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Brizlee Tower

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

Brizlee Tower

© Gordon Hatton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Gordon Hatton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brizlee Tower

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Brizlee Tower is an 80-foot Gothick folly of 1781, raised by the 1st Duke of Northumberland on a rise in Alnwick’s Hulne Park, its design often attributed to Robert Adam. Hulne Park is open to walkers but closed to cars, so reaching the tower means a decent hike in from Alnwick to find it standing over the treetops. Worth it for the views out across the Aln valley.

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

Alnwick Castle

Castle near Alnwick

Great border castle, Hogwarts on screen.

3.1 km E

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.

3.2 km SE · Northumberland

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.

3.4 km SE

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.

3.8 km SE

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

8.2 km E

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.

9.4 km E