5 days in Alnwick
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Five days in Alnwick, and only the first needs no car at all: the castle, lunch at Grannies (a clean 5/5 for food hygiene) and the Northumberland Fusiliers Museum all sit within a quarter-mile walk of one another. Come by train to Alnmouth, the nearest station to Alnwick, and settle at Hillcroft, 2.9 miles from the platform, with Warkworth beach — rated Excellent for bathing water by the Environment Agency — six miles down the coast.
After that the map opens up. Days two and three run south: 29.5 miles to Throckley Hall, then just a mile to the Newburn Hall Motor Museum, before Belsay Hall and Ogle Castle, 3.3 miles apart. Days four and five head north instead, from St Cuthberts Cave to a 3.1-mile hop for chips at The John Dory, and finally Lindisfarne, where The Ship Inn stands 0.6 miles from the castle and the Priory welcomes dogs.
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Day 1
A boots-not-wheels day: Alnwick Castle in the morning, then Grannies tea rooms (food hygiene 5/5) under a quarter of a mile away, with the Northumberland Fusiliers Museum the same short stroll on again. Nothing today is more than a few minutes' walk from the last stop.
Day 2
The big drive of the trip comes early — 29.5 miles south to Throckley Hall — so set off straight after breakfast. The Newburn Hall Motor Museum is only 1 mile further on, which leaves the afternoon unhurried and the return north entirely up to you.
Day 3
A gentle day of short hops: 9.2 miles to Belsay Hall for the morning, then 3.3 miles to Ogle Castle for the afternoon. With so little driving between the two, you can linger at Belsay without watching the clock.
Day 4
Try to run this one on a Friday — The John Dory Fish & Chip Shop opens at 12:00 on Fridays (Thursday and Saturday it's evenings only, 17:00–20:00), and it's 3.1 miles from St Cuthberts Cave, which itself sits 35.2 miles up the road. Chillingham Castle is a further 5.8 miles for the afternoon.
Day 5
Watch the crossing times to the island, then it's 10.9 miles to Lindisfarne Castle, 0.6 miles back to The Ship Inn (5/5 hygiene, open 11:30–22:00 daily and on bank holidays) and a short walk under a quarter of a mile to Lindisfarne Priory & Museum, where dogs are welcome.
🛏️ Where to base yourself
Stays in Alnwick that put this whole plan within easy reach.
Druridge Hideout
🏖️ 1.44 miles from Druridge Bay North (Excellent water quality)
Warkworth, North East England
Sleeps 6
£477 per break
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🗺️ Getting to Alnwick
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- Alnmouth 3.1 miles
- Acklington 7.6 miles
- Chathill 8.5 miles
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