Alnwick morning: bookshop railway station and Hulne Park

The plan

1. 10:001
   

   10:00–10:50 (50m)

   Barter Books

   Children's book room and the model railway; drinks at the Station Buffet.

   A huge second-hand bookshop inside Alnwick's old Victorian railway station, with open fires, reading nooks and a model train running along the top of the shelves. There is a buffet cafe in the old station rooms and a seasonal ice cream counter, so it works as a free indoor stop between the castle and the garden.

   FreeIndoors

   • Café on site
   • Accessibility
   • Parking
   • Good on a rainy day

   From the day-trip listing

   Opening times, prices & map

   Photo: Benjamin Smith

2. 11:052
   

   Nature & gardens · 11:05–14:00 (2h55m)

   Hulne Park

   Riverside and woodland loop with a picnic; pick a short route for little legs.

   The Duke of Northumberland's walled former hunting park on the edge of Alnwick, open free to walkers, with riverside paths, woodland, a ruined priory and follies. Dogs and bikes are not allowed, which makes it a calm walk with small children.

   FreeOutdoors

   • Accessibility
   • Parking

   From the day-trip listing

   Opening times, prices & map

   Photo: Nick W