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School Master's Retreat

School Master's Retreat

Spring time on Cocklawburn Beach

Spring time on Cocklawburn Beach

Spacious sitting room with Smart TV and Wifi

Spacious sitting room with Smart TV and Wifi

Luxurious Sitting room

Luxurious Sitting room

Sitting room detail

Sitting room detail

Guest garden looking into Retreat, church beyond

Guest garden looking into Retreat, church beyond

Dining Kitchen with open plan sitting room beyond

Dining Kitchen with open plan sitting room beyond

Dining Kitchen, access to guest's coutyard garden

Dining Kitchen, access to guest's coutyard garden

School Master's House and Retreat

School Master's House and Retreat

Old Herring Boats in Lindisfarne

Old Herring Boats in Lindisfarne

King bedroom, Smart TV & bath/shower room beyond

King bedroom, Smart TV & bath/shower room beyond

Luxury hypo-allergenic bedding and pillows

Luxury hypo-allergenic bedding and pillows

Breakfast in bed

Breakfast in bed

Bedroom leading to dressing area

Bedroom leading to dressing area

Dressing area

Dressing area

Full length bath with rain shower over

Full length bath with rain shower over

Northumberland

Northumberland

Sunrise at Lindisfarne Castle

Sunrise at Lindisfarne Castle

Northumberland

Northumberland

School Master's Retreat

School Master's Retreat

Spring time on Cocklawburn Beach

Spring time on Cocklawburn Beach

Spacious sitting room with Smart TV and Wifi

Spacious sitting room with Smart TV and Wifi

Luxurious Sitting room

Luxurious Sitting room

Sitting room detail

Sitting room detail

Guest garden looking into Retreat, church beyond

Guest garden looking into Retreat, church beyond

Dining Kitchen with open plan sitting room beyond

Dining Kitchen with open plan sitting room beyond

Dining Kitchen, access to guest's coutyard garden

Dining Kitchen, access to guest's coutyard garden

School Master's House and Retreat

School Master's House and Retreat

Old Herring Boats in Lindisfarne

Old Herring Boats in Lindisfarne

King bedroom, Smart TV & bath/shower room beyond

King bedroom, Smart TV & bath/shower room beyond

Luxury hypo-allergenic bedding and pillows

Luxury hypo-allergenic bedding and pillows

Breakfast in bed

Breakfast in bed

Bedroom leading to dressing area

Bedroom leading to dressing area

Dressing area

Dressing area

Full length bath with rain shower over

Full length bath with rain shower over

Northumberland

Northumberland

Sunrise at Lindisfarne Castle

Sunrise at Lindisfarne Castle

Northumberland

Northumberland

School Master's Retreat

Scremerston Cottages nr Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2RB

Luxury near Lindisfarne/North Northumberland Coast

  • Walk to one of "The Times" Top 50 UK Best Beaches
  • Unique village Retreat with gated parking
  • Walk to E-Bike, Mountain Bike & Hybrid Hire Centre
  • Ten minute drive to Lindisfarne, the Holy Island
  • Walk to 2 Cafes, Food delivery service, M&S 1 mile
  • Super variety of Restaurants within 2 miles
    • Sleeps 2Sleeps 2
    • Bedrooms 1Bedrooms 1
    • Bathrooms 1Bathrooms 1
    • Dog Free Cottage Dog Free Cottage
    • WiFiWiFi
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    • PC 5 star

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Features

WiFi

WiFi

Parking

Parking

All Ensuite

All Ensuite

Dog Free Cottage

Dog Free Cottage

Enclosed Garden

Enclosed Garden

Beach (within 1 mile)

Beach (within 1 mile)

Barbecue

Barbecue

Beach (within 10 miles)

Beach (within 10 miles)

Fine dining (within 1 mile)

Fine dining (within 1 mile)

Fine dining (within 10 miles)

Fine dining (within 10 miles)

National Trail (within 1 mile)

National Trail (within 1 mile)

National Trail (within 10 miles)

National Trail (within 10 miles)

Bike storage

Bike storage

Supermarket delivery available

Supermarket delivery available

Hypoallergenic bedding option

Hypoallergenic bedding option

Matched bathrooms

Matched bathrooms

Credit cards accepted

Credit cards accepted

Owners/Manager onsite

Owners/Manager onsite

About & Contact

Luxury near Lindisfarne/North Northumberland Coast

Nestled in the heart of the Northumbrian village of Scremerston, this charming stone and slate retreat sits within a private walled garden, complete with its own courtyard and gated parking. Attached to the historic former School Master’s House (built in 1843), the property offers complete privacy with its own entrance and independent facilities.

Inside the Retreat

The spacious sitting room is designed for comfort and relaxation, featuring two Italian white leather sofas, a cosy armchair, soft throws, and feather-filled cushions. Original artwork, elegant furnishings, and a large sash window dressed in stylish fabrics create a warm and inviting space.

Included:

Smart TV with Netflix

Board games, books, and local guides

Fresh seasonal flowers on arrival

The kitchen and dining area open onto your private courtyard—perfect for breakfast in the morning sun. Inside, you’ll find a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, flagstone flooring, and a well-equipped kitchen with quality appliances and oak worktops.

Included:

Washer/dryer, dishwasher, oven, hob, microwave

Fridge with ice box, coffee machine, toaster & kettle

Fully stocked with quality cookware and tableware

Upstairs, a spacious dressing area leads to a luxurious bedroom with a super king-size bed dressed in crisp cotton linens. The en-suite bathroom features a full bath with rain shower, heated towel rail, and modern fittings.

Included:

Smart TV, DVD player, and digital radio

Hairdryer, dressing table, and ample storage

Blackout blinds for a restful night’s sleep

Outside

Enjoy a peaceful village setting with private gated parking and a large courtyard garden, complete with seating, loungers, and a charcoal BBQ. Bike storage is available, with hire facilities nearby.

A bus stop just 50 yards away connects you to local attractions including Holy Island. You can also walk to the stunning Cocklawburn Beach—named one of The Times’ best UK beaches—known for its vast sands, rock pools, and unique geological features.

The Retreat is also perfectly placed for exploring the Lindisfarne Nature Reserve, coastal walking routes, and scenic paths into Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Additional Information

Pet-free property

No hidden fees – all utilities, heating, and WiFi included

Member since 2017

Tel:+44 (0)7515 286201

www.scremerstoncottages.co.uk

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Scremerston Cottages
Northumberland, TD15 2RB

Location & Attractions

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  • Beach Beach
  • Castle Castle
  • Food Food
  • Gardens Gardens
  • Golf Golf
  • Heritage Heritage
  • Leisure Parks Leisure Parks
  • Museums Museums
  • Pub/Restaurant Pub/Restaurant
  • Town Town
  • Visitors Attraction Visitors Attraction
  • Walks Walks
  • Wildlife Wildlife

School Master's Retreat

Main Street
Scremerston
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 2RB

Museums Jim Clark Museum

At the heart of the museum is the trophy collection featuring both Jim Clark’s historic Formula 1 World Championship cups from 1963 and 1965 and the Indianapolis 500 clock trophy from 1965.

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Pub/Restaurant Black Bull Inn, Lowick

Village Inn serving home cooked food

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Visitors Attraction Ford and Etal Estate

2 beautiful villages- many attractions. Lady Waterford Gallery, Black Bull Inn, Heatherslaw Mill and light Railway, Etal Castle, Lavender tearooms, Old Dairy Reclamation, Old Forge Antiques

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Castle Norham Castle

12th century keep and massive towered bailey- Norham ranks among the finest sights in the border country. Set high on a grassy mound over looking the River Tweed

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Visitors Attraction The Maltings Theatre

Theatre, cinema, bar and cafe/restaurant with great views over the old town to the railway bridge

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Museums Berwick Barracks and Main Guard

18th Century purpose built barracks houses the King's Own Scottish Borderers museu and the Berwick Gymnasium Art Gallery

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Beach Cocklawburn Beach

Sand and rock beach, backed by grassy dunes,Berwick and the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, an area popular with walkers. ...

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Castle Lindisfarne Castle

Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island sitting high up on a rocky crag with spectacular views. Much altered by Sir Edwin Lutyens, garden by Gertrude Jekyll

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Food Marks and Spencer Simply Food

Simply food with a coffee shop/cafe to the rear

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Golf Goswick Golf Club

Goswick, a championship links golf course measures a mean 6,803 yards from the medal tees, rarely affected by the weather and is playable all year situated in AONB- a gem!

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Food Barn at Beal

Restaurant, coffee shop and bar overlooking the historic and rugged Holy Island of Lindisfarne

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Museums Paxton House

One of the finest examples of Neo-Palladian architecture in Scotland. Completed in 1763 by architect John Adam and includes a magnificent picture gallery. Gardens extend to the River Tweed.

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Pub/Restaurant Wheatsheaf Restaurant

Overlooking the green of the pretty Berwickshire village of Swinton, seasonal dishes feature. “Classic, unfussy dishes with a modern twist” — Michelin Eating Out in Pubs

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Pub/Restaurant The Plough Inn

Newly refurbished for 2017- Gastro Pub offering a locally sourced menu, bar with live music and outdoor play area for children.

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Museums Cragside House and Grounds

Cragside is a Victorian country house near the town of Rothbury It was the home of William Armstrong, the first house in the world to be lit by electric light

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Visitors Attraction Berwick Speedway and Rangers Football

Shieldfield Park is home to Berwick Rangers football club and Berwick Bandits Speedway

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Visitors Attraction Berwick Rugby Club

The most Northerly Rigby Club in England with great club house/bar- all welcome on match days.

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Town Berwick upon Tweed

Elizabethan walled market town on the mouth of the Tweed River.

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Beach Cheswick sands

Magnificent golden sandy beach only a 5 minute drive from the cottages

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Castle Alnwick Castle

Alniwick castle has 700 years of history and is home to the Percy family- the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. The state apartments contain a wealth of treasures.

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Town Berwick upon Tweed

Elizabethan walled market town on the mouth of the Tweed River.

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Town Berwick upon Tweed

Elizabethan walled market town on the mouth of the Tweed River.

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Town Berwick upon Tweed

Elizabethan walled market town on the mouth of the Tweed River.

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Town Berwick upon Tweed

Elizabethan walled market town on the mouth of the Tweed River.

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Town Berwick upon Tweed

Elizabethan walled market town on the mouth of the Tweed River.

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Gardens Alnwick Garden

One of the world's most contemporary gardens. The Duchess of Northumberland created the garden and it continues to flourish. There is a tree house cafe and restaurant also.

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Visitors Attraction LIndisfarne Priory

Irish monks settled here in AD 635 and the monastery became the centre of a major saint’s cult celebrating its bishop, Cuthbert. The masterpiece now known as the Lindisfarne Gospels was

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Castle Bamburgh Castle

Magnificent castle commanding outstanding views over the Northumberland coast and Royal Seat of the Kings of Northumbria.

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Museums Grace Darling Museum

The RNLI Grace Darling Museum commemorates the life of Victorian Britain’s greatest heroine, who risked her life to rescue nine survivors from the wrecked SS Forfarshire on 7 September 1838.

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Visitors Attraction Seahouses RNLI station

Established in 1827, Seahouses Lifeboat Station runs both an all-weather lifeboat and an inshore lifeboat. The crews have been presented with four awards for gallantry.

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Wildlife Farne Islands

Rocky islands, habitat for seals and many species of seabird, including puffins

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Town Kelso

A rare gem almost lost to the modern high street; a historic town centre that radiates out from the largest cobbled town square in Scotland overlooked by elegant Georgian buildings

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Castle Floors Castle

Floors Castle is not only a Duke’s family home, but is also the heart of the diverse Roxburghe Estates in a beautiful part of the Scottish Borders.

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Pub/Restaurant Percy Arms, Chatton

In the heart of rural Northumberland in the village of Chatton you’ll find The Percy Arms

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Castle Chillingham Castle

Chillingham Castle is a 13th century, Grade 1 Star-listed stronghold in Northumberland, famed for action and battles. With its fine rooms, gardens, lakes, fountains and tea rooms.

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Golf Berwick Golf Club

The most dangerous hole on the course is the sixteenth, named “the destroyer”, which is a blind drive only yards away from the shelter made famous in a painting by

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Visitors Attraction The Hirsel Estate

Fishing, walks, golf, shooting, craft centre, tea room Museum of country life.

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Town Coldstream

Coldstream gave its name to the regiment who marched from here to London in 1660, an action that resulted in the restoration of Charles II. The Coldstream Museum highlights the history.

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Pub/Restaurant Allanton Inn

Set in the centre of the peaceful conservation village of Allanton, Berwickshire, The Allanton Inn is a charming coaching inn dating from the eighteenth century.

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Food Pot a Doodle Do Cafe/Bistro and Shop

Within walking distance- open 7 days a week Easter to October for hearty breakfasts, coffees/cakes, lunches/lite bites including Sunday roasts and afternoon teas. Fully licensed with gift/essentials shop...

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Walks Berwick's Elizabethan Walls Walk

In the view of archaeologists Oliver Creighton and Robert Higham, "by some measure the best-preserved example of town defences in Britain designed for post-medieval warfare". They are Grade 1 listed.

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Wildlife Berwick Boat Trips

Trips on the River Tweed and Sea trips - dolphin, seal and whale spotting

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Visitors Attraction Berwick Garden Centre and Farm Shop

Gifts, home wares, cafe, plant centre and locally sourced food and drink

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Heritage Duddo Standing Stones

4000 year old Bronze age stone circle

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Visitors Attraction St Abb's Visitor Centre

St Abbs is a small, picturesque fishing village situated at the foot of the St Abb’s Head National Nature Reserve.The area is internationally important for its rugged landscape and wildlife,

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Visitors Attraction Kimmerston Hourse Riding Centre

Near the breathtaking Cheviot Hills you can experience exhilarating horse riding you will never forget. Beach and Moor rides available.

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Food Giacopazzi's

Award winning Fish & Chip Restaurant, Takeaway and Ice Cream Parlour is a long established, family run and family friendly business. Classically situated next to the harbour in Eyemouth

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Heritage Gunsgreen House, Eyemouth

Gunsgreen House was built back in 1753 by local smuggler John Nisbet, and of a John Adam design. The architecture includes secret hiding places where smuggled goods were kept.

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Pub/Restaurant Audela Restaurant

Located on Bridge Street, Berwick old town this chef/family owned restaurant serves quality local produce on concise seasonal lunch and dinner menus. Booking advised.

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Walks St Cuthbert's Cave Woods

an overhanging outcrop of Sandstone rock, supported by an isolated pillar of stone. It is reputed that the monks of Lindisfarne brought St. Cuthbert’s body to this place in AD875

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Beach Ross Sands

Between Bamburgh to the South and Holy Island to the North, Ross Back Sands is around three miles of unspoiled dunes and beach. One mile walk from the car park

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Beach Sandham Bay, Holy Island

A remote sandy beach on the northern coast of Holy Island. Sitting in the lee of Emmanuel Head the beach here is easily located by the huge white pyramid.

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Beach Bamburgh Beach

Majestic Bamburgh Castle, once a Norman stronghold towers over the wide expanse of pristine, sandy beach, backed by sand dunes. Opposite the beach are the Inner Farne Islands.

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Leisure Parks Swan Centre

Leisure centre with swimming pool and gym as well as fitness classes

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Beach Spittal Beach

Spittal lies on the Northumberland coast about half a mile south of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Visitors have been coming here since the 18th century, when Spittal was a popular spa and bathing

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Rosalind Dryden

Northumberland is my much loved home and I enjoy hosting new guests along with our growing loyal regular guests to this glorious corner of England.

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