Things to do in Wooler, Rothbury and the Cheviots

The Cheviot Hills and the valleys that run into them: the College, Harthope and Breamish valleys and Upper Coquetdale, with Wooler and Rothbury as the two bases. Main places: Wooler, Rothbury, Alwinton, Kirknewton and Thropton.

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From our family album

Our own photos from days out in Wooler, Rothbury and the Cheviots, from when the children were tiny to now.

What is on in Wooler, Rothbury and the Cheviots soon

Wednesday 30 September 2026

• The Okavango Delta: a talk and journey to Botswana

  17:20 Etal Village Hall, Etal · £6 talk only, £15 talk and return train (plus booking fee)

  A safari guide talks about the wildlife, landscapes and life of the Okavango Delta, with questions and refreshments. The talk and travel ticket includes a return evening train from Heatherslaw to Etal. Organiser

Sunday 4 October 2026

• Sunday Makers' Market

  11:00 Etal Village Hall, Etal · Free

  The Tin Shed's last Sunday makers' market of the season, with locally made arts and crafts and demonstrations. Dogs are welcome. Organiser

Monday 5 October 2026

• Yule Goat Dressing Workshop

  10:00 Ad Gefrin, Wooler · Free

  Volunteer to help thatch, sew and dress the giant Yule Straw Goat ahead of its November procession. Twelve places per session, with free refreshments. Organiser

• Coquetdale Wildlife Group talk: dragonflies

  19:30 Jubilee Institute, Armstrong Hall, Rothbury · £4 non-members, members free

  An evening talk on dragonflies from the Northumberland Wildlife Trust's Coquetdale group in Rothbury. Organiser

Tuesday 6 October 2026

• Afternoon Tea and Titanic Talk

  15:00 Ad Gefrin, Wooler

  Afternoon tea at 3pm followed at 5pm by Christopher Ward's talk My Life in the Shadow of Titanic, about his family link to the ship's bandsmen. Part of Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

Thursday 8 October 2026

• Illicit Whisky Walk: Wholehope Still

  Coquet valley, just past Alwinton, Alwinton · £18

  A guided walk of three to four hours to the site of an old illicit still in upper Coquetdale, with hot drinks and a small whisky tasting. Groups are small, so book ahead and wear sturdy boots and waterproofs. Organiser

Friday 9 October 2026

• Music Night in Beodern

  18:00 Ad Gefrin, Wooler

  Local singer Chloe Maguire plays a relaxed set that builds through the evening in Ad Gefrin's restaurant, with food, cocktails and Ad Gefrin spirits. The first of a run of music nights that continues until 6 November. Organiser

Saturday 10 October 2026

• Alwinton Border Shepherds' Show

  Alwinton Show Field, Alwinton · £10 adults, under 16s free, free parking

  The last agricultural show of Northumberland's season, with sheepdog trials, fell races, Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, terrier racing and the Rothbury Highland Pipe Band. Gates open at 10.30am. Organiser

Everything on in Wooler, Rothbury and the Cheviots