Please follow this link and make comments of support
These letters of support will be the most important thing we can do!.
We built the shelter as a response to the Covid pandemic. It has since become a vital part of our business and village life. We have hosted many diners and drinkers underneath. Providing a safe space for people to socialise whilst things got back to normal.
We have celebrated weddings, remembered dear friends by holding funerals and much more.
We had the village Jubilee party here and made lanterns for the village Halloween lantern parade. We have held local makers markets here and also the village community carol concert. All only possible due to this shelter.
Our village has no community space. The pub is the only public building in the village, the pub is literally the hub of village life. This shelter has become a vital part of our business and our future sustainability relies on this.
This business is also our home and where we are raising our family. If the pub matters to you then please sign this petition!
This shelter was made with many helping hands from within the village. Constructed with wood sourced from a local forest and sawn by a local craftsman. We love our shelter and we hope you do too. Please show us your support here.
Please help stop Northumberland County Council from forcing its demolition.
Thank you very much
Rhian, Helen, Luke and Grace and the whole Feathers Inn team and family.
Please feel free to make any comments you wish, you may like to mention something like –
• I’ve been several times, it’s great for kids
• Good for local community
• A positive well-run operation
• Friendly place with amazing food, fantastic atmosphere and employs local
people
• Enjoyed a family day out here
- Important to help the viability of a small rural business.
- looks good and in keeping with the rest of the village.
- a valued community space.
• Great space for the community
• Provides ongoing employment
• A community hub in the area
• An asset to the community…providing food drink and entertainment
• Would be shame to lose this business
• Has enabled me to dine out during Covid
• A vital community spirited organisation which is far more than just a pub
• Does a lot of charity events
• a lovely place to have something to eat , and has some good events on to
support the local community
• They listen to suggestions from customers, which are suitable and varied,
from Children’s parties and Seasonal events etc.
• They cater for specialist groups
• We’ve enjoyed lunches and evening service, including the take
away meals
• Covered seating area makes the place more attractive
• Council should support local businesses
• The pub has been a lifeline to me during and after the pandemic as it is
outdoors and therefore much safer than indoor equivalents.
• Great place to meet friends
• The structure fits in with the other buildings and so does not look out of place
at all.
• They do many Community events
Posted: March 9, 2023 2:04 pm
What’s on this week at The Feathers Inn – Another May Bank Holiday!!
Reservations taken for Lunch and Dinner inc Bank Holiday Monday 29th May
No bookings for the Pizzaria.
Thursday 25th May
Lunch 12-2 Dinner 6 – 8.30
Friday 26th
Lunch 12-2
Pop Up Pizzeria in the Yard 4pm till 7pm till we sell out
Dinner 6 – 8.30
Saturday 27th
Pop Up Pizzeria in the Yard 4pm till 7pm till we sell out
Dinner 6 – 8.30
Sunday 28th
Lunch 12 – 4.30pm
Food and drinks from Portugal
Monday 29th 12- 4.30pm
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Petiscos – Portuguese small plates
Portuguese corn bread 3 vg
Cold dishes
Tomato and strawberry salad Vg 4
Fried cornmeal with piri piri Vg 3
Baby broad beans and peas with cornmeal crumbs. Vg 5
Marinated raw fresh tuna with onions and bay 7
Salt cod a gomes de sa – baked with potatoes, boiled egg and olives- warm 7
Hot dishes
Caldo Verde- green soup with chourico 4
Langostinos piri piri -grilled- prawns in their shell with chili and garlic.
Sardines 7
Salt cod fritters and alioli 7
Homemade chourico with cider 7
Pica Pau- Woodpecker beef- quick fried beef with pickles 8
Arroz – Portuguese style rice dishes made to share between two to three as part of a meal.
Arroz de coehlo – with wild rabbit and smoked sausages slow cooked baked and glazed with egg yolk 15
Arroz de Feijão- with spring beans, peas and herbs and tomato. 14 Vg
Desserts
Pastis de nata- Portuguese custard tarts
Pudim Moltov – baked caramel meringue
This was the information from Easter 2023, leaving it here as much of the information will remain the same for 2024
Easter Beer & Food Festival
BBQs, Beer, Barrel Race and more …
Join us this Easter for an Eggstravaganza
Wednesday
Culinary Quiz – We are so delighted to be able to do this again as it is always such fun! Our food inspired quiz.
Teams of four. £25 per head.
Arrive 7pm, Dinner 7.30pm Quiz 8.30pm
Local duck egg, sprouting broccoli and anchovies
Tattie pot with pickled red cabbage.
Village rhubarb crumble and custard
Winners have cost refunded.To book call on 01661 843607 as payment taken on booking.
Good Friday
Easter Hunt – around the village, take a walk and find the hidden letters that spell a special word. Great for big and little kids. Collect a puzzle sheet from the pub.
Village Kids Easter Party 3pm- egg rolling, bonnet competition, egg and spoon race and more…
Easter Saturday
Makers Market 12-3pm
Pop up Bakery and BBQ 12 -3pm
Enjoy a chance to meet local makers at our village makers market along side our pop up bakery with wonderful food and beer at our now legendary BBQ Saturday 12-3pm.
BBQs on Saturday and Monday 12 -3pm
bookings/reservations not taken on Monday but can be on all other days.
BBQ menu Saturday 12-3 Monday
Charcuterie etc
Vegan mezze- chickpea hummus, burnt aubergine baba ganoush, baked white beans and wild garlic, spring herb tabbouleh, house pickles and fire pit flatbread
Lindisfarne oysters
Langoustines with aioli.
Large dishes served with seasonal salads and skinny fries or in a bun
Burger, Doddington’s cheese, gherkins, burger sauce
Our homemade local roe deer and pork sausages
Celeriac shawarma with tahini and pickled chillies (fresh flat bread) .
Pizza From 4pm – 7pm Friday and Saturday. Easter Monday 12 till 4pm
The Feathers pop up pizzeria is back for the spring and summer- hand stretched Neapolitan style pizzas topped with crushed tomatoes,basil, extra virgin olive oil and fresh mozzarella. Gluten free and vegan options too.
Margarita
Calabrian- spicy Ventricina salami and nduja
Pepperoni
Verdura- Artichoke, red onions and provolone cheese
Peperonata- Marinated peppers, capers and tomatoes with vegan cheese Vg
Black and blue – gorgonzola and black pudding
Napoli – black olives and anchovies
Garlic bread
Cheesy garlic bread etc.
Vegan cheese and GF bases available.
Sweet treats Easter Saturday and Monday
Bubble waffles with chocolate spread and ice cream GF
Toasted ice cream brioche sandwiches
Cannoli filled with sweet sheep’s ricotta, pistachio and lemon.
Easter Sunday lunch
12 – 4.30pm – reservations being taken
Bank Holiday Monday
Hedley Barrel Race
Race at 1pm, registration from 11.30am till 12 noon.
Teams of three carry an empty barrel and tackle the west hill and finish at the pub.
Funds raised go to North of Tyne Mountain Rescue
Children can race too
Best Fancy dress prizes also!
Egg Jarping from 3pm
When hard eggs come to blows… Traditional North East game – knock out competition not to be missed. Everyone can join in.
Proceeds of events go to North of Tyne Mountain Rescue
Bank Holiday Weekend – from 2022
Friday 26th August 6pm
We are delighted to have Thomas Hay-Owens a master of vermouth and cocktails here with us to do a tutored tasting of the absolutely delicious El Bandarra Aperitivo and El Bandarra Vermut.
We will be serving sharing boards of charcuterie and vegan mezze. Plus you will get to choose a cocktail of your choice from our bartenders El Bandarra Summer Creations list. Cocktails, food and friends! This is truly the perfect event.
Get your tickets today! £20 per person
Monday 29th August 12 – 4pm.
TXULETON or Bank Holiday Basque BBQ at the Feathers
Cider, steak and salt cod!
No Bookings being taken.
The Basque Cider House or sagardotegi.
is central to the Basque community and culinary identity. It represents the rustic and self-reliant nature of Basque gastronomy.
We want to celebrate the tradition of gathering people to socialize around the table over simple and unfussy ingredients native to the Basque region.
Menu subject to change due to availability.
Tapas
Morcilla de borgos- special black pudding from Borgos with apples and cider
Tortilla bacalao- Spanish omelet with salt cod
Ensalda Russa- mixed diced vegetables with mayonnaise (vg)
Boquerones – marinated white anchovies
Serrano Gran Reserva Ham with picos (small bread sticks)
Fried Puntillitas (Baby Squid)
Piperrada- fried peppers, onions and tomatoes with softly scrambled eggs (vg with scrambled silken tofu ) V and vg
Croquettes – Spanish ham stuffed fried morsels
Pimento rellenos- goats cheese stuffed piquillo peppers V
Padron peppers -fried with sea salt Vg
Morcilla con habas- homemade black pudding with baby broad beans on toast
Chorizo con cidre- spicy chorizo cooked with cider and chickpeas
Manchego con membrillo Vg
Quail eggs with cumin salt V
Patatas bravas vg
Escalivada- grilled vegetable salad
Marinated olives
Large dishes- ideal to share as part of tapas meal
The highest quality beef from Galicia in the Northwest of Spain. Our Galician beef range comes from retired Frisona dairy cows between 6 and 8 years old. This type of ageing allows more natural grass-fed marbling of the beef. These older cows are chubbier animals, have a higher percentage fat content and as such have more marbling, giving these beef steaks a distinct and unique flavour. Originating in the Basque Country and often referred to as Txuleton or Basque Cider House Steak after a tradition of Basque farmers exchanging beef for cider at the Cider Houses.
Txuleton-Galician prime rib of beef for two (1kg) with fries, marinated piquillo peppers and a green salad with a cider dressing
Magro- Bavette of Galcian beef with fries, marinated piquillo peppers and a green salad with a cider dressing
Cordera- Local lamb shoulder slowly cooked over our fire- pit served with judion butter beans, potatoes, onions, peppers and garlic.
Arroz- Spanish rice, summer vegetables, herbs and wine with saffron topped with burnt aubergines and tahini
Bacalao- A Basque specialty – salt cod, potatoes, tomatoes and peppers gently cooked together till rich and delicious.
Dessert – churros e chocolate
Natural Basque Cider made from the blend of selected wild apples.Kupela which means “barrel” is where the natural fermentation of the apple must transform the sugar into alcohol which results into a fresh and fruity cider made only from natural apples.. It should be poured from about 30cm in height with a special cider pourer called ‘escanciador’, into a wide, tumbler thin glass; this way the bubbles of carbon dioxide are released, creating texture whilst releasing the aromas and qualities of the cider.
Kupela Basque Cider, 6% 75cl ideal to share (dry)
Kupela Sparkling Basque Cider, 4% 33cl (medium)
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Family Wreath Making Workshops
Making memories
Join us under our beautiful new canopy for an afternoon with family and friends. Make a festive wreath for your door togther. Children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult, max two children per adult.
December
£40 Includes materials for one wreath, tea, coffee, soft drink for children and mince pie.
3 – 5.30pm
These make great teacher gifts and also great to keep for your own door. A wreath you have made together.
Perfect for families with teenagers and children over the age of 8yrs.
Call to book 01661843607
Posted: December 2, 2014 10:45 pm
