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Alnwick Castle is on the outskirts of Alnwick town, just over a mile from the A1. It is 33 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne; 30 miles south of Berwick upon Tweed and the Scottish Border; and 80 miles south of Edinburgh.
By Road
When you reach the Alnwick junction on the main A1 road you can:
Follow signs for Alnwick Town Centre. There are various Car Parks close to the Castle at Greenwell Lane and Bailiffgate. The Main Entrance is at Castle Square opposite Baliffgate and there is also an Admissions Kiosk at Greenwell Lane.
Or you can follow signs for Alnwick Castle and Garden park at Denwick Lane in areas highlighted as the Alnwick Garden Car Park.
Entrance to the Castle is via the Garden. A short walk takes you past the Garden Pavillion and to an Admissions Kiosk where you can purchase your Castle tickets.
By Bus
Regular bus services connect Newcastle and Edinburgh with Alnwick.
Local Bus services are operated by ARRIVA and they provide frequent bus services within the district connecting many of the towns and villages. The 518 bus service runs into Alnwick. Bus stops for southbound services are located on Curly Lane which is opposite the top of the station access ramp and for northbound services turn left at the top of the station access ramp.
518 services timetable
www.arriva.co.uk
By Rail
A number of rail services from London, Birmingham, Newcastle and Edinburgh stop at Alnmouth, which is 5 miles from Alnwick. Edinburgh and Darlington are now both less than 90 minutes away from the historic centre of Alnwick thanks to the Alnwick Rail Connection.
www.gner.co.uk
www.thetrainline.co.uk
www.northumberland.gov.uk
By Air
Newcastle International Airport is 35 miles from Alnwick. You can fly direct to Newcastle on scheduled domestic flights from Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Isle of Man, Kent/Manston, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Stansted, and Southampton.
Scheduled international routes to Newcastle include Alicante, Amsterdam Schiphol, Barcelona, Berlin Schonefeld, Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Geneva, Hanover, Malaga, Palma, Paris (CDG), Prague, Rome, Stavanger, and Toronto.
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By Sea
Ferries from Scandinavia, Netherlands and Germany arrive at North Shields, near Newcastle.
DFDS Seaways
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