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Meeting Hotel - BW Beaumont Hotel - Hexham

The Beaumont

www.bw-beaumonthotel.co.uk

Beaumont St
Hexham, NE46 3LT, United Kingdom
+44 1434 602331
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Rated 3.8 out of 5.0

The Best Western Beaumont is a delightful family run hotel overlooking the 7th Century Abbey and it's gounds. In the heart of the market town of Hexham, ...
www.bw-beaumonthotel.co.uk

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Getting there - by road

The district lies on the A69 trunk road between the M6 at Carlisle and the A1(M) at Newcastle. In addition the A68, the tourist route to Scotland, runs from north of Scotch Corner on the A1, via Carter Bar, to Edinburgh through the Pennines, Hadrian's Wall Country and the Northumberland National Park. For route plans and traffic information, try:

RAC website http://www.rac.co.uk
AA website http://www.theaa.com

Getting there - by rail

The fastest time from London to Newcastle is 2 hours 40 minutes. The scenic Newcastle-Carlisle rail line connects the frequent InterCity service of the east and west coast main lines. Connections are available with rapid services to all parts of the country. Rail timetable and fares are available online at:

National Rail website http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
GNER (London-Newcastle) http://www.gner.co.uk
Northern Rail (Newcastle, Manchester, Settle- Carlisle)
http://www.northernrail.org/
Virgin Trains (Routes to Newcastle and Carlisle)
http://www.virgintrains.co.uk

Fastest journey times to Hexham - from Newcastle approx. 30 minutes and from Carlisle 47 minutes.

 

 

Getting there - by air

Newcastle International Airport handles domestic scheduled flights to and from Aberdeen, Belfast City, Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Isle of Man, Jersey (April-October only), London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Stansted, Southampton.
European destinations served are Amsterdam, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Paris, Stavanger.

Newcastle Airport website http://www.newcastleairport.com

Getting there - by sea

Ferry connections with Europe are direct via the International Ferry Terminal, Royal Quays, North Shields, (45-minute drive from Hexham) or via the port of Hull.

DFDS Seaways: Stavanger, Haugesund and Bergen.
http://www.dfds.co.uk
Scandinavian Seaways: Amsterdam, Gothenburg and Kristiansand.
http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk
P&O North Sea Ferries Zeebrugge and Rotterdam
www.ponsf.com

Getting around

For road and rail information within the district as well as outside, please use the websites listed above.
For co-ordinated public transport information throughout the region, call Traveline on 0870 608 2608, or visit the Journey Planner website:
http://www.jplanner.org.uk