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Stone Built Cottage with Large Enclosed Garden & Private Lake Area

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Shortflatt Farm Cottage, Belsay, Northumberland, secluded comfort.
Enclosed, walled garden. Shortflatt Farm Cottage, a detached former farmhouse.
The Kitchen, airy and fully equipped plus utility area as you enter.
The kitchen.
Dining room, overlooking the enclosed garden and open countryside, seats 6.

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Dog-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Outdoor barbecue
  • Fenced yard

Explore the area

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Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Place, Bolam Lake Country Park
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, St. James' Park
    ‪27 min drive‬
  • Place, Alnwick Castle
    ‪40 min drive‬
  • Airport, Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

Master Bedroom

1 King Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Upstairs Bathroom

Bathtub · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Garden

About this property

Stone Built Cottage with Large Enclosed Garden & Private Lake Area

This detached farm cottage is nestled in open countryside on a farm. Suitable for families, cyclists, walkers and nature enthusiasts it would also make a cosy romantic retreat.

The former farmhouse has been totally renovated to provide high quality holiday accommodation. The cottage sleeps four in two bedrooms on the first floor, one king room and one twin. A family bathroom with bath on the first floor and shower room on the ground floor. This traditional stone built country cottage has many original features including beams and a steep staircase which might not be suitable for guests with any restricted mobility.

The ground floor has a kitchen, utility dining room (seats 6) and a sitting room with log burning stove. Free Wi-fi is provided.

Access to the enclosed walled garden and views over open countryside. Patio area with table, chairs and a BBQ (gas provided) are situated in an area of the large garden.

The property benefits from own private lake, just a short walk from the cottage.

The cottage is dog friendly, accepting up to two well behaved dogs to the ground floor of the property.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
Yes, but be aware stairs are steep. Gates provided
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 2 total)
Up to 2 well behaved dogs, downstairs only.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Dogs only allowed downstairs

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the area

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, this cottage is in a rural area. Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens and Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Ponteland Leisure Centre and Whitehouse Farm Centre. Travelling with kids? Consider Treacle Wool Shop and Morpeth Sports and Leisure Centre. Discover the area's water adventures with fishing and swimming nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking and hiking/biking trails.
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Newcastle upon Tyne

What's nearby

  • Bolam Lake Country Park - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Northumberland National Park - 27 min drive - 31.7 km
  • St. James' Park - 27 min drive - 27.9 km
  • Quayside - 28 min drive - 29.9 km
  • Alnwick Castle - 40 min drive - 53.5 km

Getting around

  • Metrocentre Station - 23 min drive
  • Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kirkharle Courtyard - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Blacksmiths Coffee Shop - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Clock Tower Cafe - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Beresford Arms - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Dyke Neuk Inn - ‬15 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Stone Built Cottage with Large Enclosed Garden & Private Lake Area pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much does it cost to stay at Stone Built Cottage with Large Enclosed Garden & Private Lake Area?

As of 12 April 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Stone Built Cottage with Large Enclosed Garden & Private Lake Area on 5 June 2026 start from NZ$219, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Stone Built Cottage with Large Enclosed Garden & Private Lake Area?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Stone Built Cottage with Large Enclosed Garden & Private Lake Area?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Stone Built Cottage with Large Enclosed Garden & Private Lake Area?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Stone Built Cottage with Large Enclosed Garden & Private Lake Area located?

This family-friendly Newcastle-upon-Tyne cottage is located in a rural location, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Bolam Lake Country Park, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens and Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens. Ponteland Leisure Centre and Kirkharle Courtyard are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 102 out of 108 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 108 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 108 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 108 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 108 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

glyn h.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Really nicw littlw property in peaceful location close enough to town to get the best of both worlds. It felt more and more homely as the stay webt on
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely stay

Fantastic cottage in the middle of nowhere with a wonderful secure garden for dogs. Very comfortable and a good position to visit all the sites of Northumberland.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Adriana N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was a wonderful holiday. The cottage was very cozy, and the hostess even left freshly baked treats for us. The beds were wonderfully comfortable. There was also a baby crib, stair gate, and high chair. The enclosed garden was perfect for the dog.The surrounding area is also beautiful.Highly recommended if you're looking for a nice, quiet cottage that's still close to a town.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrew B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place

Lovely cottage, good location, helpful hosts. Would reccomend.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Travena O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful, relaxing stay in Northumberland

Our hosts had thought of everything. Beautiful cottage set in the countryside. Very close to lots of interesting destinations.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stay

Just a fab place to stay
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kay T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Cottage

Lovely cosy cottage with everything you need for a relaxing stay. The garden was perfect for our dog too
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sian G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Shortflat farm cottage

Lovely property in a very quiet peaceful position. Well placed to explore lots of Northumberland. Everything provided to enjoy a lovely week just like a home from home.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bailey H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect

Beautiful property in an idyllic location. I have 2 teactive dogs, so finding a suitable property to stay at is inportant. This property ticked all the boxes. Great quiet walks, amazing views, noone as a durect neighbor to the back garden. Private gated driveway. The house is a fanrastuc size, super clean, and felt at home straight away. The cottage isn't far from where i live, and i chose it as i was having works done to do the house and wanted to be out of the way. Despite that, i would still return as it felt a million miles away ftom real life.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful and Excellently Located

The cottage is lovely and just as described. The directions were thorough and easy to understand. We arrived just before dark and found our hosts had gone above and beyond to ready the place for us. The travel cot and baby gates were all set up and supplies for the dog were ready, so it made getting everyone to bed easy that first night. Everything to get us through to a morning shopping trip was available and much appreciated! We were never lacking for cooking supplies, laundry supplies, etc. throughout the stay and clean up on the day we left was easy too. The cottage walled garden was perfect for letting our dog off leash, and the grounds around were excellent for walks. It was so gorgeous and peaceful, but not too far from any of the sights we wanted to see. We were able to keep all of our day trips under an hour one-way, which was perfect. We plan to come back some time and highly recommend the cottage.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
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2/10 Terrible

raymond p.

Liked: Communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Poor

I have just returned from a stay at The Shortflatt Farm Cottage in Northumberland which is where I have stayed at for a week. I was very disappointed at the standard of this accommodation and also the cleanliness of this. I have taken photo’s if required to add to my complaint as I don’t believe this has just been left from the last people who stayed here, this has been over a period of time. On booking I was not made aware of the condition of this property which left me and my family very disappointed at our stay. I was also charged a service fee which leads me to wonder where this money is actually being spent as it is not spent on deep cleaning. On arrival my Wife had to spend time cleaning out the fridge which was left dirty and stained. We wouldn’t use the washing machine as this was thick of dirt. The wifi is very poor and I had little to no connection at times when I had work to complete, this wasn’t stated on the description of this property. My Daughter went to use the shower and there were hairs left on the shower walls. The shower was dirty and the Xpelair was thick of dust. Due to this we didn’t use the shower. We didn’t come for a weeks holiday to then have to clean the property ourselves so that we knew it had been cleaned properly. For the price of the accommodation I don’t believe this is reflected in the accommodation, amenities or cleanliness. I booked The Croft Northumberland with you last month and I would have expected the same level of standard with this stay. I appreciate this is a farm cottage however, I would have still expected this to be of a high standard for the price.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 23 September 2022
Hi Raymond, this is the first complaint we have ever had about cleanliness. As I responded to you previously by email, if you had made me aware during your stay I would have come over and resolved the issues. However you did not make me aware until a week after your stay. Regarding the wifi if you had let me know I could have helped. I take on board the washing machine detergent drawer was dirty as had not been used or checked for a while and dust had collected in the extractor fan and we will keep on top of these in the future. I do just wish you telephoned me, I only live 2 miles away and we could have resolved this in a much more satisfactory way for both of us and you could have enjoyed your stay.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brendan H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Christmas break

We spent a very enjoyable and relaxing week at Shortsflatt Farm over Christmas. The house was very clean and the owners left us a lovely welcome pack and a Christmas tree and decorations. The location is so peaceful with stunning views of Northumberland. We definitely didn’t want to leave at the end of the week.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ray G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The cottage

What a wonderful place to visit , cottage was a picture, as well as warm and welcoming for a winter break we had in December. Countryside is vast and stunning. Will be back for a summer visit. Host had thought of everything, there was even a fresh pint of milk in the fridge so we could have a cuppa on arrival. Brilliant, thank you.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Richard F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location

A lovely cottage in a wonderful location, if peace and quiet is what your after then this is ideal. Large garden for the dog to explore. Ideal base for exploring further afield. Owners were available if needed, although they just left us in peace. Everything you need is catered for,even logs for the fire. All in all a very nice place to stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful.

Wonderful property, location excellent for trips around the area, everything you need is provided, peace and quiet and plenty of wildlife to see.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Janette W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautifully immaculate property. Total peace and quiet just what we needed.

Very easy booking system and even accommodating us when we needed to change dates
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

kathryn k.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful cottage

Amazing location, lovely safe enclosed garden, comfy comfy beds, stairs are steep inside. Will definately be booking again
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great cottage in Northumberland

Lovely peaceful 2 bed cottage in Northumberland, roughly 30 mins drive to the coast. Very relaxing and enjoyable stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lesa O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome

A truly delightful hideaway , superbly positioned for amenities, places of natural beauty , beaches, can’t recommend highly enough
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

LESLEY B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

perfect peace

great place cosy warm easy to contact host with any problems Grear for dogs a little bit of heaven
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sharon Crawford

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful, cosy, well kept and central location.

Very well kept, warm, clean and cosy cottage. Had everything we needed. Set amid fields, surrounded by wildlife and sheep. Close to amenities, metro and about 30 minutes from anywhere! Loved our stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Hayley C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gorgeous cottage in pristine setting

We felt very much at home in the cottage. Comfy beds, very well equipped, cosy, and so peaceful! It was a real pleasure to come back to it each day, and we’d definitely stay again.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chiara B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Absolutely perfect!

Lovely little cottage, in a quiet and beautiful location. Easy access to local area. Very clean, well presented and well equipped. It was just perfect and we would highly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lise T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

An absolutely pleasant stay

We stayed here for 1 week in February, and this cosy cottage was just what we wanted. Clean, quiet, contained everything necessary++, beautiful location and close enough to shops, pubs and restaurants. The lake area is worth paying a visit, just to get some piece of mind and to discover the rich wildlife there is here. The property manager came by to say hello once, very nice people. We asked for two bikes during our stay, and they were ready for us when we arrived at the house. It's not that easy to get a taxi to this area in the evening, but with a little effort, it turned out good eventually. It's also possible to take the bus from Belsay to eg. Newcastle When we had discovered the area by walking, running, biking and driving, we used this location as a base to travel around, and there is a lot of cosy and beautiful villages, nature and places worth paying a visit. We really enjoyed our stay, and we will definitely return soon. Thank you! -J & L
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gillian H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for a relaxing stay

The cottage was spotless and so comfortable with lovely attention to detail. It has the feeling of being secluded, while being near to local amenities if needed. Although the weather was mixed we enjoyed daily walks from the door, had a meet up with the horses followed by a coffee on the sunny terrace. The enclosed garden was perfect for our dogs and for us to enjoy the views. We look forward to returning.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022

About the host

Hosted by Tory Dodd

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We are family run farming business who acquired Shortflatt Farm in 2015 and we completely re-furbished the cottage the to a high standard. Myself and my mother in law Marjorie run the cottage ourselves and we both live within 4 miles of the cottage, so near enough to be contacted if necessary but keys are left for guests on arrival along with welcome cake!

Why they chose this property

Set in the heart of Northumberland, the cottage is a perfect base to explore all areas. It boasts the advantage of being secluded and set on its own in beautiful countryside but also within 5 minutes of the village of Belsay, 15 minutes of Ponetland and 30 minutes to Newcastle. The Coast and the Scottish Borders can both be reached within the hour. The cottage is very spacious, with fantastic outdoor space and the lake can be explored but is a good distance away from the cottage for safety reasons.

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