Warkworth
Warkworth Castle loftily guards the meandering River Coquet.
Tourist attractions in Warkworth include the castle, church, hermitage, river walks, and the nearby Northumberland Coast, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
St. Lawrence church is unique in Northumberland in being a large and almost completely Norman building.
Of the imposing castle, Nikolaus Pevsner says that the military engineer happened also to be a great architect. He goes on: "Warkworth must be approached from the north. With its bridge, its bridge-tower, then Bridge Street at an angle, joining the main street up a hill to the towering, sharply cut block of the keep, it is one of the most exciting sequences of views one can have in England."
Facilities in Warkworth include three pubs, two hotels, a number of cafés, restaurants and tearooms, a general store, and several galleries / boutiques.
The village is host to Warkworth Cricket Club, a fairly successful cricket team, that has reached the last 16 of the National Village Cricket Cup on several occasions in the past 20 years, and is a regular contender for the Northumberland League title, winning three years running in 2001 - 03. The team plays home matches in a spectacular setting in front of the castle.
There is also a 9-hole golf course (5986 yd; Par 70), set in the dunes between the coast and the village.
Article adapted from the Wikipedia online encyclopedia.
How to get to Warkworth:
By road: Take the main A1 trunk road north from Newcastle upon Tyne, to Alnwick. Take the Alnwick exit and follow the road towards Alnwick town centre until the Oaks hotel roundabout. Take the third exit at the roundabout, on to the A1068. Follow the A1068 for about 6 miles to Warkworth.
By rail: The nearest station is Alnmouth.
By bus: Arriva Northumbria service 518 goes from the Haymarket Bus Station in Newcastle via Morpeth to Warkworth. In the reverse direction, the 518 goes from Alnwick via the coast to Warkworth.
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