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Photo of Alnwick Castle, a castle in Northumberland, north east England.

Alnwick CastlePhoto Richard Michie / Unsplash

Places to explore near Alnmouth StationLesbury

41 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 3 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Northumberland Coast, a National Landscape in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Northumberland Coast

National Landscape near Belford

Castle after castle strung along empty sand, with puffins and seals just offshore if the boat trip's running

0.5 km E

Photo of Alnmouth, a village in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Alnmouth

Village

Pastel-fronted estuary village on a sandy spit where the River Aln meets the sea, ringed by dunes and one of England's oldest golf courses.

1.6 km E · Northumberland

Photo of Alnmouth Beach, a beach in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Alnmouth Beach

Beach near Alnmouth

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

2 km E

Photo of Barter Books, a visitor attraction near Alnwick, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

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.

4.4 km NW

Photo of The Alnwick Garden, a garden in Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

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.

4.8 km NW

Photo of Alnwick, a village in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Alnwick

Village

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

5 km NW · Northumberland

Photo of Alnwick Castle, a castle in Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

Alnwick Castle

Castle near Alnwick

Great border castle, Hogwarts on screen.

5.1 km NW

Photo of Warkworth Castle, a ruined castle in Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

Warkworth Castle

Castle near Warkworth

Cross-shaped keep above a looping river.

5.2 km S

Photo of Warkworth, a village in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Warkworth

Village

Loop of the River Coquet cradling a medieval village of stone houses climbing to a castle, with a beach and river hermitage nearby.

5.5 km S · Northumberland

Photo of Howick Bathing House, a folly near Craster, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Howick Bathing House

Folly near Craster

A little Victorian house perched on the headland below Howick Hall, built by Earl Grey for his children's sea-bathing.

7 km N

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.

8.2 km NW

Photo of Craster, a village in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Craster

Village

Tiny stone fishing village famous for its oak-smoked kippers, with the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle a walk along the coast.

9.2 km N · Northumberland

Photo: Craster to Dunstanburgh Coast Path, a viewpoint in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Craster to Dunstanburgh Coast Path

Viewpoint near Craster

A short, spectacular grassy coast walk from Craster harbour to the gaunt cliff-top ruin of Dunstanburgh Castle.

9.2 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

North Northumberland

Heritage Coast near Belford

A protected stretch of Heritage Coast in Northumberland.

0.5 km E

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0.7 km SE · spans 24 counties

Photo along the Northumberland Coast Path, a 62-mile long-distance path running from Cresswell to Berwick-upon-Tweed, north east England.

Northumberland Coast Path

Long-distance path

Cresswell to Berwick past Warkworth, Dunstanburgh and Bamburgh — castle after castle on the gentlest of the great coast walks.

0.7 km SE · Northumberland

Turnbull's of Alnwick

Farm & farm shop near Alnwick

Family butcher and food hall in Alnwick, sourcing Northumberland beef, lamb and game.

3.8 km W

Photo of the River Coquet, a 55-mile river running from Cheviot Hills to Amble, north east England.

River Coquet

River

A Northumberland river running from the Cheviots down a green valley past Rothbury and Warkworth to the sea at Amble.

4.8 km S · Northumberland

Photo of Church of St Lawrence, Warkworth, a church in Northumberland, north east England.

Church of St Lawrence, Warkworth

Church near Warkworth

The most complete Norman church in Northumberland, its long vaulted nave standing on a Saxon site given to Lindisfarne in AD 737.

5.1 km S

Photo of Warkworth Beach, a swimming spot in Northumberland, north east England.

Warkworth Beach

Designated bathing water near Warkworth

A broad dune-backed sweep beyond the loop of the River Coquet.

5.4 km SE

Photo of Warkworth Castle (Northumberland), a ruined castle in Northumberland, north east England.

Warkworth Castle (Northumberland)

Castle · Motte & bailey near Warkworth

Warkworth Castle motte and bailey castle, tower keep castle and collegiate church

5.5 km S

Photo of Howick Hall Gardens & Arboretum, a garden in Northumberland, north east England.

Howick Hall Gardens & Arboretum

Garden near Howick

Sixty-five acres of woodland walks, formal terraces and spring rhododendrons at the coastal home of Earl Grey.

6.7 km N

Everything else within 10 km (19) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.