Groups & Celebrations

We have party space! Our Function Hall is made for the job. Brown Rigg is perfect for your celebration, whether it’s for a Birthday, Anniversary, a Christmas get together or a murder mystery weekend. Our Function hall is spacious and comfortable. Your guests will not...

Families & Children

Families and Friends At Brown Rigg, there’s something for everyone whether you’re aged from 0 to 100, both on-site and in the surrounding area. Within our grounds you can play Football, Cricket, and Swing Ball. Children can ride their bikes or scooters around...

The Hunter Family

The Hunter Family We, Alastair, Sue and our two boys, Jacob and Lewis, moved from Yorkshire into Northumberland in 2014. This was a homecoming for Alastair as he grew up and went to school in Northumberland not far from Bellingham. As Alastair regularly worked away...

A Brief TV Career

Setting for a TV series In 1993, Brown Rigg, with the use of several props, was used as the setting for a prisoner of war camp spoof TV drama called ‘Stalag Luft’, starring Stephen Fry, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Geoffrey Palmer and Hugh Bonneville. Locals were...

Brown Rigg School

Its Evolving Mission Brown Rigg is located both in the Northumberland National Park and the Dark Skies Park. It’s also just a 15 minute walk from the centre of Bellingham. Brown Rigg started life as a school. It was built in 1938 by the National Camps...