Stannersburn · Kielder Water · Northumberland

Warm, Welcoming & Friendly

A family-run inn near Kielder Water, with eight en-suite bedrooms, a cottage and proper home cooking, deep in the Northumberland Dark Sky Park.

the Pheasant inn

Pub with rooms near Kielder Water

Tucked into the North Tyne valley at Stannersburn, The Pheasant Inn is a pub with rooms for people who come to Northumberland for the quiet. Spend the day walking the Lakeside Way or cycling forest trails, then come back to a warm bar, a proper pint and a seat by the fire, with your room a few steps away.

After dark, step outside into some of the darkest skies in England. On a clear night the Milky Way hangs right above our courtyard garden, no telescope needed.

Stay

Eight en-suite bed and breakfast rooms — doubles, twins and a family room — set around the courtyard garden. Breakfast is included, and the best rate is always the direct one.

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Eat & drink

Cooked from scratch with Northumbrian meat, fish from the coast and herbs from our own garden. Two lounge bars, open fires and a proper pint.

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Garden Cottage

Self-catering for four a few yards from the inn: wood-burner, underfloor heating, two en-suite bedrooms and total quiet.

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Why the Pheasant

A proper Northumberland inn, run by the same family for forty years

Walter and Irene Kershaw took on a run-down farmhouse pub in 1985 and made it what it is today: stone walls, oak beams, open fires and a welcome that regulars drive an hour for. Four decades on it is still a family business, still cooking from scratch, and still the last proper inn before the forest.

Since 1985

Family-run by the Kershaws for four decades

8 Rooms

All en-suite, with a full breakfast included

Local produce

Cooked from scratch, on a seasonal blackboard menu

Dark Sky Park

Kielder Observatory is just 20 minutes away

Walkers welcome

Laundry, packed lunches and free parking

AA 4 Gold Star

With AA awards for both breakfast and dinner

1600s farmhouse

Once The Crown, where the village mail arrived

On the Lakeside Way

26 miles of traffic-free trail around the lake

Award-winning

Rated a 4 Gold Star Inn by the AA, with awards for both breakfast and dinner, and a 4 Star Inn with Silver and Breakfast Awards from VisitEngland.

Stay with us

Bed and breakfast rooms around the courtyard

Double room

King-size Room

Sleeps 2 ·

1 king-size double

A king-size double with its own en-suite — most open onto the quiet courtyard garden, the pick for a peaceful night after a day on the water.

From £170 / night

Twin room

Twin Room

Sleeps 2 ·

2 single beds (or a super king)

Two single beds and an en-suite — ideal for walking and cycling friends who want their own beds.

From £170 / night

Family room

Family Room

Sleeps 4 ·

1 double + 2 single beds

Room for four on the ground floor — a double and two singles, with space for everyone’s boots.

From £170 / night

Eat & drink

Hearty, honest food — cooked from scratch, sourced close to home

Blackboard menus that change with the seasons: Northumbrian lamb and beef, fish from the coast, herbs and soft fruit from our own garden, and a full Northumbrian breakfast that sets walkers up for the day. Lunch 12–2 and dinner 6–8, Wednesday to Sunday, with the bars open through the afternoon.

Booking a table is a very good idea. Call 01434 240 382.

Guests say

What guests say about the Pheasant

★★★★★

“Good people, good place, good food, good beer.”

Visitor from London

★★★★★

“An old English pub with modern accommodation in an idyllic spot. Good food, friendly staff… need I say more? Fitness centre? The great outdoors!”

Visitor from Somerset

★★★★★

“The Kershaws’ cooking is fresh, generous and flavoursome, producing wholesome traditional English fare.”

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Things to do around Kielder Water

Conifer forest meeting the edge of a reservoir, seen from above — Kielder Water and Forest Park

Kielder Water & Forest Park

Northern Europe’s largest man-made lake, inside England’s biggest working forest — sailing, fly fishing, the sculpture trail and 26 traffic-free miles of the Lakeside Way.

Kielder Observatory

Gold-tier dark skies and more than 150 events a year, from beginners’ nights to meteor showers. Book ahead, wrap up warm, and come back for a nightcap.

Hadrian's Wall

Vindolanda, Chesters and Housesteads — the best-preserved stretch of the Roman frontier is under an hour down the North Tyne valley.

Mountain biker riding a forest trail — walking and cycling from the door

Walking & cycling

Straight from the door: forest tracks, the Pennine Way and graded mountain-bike trails. Packed lunches can be pre-ordered, and we can wash and dry your kit in our laundry.

Come and stay beside Kielder Water

Book direct for the best rate on rooms and Garden Cottage, or call 01434 240 382 for tables, packed lunches and anything else you need. We’re 40 minutes from Hexham and an hour and a quarter from Newcastle.