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.
Villages to visit near Alnwick include Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.
Ancient Sites to visit near Alnwick include Milfield North Henge.
Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach are great places to visit near Alnwick if you like beaches.
Alnwick has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.
Geological Features to visit near Alnwick include Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.
Places near Alnwick feature a number of interesting castles including Dunstanburgh Castle.
Alnwick has some unmissable ruins nearby like Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.
The area close to Alnwick boasts some of the best islands including Farne Islands.
There are a several good towns in the area around Alnwick like Hexham.
Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort are great places to visit near Alnwick if you like roman sites.
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.
