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“Cragside is still known as ‘the wonder of its age’. It is built high on a rocky crag above Debdon Burn and was the first house in the world to be lit using hydroelectric power. It was the country home of Lord Armstrong and is still full of his engineering innovations. A man ahead of his time, William George Armstrong advocated the use of renewable energy. He also designed guns – though he refused to accept any profits from their manufacture. Inside Cragside you can explore Armstrong’s technical feats of wizardry set amidst Morris interiors designed by Thomas Shaw. There is even a suite of Turkish Baths beneath the Library – perhaps to keep the books warm! Early visitors to Cragside included The Prince of Wales, the Shah of Persia, and the King of Siam. There are five lakes, and thousands of trees and shrubs, not to mention one of the largest rock gardens in Europe. In the Pinetum below the rock garden, England's tallest Douglas Fir soars above other woodland giants. Cragside also has a tricky rhododendron maze and an adventure playground. It is one of the red squirrel’s last strongholds. Cragside is now in the care of the National Trust. To make travel around the vast site easy, there is a hop-on, hop-off minibus to take visitors between the main facilities. ”
Rothbury, Morpeth, Northumberland
NE65 7PX
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3 Apr-4 Nov: Tue-Sun 1-4:30pm
Adult: £11.55
Child: £5.50
Family: £27.50
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- Dunham Massey
- East Riddlesden
- Fairfax House
- Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal
- Gawthorpe Hall
- George Stephenson’s Birthplace
- Harewood House & Bird Garden
- Hill Top
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- Hutton in the Forest
- Leighton Hall
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- Little Moreton Hall
- Lyme Park
- Merchant’s Adventurer’s Hall
- Newby Hall & Gardens
- Nunnington Hall
- Ormesby Hall
- Paxton House and Country Park
- Rufford Old Hall
- Rydal Mount & Gardens
- Speke Hall
- Tatton Park
- Townend
- Wallington
- Washington Old Hall
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