The description of sea views could mean many things. I accepted we were one and half miles from the sea, so thought we might just see a bit. I was pleasantly surprised, when standing by the bi fold doors, to see a wide expanse of the North Sea beyond the tree line. Coquet Island can be clearly seen, whilst in the foreground, Warkworth Castle can be viewed. As light changes through the day, both change from silouettes to well defined structures highlighted by the afternoon, and setting sun. Landscape views stretch across fields for many miles with big skies. As they embark on their quest to unite five mystical treasures and save the Kingdom, Peter and Verity must face epic challenges that will test their bravery to the limit. Full of fun visuals, a solid attitude when it comes to the spirit of the film, and plenty of fun moments between the creatures and the children, The Secret Kingdom is fantasy at its friendliest. Once upon a time, a wonderful king ruled the lands. After a terrible accident, his overwhelming grief split the world in two. The world above went on as usual, but in the world below time stood still and darkness spread. In this darkness a creature called the Shroud (Gabrielle Chan) gained power, striking fear into hearts and turning creatures to stone. We had an amazing few days at this property, it was extremely clean and very well equipped in beautiful and peaceful location." Really well equiped kitchen, lots of cooking dishes etc brilliant (could maybe do with a bit more cutlery) , nicely furnished ."

Their journey to The Secret Kingdom is not an easy one, but the FX are keenly in place as armadillo-like creatures guide them from their fall to a safe space far beyond the reach of The Shroud. These creatures look all sorts of frightening in their armor, but - as they can talk and are eventually understood by the children - provide them with all the explanations they need to understand their purpose in The Secret Kingdom: to reset time itself. This entire film is just a visual effects masterpiece. From the animals to the scenery, I was blown away. What was the most difficult aspect to create? It had everything we needed, very well equipped and modern. The location was peaceful but within walking distance of Warkworth and it's castle and pubs. It's also handy for the coast and the very beautiful beaches. Thank you for a great holiday! We felt, as soon as we entered, that Secret Kingdom was going to be a great place to spend our two week holiday. Even more so when we noticed a bottle of Asti Spumante, flowers and chocolates on the table that were for our pleasure and consumption. We continued to feel this way throughout our stay.Northumberland is littered with ancient castles across the countryside, rugged moorland and endless stretches of easily accessible white sandy beaches and gorgeous market towns, villages and harbours. This is not related to the cottage, but if you desire fish and chips once during your holiday, may I suggest the Harbour Fish and Chip shop in Amble, together with a one minute drive to the Harbour Road car park at 50p per hour to take in the harbour/sea view whilst consumption takes place. The location was perfect for both the countryside, the beaches and some fantastic local pubs and restaurants.

A top-notch, exceptionally well-equipped and well-presented property, meticulously managed with genuine, personal flair by the owners, Frank and Angie." The accommodation was excellent and spotlessly clean. A lovely quiet location, but easily accessible for local facilities and the beautiful Northumberland coastline. Highly recommended.

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Where did you film this? I'm assuming most of it was a green screen, but did you have to go on location at any point? Or was this all filmed in a studio? Starring Sam Everingham, Alyla Browne, Alice Parkinson, Chris Gabardi, Darius Williams, and Beth Champion, The Secret Kingdom, which reminds me a lot of the fun found in Labyrinth, finds these two kids up against an ancient evil known as The Shroud, an evil which is born from the disunity of the worlds in the secret universe below their bedroom floor. It is their job to bring together the five mystical treasures in an effort to save this kingdom. The Secret Kingdom Cottage has award winning sister property Manor House 981761, together they sleep fourteen.

Matt Drummond: It was setting up the production pipeline to start with. As I said, this is a very new technology. So the way I'd been doing visual effects for the last 30 years—there was only a small part of that that was able to be taken into this new paradigm, which is the traditional animation. And so really, it was about adapting what I understood to be core visual effects needs into this new system and working out what they were. So there were some significant challenges to get this to where it got to.

The cottage is immaculate and wonderfully comfortable . It is a great base to explore all the local area from . The ancient village of Warkworth is only 1.5 miles away and boasts a 12th Century toll bridge, one of only two remaining in England, Castle street is quintessentially beautiful and once described thus: “.….one of the most exciting sequences of views one can have in England" Warkworth village is steeped in history, full of ancient and wonderfully quirky stone buildings and houses, the village itself nestles right under Warkworth Castle, towering at the head of Castle Street, the castle appears to still give the impression it is guarding this unique and timeless village. The cottage is light and spacious, and is fitted with modern kitchen units. We wanted for nothing regarding cooking utensils.