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When the conditions are just right and you get that perfect reflection of the House in the burn below ๐Ÿ‚
20/10/2026

When the conditions are just right and you get that perfect reflection of the House in the burn below ๐Ÿ‚

Sunny mornings, made for walking โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ‚
17/10/2026

Sunny mornings, made for walking โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ‚

๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐žThe upper floors of Cragside House will be closed entirely on Tuesday 6 October due to internal works to t...
01/10/2026

๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž
The upper floors of Cragside House will be closed entirely on Tuesday 6 October due to internal works to the skylights. The rooms impacted are the Owl Suite, Gallery, Drawing Room and Billiard Room.

We apologise for the any inconvenience caused. The works taking place will help protect Britain's original smart home for the future.

You can find out more about the ongoing roof project online here: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/cragside/cragside-roof-project

๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ Work is underway to conserve chimney stacks on the North and South sectio...
18/09/2026

๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ
Work is underway to conserve chimney stacks on the North and South sections of the roof. During some stone replacement, the masons uncovered some of the building's hidden histories unseen for around 150 years.

Removing the stones has uncovered carved numbers - in the first photo you can see VI. It's believed these roman numerals were used by the original masons to mark each row of blocks that make up the chimneys. This helped them to construct the giant jigsaw puzzle that formed each of the chimney stacks.

We're looking for ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ to join our ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ & ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž team at CragsideYou'll be part of the busy team that operates...
14/09/2026

We're looking for ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ to join our ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ & ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž team at Cragside

You'll be part of the busy team that operates the tea room, Still Room and Crozier kiosk, welcoming thousands of visitors throughout the year.

If you're friendly, enthusiastic and passionate about delivering great customer service, we'd love to hear from you.

Plus, every morning you'll be welcomed by the delicious smell of freshly baked cakes and scones straight from the oven.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Find out more and apply: https://careers.nationaltrust.org.uk/OA_HTML/a/ #/vacancy-detail/179838

๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง During the roof project, we have the rare opportunity to get up close to the decorative features of Crag...
11/09/2026

๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง
During the roof project, we have the rare opportunity to get up close to the decorative features of Cragside House. The team have come face to face with hidden gargoyles, experienced the scale of the flower carvings, and worked alongside the impressive chimneys.

Usually glimpsed only from afar, these intricate details reveal architect Richard Norman Shaw's meticulous commitment to creating drama within his design, even several metres from the ground.

๐‚๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”As many of you know, we're currently undertaking an essential majo...
08/09/2026

๐‚๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

As many of you know, we're currently undertaking an essential major roof project. To access the roof safely and efficiently, much of the House is wrapped in scaffolding and the flow of traffic around the Carriage Drive has been reversed. This change to our usual operations combined with the space needed to carry out the work, has reduced our car parking capacity.

Weโ€™re a very popular Heritage Open Days destination. Given the high visitor numbers in recent years, and with our reduction in car parking spaces in mind, we have made the decision not to participate.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support while we care for this special place.

If you'd like to find out more about the roof project, visit: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/cragside/cragside-roof-project

โœจ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐›๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž! โœจThis Christmas, go on ๐€ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ at the House and d...
04/09/2026

โœจ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐›๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž! โœจ

This Christmas, go on ๐€ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ at the House and discover a magical world inspired by a charming tale written by inventor William Armstrong himself.

Lulled by the steady chug of a train engine, William Armstrong falls asleep and drifts into Fairyland, a mysterious dreamscape where mountains loom, caves glisten with crystals, and hot air balloons soar on wild winds. With enchanting discoveries, curious encounters and a daring quest to escape, will William make it back in time for Christmas? There's only one way to find out...

๐ŸŽ„๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐-๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ž
Officially crowned as the World's Tallest Bedded Christmas Tree, the living Giant Redwood, measuring 44.7 metres is festooned in over 1300 vibrant lights. This sparkling festive showstopper is over twice as tall as the Angel of the North!

๐Ÿšถ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ“-๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ
The ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ“-๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ is a waymarked hike through the grounds where you'll discover rugged trails, sparkling lakes, and towering trees, all set against a frost-covered winter backdrop. Donโ€™t forget to strike a pose at the selfie station to celebrate.

๐Ÿงญ๐„๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฅ
William Armstrong needs brave explorers to help him escape. Go on a quest through the Formal Garden on a search for supplies for his kit bag so he can make it back home in time for Christmas.

๐Ÿ’ซ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/cragside/christmas-at-cragside

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