TV presenter Dan Walker has praised a pub in Blanchland, Northumberland, describing it as serving “one of the best Sunday roasts.”
The former BBC Breakfast and Channel 5 News presenter spent the long half-term weekend in Northumberland and North Yorkshire with his family, visiting Blanchland and Lindisfarne.
Walker said he had heard a lot about the historic Lord Crewe Arms, a pub “surrounded by history,” and it lived up to expectations.
Formerly the abbot’s lodging of a 12th-century priory, the Lord Crewe's original features have been carefully retained, including thick walls and stone-flagged floors.
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"They also boast one of the best Sunday roasts you can get your hands on and it didn’t disappoint," he said in a Facebook post.
"The staff were lovely, the welcome was warm and the surrounding countryside is just gorgeous."
Dan visited castles in both Lindisfarne and Bamburgh, before finishing the day off in Amble.
"We went to Lindisfarne for the day and I loved learning about the restoration of the castle under the owner of Country Life Magazine - Edward Hudson.
"Bamburgh Castle is stunning - especially in the sunshine - and fish & chips at The Fish Shack in Amble was the perfect place to finish off a long day."
Dan added they enjoyed another 'brilliant breakfast' while driving home through the Yorkshire Dales in Grassington.
The Lord Crewe Arms was featured by The Times among the 25 most irresistible autumn escapes in Britain.
It also featured in The Telegraph's list of 30 of the best autumnal getaways in Britain, which were scored based on 'roaring fires', 'hearty food', 'bracing walks', and the cosiness of 'nooks and snugs'.
The pub is surrounded by the bracing North Pennines moorland, and 'ticks the boxes for good looks, atmospheric setting and a peaceful retreat at the end of a windswept walk'.
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