Heading up Coquetdale, Alwinton is the last village before the road runs out into the hills, sitting where the Alwin joins the Coquet. It’s a walkers’ launch pad for the high, empty Cheviots and the Border ridge beyond, with a welcoming pub for afterwards. There’s no railway anywhere near, so come by car. Harbottle lies a few miles back down the valley.
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