In reply to D Douglas: i stayed at rose cottage outside warkworth - it was pretty good and warkworth has a few decent food/drink options, as well as being a pleasant place - dont know how it relates to climbing options though - theres a good second hand bookshop (barter books ?) in the old railway station in a nearby town (alnwick?) that had a pretty decent selection of climbing / mountaineering books last time i was there - has a website i think