With some awesome day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to enjoy all that Morpeth, 19 miles away, has to offer. Among your first stops here ought to be Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens, Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives and Treacle Wool Shop. Stanley is another popular option. It’s 20 miles away and has a range of interesting things to do. Beamish Open Air Museum, Angel of the North and Diggerland are only the start.