Northumberland HQ coffee shop opens on Hadrian's Wall path

Northumberland HQ, a speciality coffee bar and owner of Northumberland Coffee roastery, opened at Vallum Farm, East Wallhouses, in March.

The team at Northumberland HQ explained the coffee shop space at Vallum Farm was originally intended to house the Northumberland Coffee micro-roastery, which supplies its own mobile units and other local small businesses. 

Inside the coffee shop (Image: Northumberland HQ)

A spokesperson for Northumberland HQ said: "After setting up on-site at Vallum Farm last summer, we realised a demand for a coffee shop from visitors to the site. From October 2023, we opened our speciality coffee bar to the public from Thursday to Sunday. 

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Sandwiches sold at the shop (Image: Northumberland HQ)

"Since March 2024 we have been open seven days a week and will continue to be so throughout the summer. 

Cake and sandwiches are some of the items on sale (Image: Northumberland HQ)

"We aim to offer the local community a speciality coffee experience in a welcoming and relaxed environment. We are dog and muddy-boots friendly.

"We also hope the coffee shop will be a destination for those wishing to explore more of Northumberland. We are a natural starting point for the Northumberland 250 route and a popular stop on Hadrian's Wall Path." 

Northumberland HQ's coffee is roasted on site (Image: Northumberland HQ)

Alongside the coffee shop, Northumberland HQ stocks crafts and local produce, all made in Northumberland by small independents. 

Northumberland HQ is also dog and 'muddy boots friendly' (Image: Northumberland HQ)

"It was never our intention to open a coffee shop, but after realising the demand, we thought we could give it a good go.

"Vallum Farm is a thriving location with many exciting new and innovative enterprises on site. 

"Feedback to date has been overwhelmingly positive. It's still early days so we expect the space to continue to evolve.

"We take great pleasure in interacting with our customers to find out how we can best serve them and many of these ideas have been taken on board and implemented already. Alongside an extensive coffee menu, we now offer a wide selection of cakes, cold drinks, focaccia sandwiches and gelato."