London to Northumberland
How to get from London to Northumberland by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
5h 23m · 298 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of London to the heart of Northumberland. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 13 London Gateway Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 38 Toddington Services (Northbound) Moto towing-friendly
- mile 38 Toddington Services (Southbound) Moto towing-friendly
- mile 48 Crawley Crossing Truck Stop
- mile 55 Newport Pagnell Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 69 Red Lion Truckstop
- mile 79 Watford Gap Services Southbound Roadchef towing-friendly
- mile 79 Watford Gap Services Northbound Roadchef towing-friendly
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Northumberland: Morpeth · from London Kings Cross
No direct or one-change trains in the next two hours — the live planner shows other options.
Live train planner →Where to stay in Northumberland
Summerhouse Cottage
🏖️ 0.51 miles from Beadnell (Excellent water quality)
Beadnell, North East England
Sleeps 4
£627 per break
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Number Sixteen
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Amble Little Shore
Warkworth, North East England
Sleeps 10
£1,352 per break
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Cygnet Cottage
🏖️ 0.7 miles from Warkworth (Excellent water quality)
Warkworth, North East England
Sleeps 4
£597 per break
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Old Hartley Caravan Club
✓ Grassy cliff-top site overlooking St Mary's Island lighthouse
🏖️ 0.97 miles from Seaton Sluice (Excellent water quality)
Whitley Bay
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