Beaufront Castle

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Le château en bref

Beaufront Castle overlooks the Tyne valley about two and a half kilometres north-east of Hexham, between the hamlets of Anick and Sandhoe. Surrounded by extensive pleasure grounds, the house enjoys wide views to the south-east and west along the river. The present building is a castellated country house designed by the Newcastle architect John Dobson for William Cuthbert and completed in 1841. It stands on the site of a medieval tower recorded as early as 1415 and incorporates parts of the house built by the Erringtons in the late 17th century, notably the kitchens and the service wing. Regarded as one of Dobson's major domestic works, the house is listed Grade I for the quality of its elevations and its Gothic Revival interiors. It remains a private residence, not open to visitors; its park and crenellated silhouette can nevertheless be seen from the valley roads, and the house perfectly illustrates the Romantic taste of Northumberland's great families in the 19th century.