Alnwick
Alnwick is a Town in the county of Northumberland.
There are great places to visit near Alnwick including some great villages, ancient sites, beaches, hiking areas, geological features, castles, ruins, islands, towns, roman sites and historic monuments.
Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh are great places to visit near Alnwick if you like villages.
Alnwick is near some unmissable ancient sites like Milfield North Henge,
The area around Alnwick boasts some of the best beaches including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.
Alnwick has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.
Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap are some of Alnwick best geological features to visit near Alnwick.
Alnwick is near some unmissable castles like Dunstanburgh Castle,
Ruins to visit near Alnwick include Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.
There are a several good islands in the area around Alnwick like Farne Islands.
Places near Alnwick feature a number of interesting towns including Hexham.
There are a number of roman sites near Alnwick including Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.
Flodden is one of Alnwick's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Alnwick.
Alnwick History
There are some historic monuments around Alnwick:
Places to see near Alnwick
History of Alnwick
At various points in the town are memorials of the constant wars between Percys and Scots, in which so many Percys spent the greater part of their lives. A cross near Broomhouse Hill across the river from the castle marks the spot where Malcolm III of Scotland was killed during the first Battle of Alnwick. At the side of the broad shady road called Ratten Row, leading from the West Lodge to Bailiffgate, a stone tablet marks the spot where William the Lion of Scotland was captured during the second Battle of Alnwick (1174) by a party of about 400 mounted knights, led by Ranulf de Glanvill.
