Discover Chatton: Church, Art and Landscape

Chatton offers several points of interest to help you plan a trip: church history, art, landscape and fly fishing. When choosing a hotel, you can first consider whether culture and landscape, or an activity such as fly fishing, should be the focus of your trip. These topics differ in their specific character—from dated building history to contemporary art and a bookable course offering.

Art and Landscape

The Chatton Gallery is located in Chatton on the edge of the Cheviot Hills. It showcases contemporary landscape and wildlife paintings, as well as sculptures. The rock art at Ketley Crag rock shelter offers wide-ranging views of the surrounding landscape, including west towards the Cheviot Hills. The two references to the Cheviots differ: at the gallery, the hills describe its location on the edge of the range; at Ketley Crag, they are part of the western view. In this way, artistically depicted landscapes and a broad vista present different perspectives on the landscape theme.

Comparing Building Histories

Holy Cross Church in Chatton was built between 1763 and 1770, replacing a ruined 13th-century church on the same site. Its history therefore includes both a medieval predecessor and the later church building. Fowberry Tower offers a different chronological comparison: the tower house was built in the 15th century and altered in 1666. In the case of the church, an older building was replaced; at Fowberry, an existing tower house was later modified. The dates therefore refer to different events: 1763 to 1770 marks the construction of the church, while 1666 marks the alteration of Fowberry Tower.

Prehistoric Rock Art

The prehistoric rock art 92 m southwest of Buttony comprises six panels on a 50 m-long sandstone outcrop shaped by quarrying. Its motifs include radial grooves and rare rosette forms. The number of panels and the length of the outcrop describe different scales: the group of decorated surfaces and the extent of the rock itself. The motifs add specific forms to these features. To understand the site, both the outcrop and the differences between radial grooves and rare rosettes are therefore relevant.

Planning a Fly-Fishing Trip

Chatton Trout Fishery offers fly fishing for trout about half a mile east of the village of Chatton. At Chatton Lake, it has an accessible fishing platform about 30 metres from the lodge. If the platform is important to your plans, confirm its current conditions before visiting; facilities can change. Fly-fishing courses can be booked at Chatton Fishery throughout the year. Check current availability for your chosen dates if you want a course to be a fixed part of your travel plans. This will help you decide whether fly fishing, the fishing platform or a course is most important for your stay.

Discover more destinations: Alnmouth, Coanwood, Berwick Hill, Ashington, Bellingham, Heddon On The Wall, Powburn, Alwinton

For the broader travel overview: Northumberland.