The Lord Crewe, Bamburgh
One thing we’ve discovered this year is that there are breakfasts… and there are breakfasts in Northumberland.
Two tiers.
The first is a perfectly decent cooked breakfast. The sort you could make at home with supermarket ingredients and enough time. It’ll set you up nicely for the day. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Then there’s the other sort.
Fresh, locally sourced ingredients, everything cooked just as it should be. You’re chewing on a sausage, cutting into one of those big, flat mushrooms, and realise you’ve been making a low “mmmm” noise for quite some time.
That sort.
Breakfast at The Lord Crewe falls firmly into this second category. The conversation slows down a bit. There’s some appreciative nodding. Mostly, though, there’s eating.
And when you’ve finished, you don’t particularly want to leave. Another cup from the pot, a slice of toast with jam, and a little while longer watching Bamburgh get on with its morning.
The name comes with a bit of local history, too. Lord Crewe was a Bishop of Durham who bought the Bamburgh estate from his wife’s family. His charitable legacy helped restore the castle and support the people living around it. So there’s rather more behind the name than a grand sign above the door. Lord Crewe’s Charity
Lovely food, excellent service, a perfect spot and a reasonable price. A huge thumbs up from us.
Now, Bamburgh Castle.
It’s almost next door. Even after breakfast, we reckon we can manage that.
