#alnwick

Starting fine, Wednesday proved more changeable. We got pasties from the nearby bakers and the same bus as the previous day. Alighting at the old Warkworth bridge, we paid more attention to the 14th century structure than in 2016. Rosey pink stone arches strode over the River Coquet, resting on a bed of stones. Regular lines of grey cobbles led to the Bridge Head Tower. This later addition once…

Still anxious and fatigued after not much sleep Tuesday morning, I booked a taxi for Friday to settle my mind and, the day pleasantly sunny if breezy, rallied to catch the X20 to Amble. A picturesque bus ride took us alongside the Aln to Fourways. We turned up Bridge Street and ambled towards the River Coquet, to be distracted by the harbour village development. A series of hutments offered…

Following a battle with fatigue and a few chores Sunday morning, we set off towards Denwick via town sites. On Fenkle Street, we observed an inaccessible Angel Lane, steps predating the adjacent beauty salon leading nowhere, a former GPO building converted to The Birdcage and a transformed bar we’d frequented during our last visit. At the corner of Pottergate, an Asian couple seemed confused by…

Alnwick Castle demonstrates how much is packed into the town. Staying for a week in the Harry Potter themed flat, we thought it high time to explore ‘The Windsor of The North’. We reduced the entrance fee by booking in advance and made use of the tickets over two visits. Early on the Saturday morning, I opened the living room curtains to a marketplace busy with traders and punters socialising in…

A September trip to Alnwick began with an early but hassle-free rail journey to Leeds. During a short wait on platform 8, we discussed how we used to sneak out via an alleyway to a no longer accessible side gate, and Angela Rayner’s resignation – I wasn’t alone in being annoyed with her for letting Ashton down! No idea our coach would be at the front until the train arrived, I accidentally ran…