Lowbyer Manor Country House

Lowbyer Manor Country House is a 4-star guesthouse, offering accommodation of exceptional value. In the heart of the Northern Pennines, it is a perfect base for exploring the Lake District.

The Manor was built in the late 18th century and is a grade II listed property. The Scottish borders, Carlisle, and Hadrian's Wall are all close by.

Lowbyer has won an AA Breakfast Award for its fantastic, locally sourced food. Guests can enjoy cereals, yoghurts, fruit juice and a full cooked breakfast, served in an elegant eating area. Packed lunches can be ordered from reception.

There are 9 en suite letting rooms, each with tea/coffee making facilities and colour TVs. Each room has a hand-crafted quilt covering the bed, and there is free Wi-Fi in the guest lounge and most bedrooms.

Rooms: 9

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Hotel Facilities

General

Bar – Newspapers – Garden – Non-Smoking Rooms – Heating – All Public and Private spaces non-smoking

Activities

Golf Course (within 3 km) – Library

Services

Packed Lunches – Fax/Photocopying

Internet

Wi-fi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

Wi-fi is available in some hotel rooms and is free of charge.

Guest Parking

Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).

Area information

The North Pennines is England's 2nd largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It is a landscape of high, wild moorland and welcoming dales, with some of Britain's most charismatic wildlife, including otters, red squirrels, black grouse and rare alpine flora. The AONB is also a UNESCO European and Global Geopark, in recognition of its outstanding geology. The North Pennines also has more 'Open Access Land' than any other protected landscape in the country, allowing you to explore this exciting countryside off the beaten track.

Travel information

*From Scotland via the A74/A74(M):
- At Carlisle, follow the M6 and exit at junction 43.
- Take the A69 exit to Brampton and Newcastle.
- About 10 miles further on take the A689 signposted Alston.
- Follow the A689 through Hallbankgate and Slaggyford onto Alston.
- Turn left onto the A686.
*From Newcastle:
- From the ringroad take the A69 west, signed Corbridge, Hexham and Carlisle.
- About 6 miles past the Hexham exit take the A686 signed Langley Castle and Alston.
- Follow the road through Whitfield and onto Alston.
- Lowbyer Manor is approximately 200 metres past the 30 mph speed restriction signs on the left hand side.
*From the West:
- Leave the M6 at junction 40 (Penrith) and follow the A686 from Penrith to Alston over Hartside top.
- You'll enter Alston over the old stone bridge across the South Tyne River. Stay on this lower road, still the A686, now signposted Hexham.
- Lowbyer Manor is approximately half a mile out of Alston. Drive past the 2 garages on your left hand side, past the South Tynedale Preservation steam railway, round the sharp left hand bend and the Manor is the large white Georgian house, set high in its own wooded grounds on the right hand side. Our 100 foot high Sequoia tree is a good landmark.
*From the East (M1/A1):
- Take the A66 at Scotch Corner for Barnard Castle.
- From Barnard Castle, follow the scenic B6277 over the moors, through Middleton in Teesdale, past Garrigill into Alston.
- Follow the main street down the steep cobbled hill to the T-junction at the bottom.
- Turn right onto the A686 for Hexham.
- Continue as above.