We have been staying Northumberland over the August BH for several years and for the last three we have used the Black Bull for our end of hols meal out. This year it was really awful, they didn't have enough staff on, the service was slow, the menu was inaccurate and the food was only average at best. The bar... more

I just went for pot luck on the net and was very gratified with the place. The food is locally sourced where possible and is to a very high standard. My fellow travellers were staying in an overpriced version of Fawlty Towers in Bamburgh and were annoyed with me for coming up trumps at Lowick. The staff were great and... more

This property looks good from the outside. It is located in a great location. However everything else is not good. I stayed in room one. It was advertised as an en suite. The bathroom was along the corridor at the top of the communal stairs. The bathroom was part of the fire escape for the property so the door could... more

We had friends staying locally and found this pub on the internet. Dawn is the new landlady and was really helpful ('dog? no problem!') when we phoned for B and B - at £50 for a double we were not optimistic but how wrong we were! Lowick is beautiful - full of nice old buildings and birdsong. The pub had... more