which affected our comfort. The location was good and the gardens well tended.

We really enjoyed the beautiful interior of the Granary- so bright and clean.

The only negative was the staircase. It did not have a handrail which you could wrap your hands around and the stairs were shallow and very slippery. There was an accident waiting to happen.

A comfortable and pleasant accommodation with all the amenities you could wish for.

Situated in a quiet village and very restful.

Second stay this year.

Absolutely love the cottage. Very warm and clean. Everything and more in the way of kitchen equipment Will be back in the spring

We have stayed here 3 times now and each time has been such a pleasant stay, very spacious and comfortable.

will be booking again.

We had an amazing time, the Granary was lovely, very clean and comfortable.

Our hosts were very helpful, we made a couple if suggestions that were acted on immediately. We will definately go back to the Granary or to Barnacre, the sister property. Thank you.

I booked this holiday for my daughter and her family as we hadn't seen them for a long while because they live in Shropshire.

They loved the Granary. It was a typical country style cottage and the rooms were very spacious. Furnished beautifully with all homely comforts and utilities. The pictures on the site don't do it justice but I can assure anyone booking this holiday cottage, they won't be disappointed. Parking was good too and the location is perfect in a quiet village with a short drive to the beautiful town of Morpeth. Easy access to the A1 that leads you to many historic and interesting places to visit. I highly recommend this cottage. It was worth every penny.

We had a wonderful stay at the Granary.

The photographs of the property could just not capture the unique character of it and we were all really surprised just how nice it was. Super relaxed and comfortable it really has everything you need for a break. Recommend!

Property was as advertised, well presented, clean and comfortable.

The off-road parking was within the grounds and easily accessible. The car parking discs provided were very useful in the local towns and the wi-fi worked well throughout the property. We would certainly stay here again.

It always felt safe here with the owners on site and welcoming.

There are a lot of nice touches; in the kitchen high quality crockery, plenty of everything, dishwasher and freezer. Sky television and Alexa in living room. Plenty of towels and mini shower gel and shampoo in the bathroom. Outside space beautifully maintained. We would highly recommend this property.

Had a good night's sleep in the four poster bed.

the kitchen was lovley,we have been in a few cottages,but this one was the best,it really did have every thing that you have at home.you could have stayed in the kitchen all day.the only draw back was that on your website it stated that there would be bunk beds

The property was clean and very comfortable, it was nice to walk in to find coffee,tea and milk there ready for us.

the property was very spacious and comfortable and lovely and warm. Would definitely book again.

Not having the EV charger was an issue for us.

We chose the property for this feature so did initially feel duped. But when we called about it you were quick to respond and you also corrected the listing.