Beadnell Towers

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The Wynding 
Beadnell 
Northumberland 
NE67 5AY 

01665 721 211 

beadnelltowers.co.uk 

Accessibility? Yes 
Gluten free options? Yes 

There’s nothing so refreshing as having your jaded assumptions assailed and disproved by the jolt of actual experience. A number of dud lunches over the last few years have taught me to be suspicious of restaurants and hotels with a particular focus and financial outlay on the look of the place, particularly when that look seems to have come straight from the pages of Ideal Home magazine. Beadnell Towers has, according to the blurb, had £3 million pounds thrown at it, with Dynargh Design creating a “true ‘boutique’ hotel concept” for a new owner, property developer David Wilson. 

Beadnell Towers [CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT]

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Beadnell 
Northumberland 
NE67 5AY 

01665 721 211 
www.beadnelltowers.co.uk 

Accessibility? Yes 
Gluten free? Yes 

[Beadnell Towers was closed at the beginning of 2018 for a major refurbishment, and will reopen later in the year]

Have you ever claimed to know an area like the back of your hand, and then accidentally locate a hidden gem that’s been there, undiscovered, all the time? That’s one of the joys of this job: seeking out good places to eat often involves a trip down a road less travelled, at least by me. This week’s case in point is Beadnell. 

Mrs Diner and I must have scooted around the corner of the B1340 which brushes up against but ignores Beadnell a hundred or more times. The Beadnell Bypass, we call it, as we storm along to Seahouses for fish and chips or Bamburgh for the beach. In all my years I’ve never tried turning right into the village itself. But after several letters from readers telling me what I’ve been missing, the other week we finally checked it out. 

They were right: it’s a gorgeous, peaceful little spot. They were also right about the lunch.