One of Northumberland's most popular historic houses will be connected to the centre of Newcastle by bus for the first time ever this year.
The X14 service, operated by Arriva, will run via Cragside to create direct links with Rothbury, Morpeth and Newcastle, dropping visitors off at the entrance to the estate. The journey is expected to take just under an hour and a half from its start point at Haymarket bus station in Newcastle city centre to what is billed as "Britain's first ever smart home."
It will cost £2 one-way until Friday June 30 due to the Government's bus fare cap scheme. Steven Bridgett, County councillor for the Rothbury Division welcomed the new bus route, but hopes that it will also boost tourism for Rothbury and the surrounding area, as well as benefitting local residents who work at the site.
