Tea Rooms and Caravan Park Hownsgill is a genuine working farm which offers a variety of accommodation and a friendly, family-run tearoom. Hownsgill is uniquely situated on the Lydgetts Junction approx 100m from the C2C route, an ideal location from which to explore NCN routes 7 & 14.

For those wishing to make more than an overnight stay, Hownsgill is an ideal base from which to access a wide range of activities and facilities in the surrounding area – golf; fishing; Beamish Museum; shopping in Newcastle; historic Durham, Hexham and the Metro Centre to name but a few. Consett Town Centre is approximately a mile away and offers a choice of supermarkets, take-aways, fast food, outlets, pubs, and night clubs. There is also a good range of friendly country pubs in the area, many of which offer a variety of dishes.