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, Bamburgh, and Duddo are great places to visit near Alnwick if you like villages.
Ancient Sites to visit near Alnwick include Milfield North Henge, and Duddo Five Stones.
Alnwick's best nearby beaches can be found at Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Alnwick area like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.
Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap are great places to visit near Alnwick if you like geological features.
There are a number of castles near to Alnwick including Dunstanburgh Castle.
Alnwick's best nearby ruins can be found at Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.
Places near Alnwick feature a number of interesting islands including Farne Islands.
Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed are great places to visit near Alnwick if you like towns.
Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort are some of Alnwick best roman sites to visit near Alnwick.
There are a number of historic monuments near to Alnwick including Flodden.
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.
