Food and Drink

Art in the Barn is part of the Great Exhibition of the North Inspired By programme encouraging those visiting Newcastle Gateshead this summer to travel further.

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In Gilsland itself, House of Megs has a wide selection of lunch time meals and snacks, as well as a selection of homemade goods.

The beautiful and now tranquil setting of Augustinian Lanercost Priory belies an often troubled history. Standing close to Hadrians Wall, it suffered frequent attacks during the long Anglo-Scottish wars, once by Robert Bruce in person.

Slack House Farm is the home of The Scypen licensed Cafe and Farm Shop and the Birdoswald Cheese Dairy. The farm is on the edge of the Bewcastle Fells overlooking Hadrians Wall and is on the National cycle route 72 and only 0.5km from the Hadrians Wall National Trail. The Roman road from Birdoswald to Bewcastle crosses the farm.