Calder Cottage
1 bedroom | Sleeps 2
Calder Cottage is Emble’s original cottage in the village of Embleton on the Northumberland coast.
Calder has a loyal following of returning guests who come to slow down and reset. Nestled at the top of gentle pasture rolling down to Embleton Bay, with huge open skies and panoramic sea views.
This sweet and simple one bedroom cottage was reborn late in 2018 and per Conde Nast Traveller, “perfectly complements the ascetic beauty of the Northumbrian coastal landscape it sits in”.
One bedroom sleeps two with king-size bed and ensuite bathroom with shower over bath
Fully equipped kitchen with induction hob, electric oven, dishwasher, kettle, toaster, coffee machine, fridge, freezer and washing machine (and a postcard-perfect vista to gaze at from the kitchen window!)
Half-panelled living room with TV, log burner and built-in dining nook upholstered in sumptuous wool
Large meadow garden with glazed garden Reading Room, decking, and unrivalled views of Embleton Bay
A view which holds us in its breath
Looking down the hill onto Embleton Bay, the cottage is defined by its views. Everyone loses time gazing out to sea at Calder.
Whether from the kitchen, the deck or seating at the foot of the garden, all you can see is Emble farmland, down to the links golf course between us and the sea.
This is Lupin. Credit and thanks to her owners for their Calder-inspired poem
Paths that weave through wavering grass
Seats to stare the sky
Tart rhubarb for our breakfast
Sweet gooseberries evening’s pie
A view which holds us in its breath
A beach the heart repairs
A bunch of cows too quick to count
And through it all - the hares
(With kind permission from the writer)
Love seat in wavering grass at the foot of the cottage garden with a view of Embleton Bay and Dunstanburgh Castle
Location
One foot after another is all you need at Calder.
Head down Sea Lane to the much loved and lauded crescent of Embleton Bay, the crown in over eight miles of uninterrupted National Trust beaches, then just decide, north or south? Left or right?
Turn right for the centuries ruined Dunstanburgh Castle at the southern end of the Bay, and then head on to Craster, home of the kipper. Turning left takes you past the Emblestone Rocks, and on to the vaguely Hebridean square of fisherman’s cottages and the paragon of a pub: The Ship, Low Newton.
Dawn or dusk, winter or summer, you cannot go wrong.
See location here and our Emble A-Z for other local suggestions.
