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Alnwick Abbey

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Alnwick Abbey is an abbey in Northumberland. The Albion Guide charts three abbeys in the county; this is one of them. For arrivals by rail, Alnmouth Station is 6 km to the south-east. The nearest other abbey is Hulne Priory, 2.3 km to the north-west.

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Alnwick Castle

Castle near Alnwick

Great border castle, Hogwarts on screen.

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Alnwick

Village

Handsome market town of limestone townhouses gathered below a great castle, with a famous garden and a bookshop in the old station.

1.1 km SE · Northumberland

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The Alnwick Garden

Garden near Alnwick

The Duchess of Northumberland's grand contemporary garden, built around a tumbling Grand Cascade, a giant treehouse and a locked Poison Garden.

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Barter Books

Attraction near Alnwick

One of Britain's largest secondhand bookshops, filling Alnwick's old railway station with open fires and a model train overhead.

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Photo of Brizlee Tower, a folly near Alnwick, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Brizlee Tower

Folly near Alnwick

An 80-foot Gothick belvedere of 1781 in Alnwick's Hulne Park, raised by the 1st Duke of Northumberland.

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Alnmouth Beach

Beach near Alnmouth

One of the quietest coastal beaches in the county, with dunes, estuary views and the colourful village behind.

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