Blagdon Arms

About Blagdon Arms

The Blagdon Arms stands on Village Square in Cramlington's old village and was formerly called the Blue Bell. It is run as a Craft Union pub, part of Stonegate, and describes itself as pet-friendly.

The pub shows Sky Sports and BT Sport and has a pool table, an outside area and a smoking area. It opens from 10am daily and until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays. CAMRA notes that real ale is not always available.

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Heritage Walking Trail: Cramlington Old Village

A self-guided heritage walk round Cramlington's old village: the 1922 war memorial, the Grade II listed Blagdon Arms, Georgian Cramlington Hall, Middle Farmhouse, St Nicholas' Church and its 18th-century table tombs, plus Hartford Bridge further afield.

Things to Do in Cramlington

The best things to do in Cramlington: climb Northumberlandia, walk Plessey Woods, swim and climb at Concordia, catch a film at Vue, explore the old village and head out to Seaton Delaval Hall and Woodhorn.

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Cramlington with a dog: walks at Northumberlandia and Plessey Woods, the town council's enclosed dog parks, pubs and a cafe bar that welcome dogs, and where to find a vet, a pet shop, a groomer and doggy daycare.

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A pub-goer's guide to Cramlington: real ale in the old village, a Wetherspoon open from breakfast, sports pubs near Manor Walks, a Vintage Inn with rooms and an estate local with food until 9pm.

Best Beer Gardens in Cramlington

Where to drink outside in Cramlington: a big garden and terrace at the Plough, a refurbished garden at the Bay Horse, family pubs with play space and parking, and old-village locals with outdoor areas.

Oldest Pubs in Cramlington

The history behind Cramlington's oldest pubs: the listed Blagdon Arms, once the Blue Bell; the Travellers Rest beer house that became John the Clerk; the Plough in the old Middle Farm buildings; and an 18th-century coaching inn at nearby Stannington.

Historic Trades and Crafts in Cramlington

The work that built Cramlington: hewers, putters and screen boys at the colliery, the wagonway men who took the coal to the Tyne, the farms and windmill of the old village, and the factories that came with the new town.

Best Areas and Streets to Live in Cramlington

A neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guide to living in Cramlington: the conservation-area old village, the new-town estates, Northburn and Parkside, East Cramlington and the new South West Sector, with house prices, schools, parks and transport.