Montcoffer B&B in the UK

For those of you who want to visit Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman fort of Vindolanda and Northumbria, ENGLAND, an excellent B&B named Montcoffer (Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1434 344138, e-mail stay@montcoffer.co.uk or visit www.montcoffer.co.uk) is worth your consideration. It’s a 10-minute drive from the Roman Museum, Hadrian’s Wall and Vindolanda.

The accommodation is 5-star AA, with the bedrooms (all with facilities en suite) separate from the main house in a completely renovated stable block. Everything is spotless and relatively new (1999).

The cost was £32 ($54) per person per night when we visited in October ’03.

• An excellent pub is located nearby in the Twice Brewed Inn (Bardon Mill, Northumberland NE47 7AN; phone 01434 344534 or visit www.travelpublishing.co.uk/hiddeninnsnorth/northumberland). (There really is a “Once Brewed” as well!)

— WES LINGREN, Bellevue, WA