Care home · Berwick Upon Tweed

Tweedmouth House

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 16 December 2022 Rating 3 years old
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Address
4 Main Street, Tweedmouth, Berwick Upon Tweed, TD15 2HD
Run by
Mr & Mrs C Thomlinson
Type of provider
Independent (partnership)
Service
Nursing home
Beds
55 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
January 2011 (15 years)
Registered manager
Natalia Thomlinson
Last CQC check
16 Dec 2022
Typical fees Estimated
£1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-143431986

About Tweedmouth House

Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Tweedmouth House is based in Berwick Upon Tweed, run by Mr & Mrs C Thomlinson. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia.

Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (December 2022). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Berwick-upon-Tweed; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeGood83 of 92 in Northumberland
  • EffectiveGood89 of 92 in Northumberland
  • CaringGood80 of 92 in Northumberland
  • ResponsiveGood85 of 92 in Northumberland
  • Well-ledGood74 of 92 in Northumberland

As rated by CQC, published 16 December 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Northumberland share it.

The company behind Tweedmouth House

Tweedmouth House is the only service its provider, Mr & Mrs C Thomlinson, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.

Tweedmouth House over the years

CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.

The rating is 3 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.

The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 16 December 2022.

Rating history

  1. Aug 2015 Requires improvement
  2. Dec 2016 Requires improvement
  3. Oct 2017 Requires improvement
  4. Nov 2018 Good
  5. Jun 2022 Requires improvement
  6. Dec 2022 Good
  7. Today Rating 3 years old

Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

Reports on the CQC website

Council food inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 7 April 2025 by Northumberland. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Tweedmouth House Nursing & Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.

Finding it

Ward
Berwick East
Parliamentary constituency
North Northumberland
Integrated care board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Setting
Urban; further from a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in TD15 (8)

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Within walking distance

  • Bus stop 60 m (1 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Berwick-upon-Tweed, 820 m (10 min walk)
  • GP surgery Union Brae and Norham Practice, 70 m (1 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Tweedmouth Pharmacy, 80 m (1 min walk)
  • Shop Costcutter, 170 m (2 min walk)
  • Park 50 m (1 min walk)
  • Café The Riverside Cafe, 90 m (1 min walk)
  • Place of worship St Bartholomews, 390 m (5 min walk)
  • Library Berwick Library and Northumberland County Council Social Services office, 600 m (8 min walk)

Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.

Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.

From the latest CQC inspection

  • Risks were assessed and regularly reviewed when people's needs changed.
  • The building was well maintained and had some new fire safety precautions in place.
  • The provider employed sufficient staff, staff were trained appropriately and recruited safely.
  • Staff worked effectively with visiting professionals and wore PPE to keep people safe.

Inspected 28 November 2022; report published 16 December 2022; supporting 55 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Specialisms

As listed with the regulator.

Around Berwick Upon Tweed

There are 6 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Albury House, under 0.5 miles away.

3 of the 6 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Berwick East ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (1 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (2 min), a park (1 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

The ratings in context

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Tweedmouth House: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 73 of the 91 other care homes in Northumberland that CQC has rated.

Likely fees

We estimate Tweedmouth House at £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £64k–£78k.

Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.

Northumberland Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

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How Tweedmouth House compares

  • Rated Good. Across Northumberland, 90% of the 92 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (December 2022) is more recent than 34% of care home ratings in Northumberland.
  • With 55 beds it is larger than 80% of care homes in Northumberland, where the typical home has 36.
  • Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 78% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Northumberland lists 3.

All figures compare it with other care homes in Northumberland; CQC register, Oct 2026.

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What families ask about Tweedmouth House

What are Tweedmouth House's fees?
Tweedmouth House hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,185 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
How is Tweedmouth House rated for safety and leadership?
CQC rates five key questions. For Tweedmouth House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
How many beds does Tweedmouth House have?
Tweedmouth House is registered for up to 55 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
Who runs Tweedmouth House?
On CQC's register the provider is Mr & Mrs C Thomlinson.
Does Tweedmouth House support people with dementia?
Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
When was Tweedmouth House last inspected?
CQC published the current rating on 16 December 2022, 3 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
What type of care does Tweedmouth House provide?
CQC lists Tweedmouth House under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
What is Tweedmouth House's address?
It is at 4 Main Street, Tweedmouth, Berwick Upon Tweed, TD15 2HD.
Is Tweedmouth House registered with CQC?
Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-143431986 and was rated Good overall in December 2022.

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