Reception & the Bay Path
The reception desk is kept open from six in the morning to midnight every day. Outside those hours, the duty warden may be reached on the house telephone for arrivals after eleven and for matters that will not keep until morning.
The Hotel
Grimwald House Hotel and Casino Resort
Bay Lane
Grimwald,
Northumberland NE69 0XX
By Letter
For booking enquiries, access requirements, the Reckoning Room, and the press.
Travel
Chathill 7 mi
Berwick-upon-Tweed 18 mi
Newcastle Airport 52 mi
By Road, Rail, and Sea
By road from the south, leave the A1 at the Belford turning and follow the B1340 east through North Sunderland to Bay Lane. By rail, alight at Chathill on the East Coast main line; the duty warden will arrange the fifteen-minute drive on request, by note in advance or on the platform telephone. There is no scheduled ferry to Grimwald Bay; small craft may anchor in the lee of the southern groyne in summer, but the bay is not a working harbour.
Walking In and Out
The bay path runs north from the south door of the hotel, along the seaward edge of the bluff, past the closed lantern station, and on to the rock-cut platform above Stag Rock. The path is uneven, taken at the guest’s own pace, and is unsuitable for wheels at any tide. The duty warden keeps a small box of walking sticks at the head of the south stair for guests who would care to borrow one.
Press & Editorial Enquiries
The Trust answers a small number of press enquiries each year, and prefers letters to telephone calls. Please write to the address above with a short note of the piece and the standing of the publication. The Trust does not run a press list, does not issue advance copy, does not host visits except on the November anniversary of the customs decommissioning, and does not photograph guests of the hotel under any arrangement.