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Historic Site, Hexham
Address: Black Middens Bastle House, Bellingham, Hexham, NE48 2JY
Tel: +44 (0)870 333 1181Web: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk
A fortified farmhouse with thick stone walls, of a type distinctive to the troubled 16thC Anglo-Scottish borders. The living quarters were only accessible at first-floor level. Set in splendid walking country, on the Reivers Route cycle trail.
Open all year, daily, at any reasonable time.