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Armstrong
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Coquetdale
Art
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Main
Street, Rothbury. (Adjoining the library.)
Tel. 01669 621557 |
Buses
Rothbury
House - both
sides of road |
Library - both
sides of road |
Queens Head
- both sides of road |
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for Bus Times & Operators
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Map of Bus Stops |
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Books
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The
library is situated on 'Front Street', next door to the Art Centre.
The
opening times (from
2nd July 2007) are:-
Mon
2pm - 5pm; 5.30pm - 7pm
Tue 10am - 1pm
Wed CLOSED
Thu 2pm - 5pm
Fri 10am - 1pm; 2pm - 5pm; 5.30pm - 7pm
Sat CLOSED
Sun
CLOSED |
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e-mail: mailto:libraries@northumberland.gov.uk
Telephone:- 01669
620428 |
Front
Street, Rothbury, Morpeth, Northumberland
NE65 7TZ |
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Opening
Times
10.0am till 5.0pm everyday
Winter Times
Sat & Sun ONLY
10.0am till 3.0pm
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winter
opening starts
from 31st October |
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The
'Tourist Information' offices are situated in:-
'Northumberland
National Park Centre'
Church House, Church Street
Rothbury
Northumberland
NE65 7UP
click HERE
for link to Rothbury T.I.C.
e-mail:-
tic.rothbury@nnpa.org.uk
phone:-
01669 620887 |
Top Award for Tourist
Centre
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for full story
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Post
Swimming
Pool
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Opening
Times
School Term click HERE
Opening Times
School Holiday
- click HERE
The main Pool is a
traditional style pool measuring 13.5m long by 7.5m wide.
The depth ranges from 0.8m at the shallow end with gradual decline to
1.4m.
Changing facilities are communal village style situated on
ground floor and includes cubicles for families. A disabled
changing room is available and offers level access to the pool.
Diving is prohibited
The swimming pool is joined onto Thomlinsons Middle School on Silverton
Lane.
see MAP
for location |
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Tennis
Courts
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for MAP
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The Tennis Courts &
Recreation Club |
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The
tennis courts are situated a short walk out of Rothbury, along the
Alnwick/Morpeth road. If you are interested in joining the Tennis Club - membership forms are
available at 'Soulsbys Toy Shop' in Rothbury, or phone the club
secretary (Cathy Jenkins) on 01669 650354 (leaving your name and address
if necessary). With the
all weather courts and floodlights, play is possible throughout the
year.
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The
jubilee Hall
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image below for Old Photo's and history
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Jubilee Hall circa
1910
Jubilee Hall 2007 |
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The
Jubilee Institute contains rooms and halls of varying sizes, ranging
from small meeting rooms to a large hall with a stage and seating for
over 240 people. There is a kitchen and a computer room. There are
modern digital audio/visual facilities for projecting films and for
computer-aided projection to accompany presentations.
Amongst the regular users of the Institute are an amateur dramatic
group, Scouts & Cubs, a daycare centre, an adult training outreach
facility, a youth drop-in centre, and Over-60s club, adult education
courses, a community cinema, the traditional Rothbury music
festival and the Rothbury Parish Council. |
Bowls
Green
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for MAP
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FIXTURES & old
photo
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site
The Bowling Green &
Recreation Club |
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The
bowling green is joined onto the tennis courts, and are situated a short
walk out of Rothbury, along the Alnwick/Morpeth road.
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Golf
Club
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for MAP
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The
Golf Club entrance is situated close to the new Hospital and on the road
to Whitton. It is a short
walk out of Rothbury and as well as an excellent new 18 hole course, you
get the added bonus of the beautiful scenery in the 'Coquet Valley'.
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Football
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The 5 a-side pitch &
Recreation Club |
The
5 a-side football pitch is situated next to the Recreation Club and
bowling green, but you can also access it from the old gas cottage access road.
It is only a short walk out of Rothbury, along the Morpeth
road. The main football pitch -
'Armstrong Park'
- is 200yds further
along the Morpeth road.
[ click HERE
for Rothbury FC web site ]
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Pipe
Band
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Rothbury
Highland Pipe Band
new members always
welcome
old |
new |
Practices
held every Monday
(not 1st
Monday's) of
each month
in The
Jubilee Hall, Rothbury
7.0 pm
until 9.0 pm
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All
ages (male & female)
Come and Join
Us
contact :-
David Brown (Chairman)
01669 - 620835 |
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Panoramic
view of Rothbury & Simonside Hills |
Dog
 Hillside
Road
West
Silverton Lane
click
HERE
for
'You &
Your Dog in the Countryside'
a helpful
information leaflet |
The
dog bins are situated at :-
Silverton
Lane (top of
Garliegh Bank) Industrial
Estate Entrance Riverside
(play area) 'Cow
Haugh' (riverside)
car park Riverside
(by old gasworks) High
Street (outside Turks Head) Beggars
Rigg Hillside
Road West (top of
Gravelly Bank) see
Map
for location of Dog
Bins |
Riverside
Car Park
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'Cow Haugh' Car Park |
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The
riverside 'Cow Haugh' car park is situated beside the childrens play area, parking
fees apply but they are very reasonable, even for long stay visitors.
There are also spaces allocated for Coaches. see
Map
for location of car parks |
Beggars
Rigg
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View
of river, golf course and hills from Car Park
View
of picnic area and river from car park
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The
'Beggars Rigg' car park is situated
on the outskirts of Rothbury just off the B6341 road to Thropton. There
are no fees.
There are no spaces allocated for Coaches. This car park offers views to
the 'River', 'Golf Course' and
the 'Simonside
Hills'. It is a
pleasant walk down from the car park, and then an easy walk along the
riverside into Rothbury. The path along the riverside is not suitable
for wheelchairs as it is simply an old fashioned rough track, hewn over
the years by locals and visitors alike. see
Map
for location of car parks |
phones
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Telephones
 In
this old photo taken from the clock tower across to the 'High Street', you can see the phone box (ringed). There has been a
phone box
here for a very long time. The
phone box at the Jubilee Hall is also for Broadband
see
Map
for locations |
High
Street
Jubilee Hall
Garliegh
Road
'Telephone Boxes'
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Toilets
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Bridge
Street
Toilets
are on the opposite side of the street to 'Harleys Tea Rooms' and
includes access for the disabled |
Play
Area
Toilets
are over the footbridge from the 'Cow Haugh' (riverside) car park, at the bottom end of the play
area |
The
'Toilets' are situated on
'Bridge
Street' (disabled access) & the 'Riverside'
in the 'Play Area'.
see
Map
for locations |
Cinema
CINEMA Information
for Theatres click
HERE |
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COMING
SOON -
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Friday 2nd October 2009
The Young Victoria - 7.30 pm
YOUNG VICTORIA is a lavish costume drama
that focuses on the early life of Queen Victoria |
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