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Widdrington Station And Stobswood

Bamburgh Castle – Warkworth Castle loop from Widdrington

Widdrington Station And Stobswood

Bamburgh Castle – Warkworth Castle loop from Widdrington

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Bamburgh Castle – Warkworth Castle loop from Widdrington

04:58

118km

630m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Northumberland Coast National Landscape

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Start point

Train Station

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13.4 km

Bench by the River Coquet

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NCN1 doesn't actually follow the 'main' road through Warkworth, although it's easy to assume it does - and the village itself is worth visiting. But this little spot - on …

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18.3 km

View of Alnmouth

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Beautiful views of this but winds a killer on a bad day

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18.6 km

View of Alnmouth from the Carved Bench

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This is a beautiful bench with leaf carvings on the bend of a traffic-free section of NCN 1 near to the village of Alnmouth.

The spot offers fantastic views over Alnmouth Estuary.

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38.3 km

Kittycarter Burn

Lake

43.1 km

Allansford Plantation

Forest

59.1 km

Bamburgh Castle

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There has been a castle here for 1400 years, since the Anglo Saxon Kings used it as the stronghold in Northumbria. The current castle sits on a 9 acre rocky …

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100 km

View of Alnmouth and the Estuary

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This section of NCN1 drops down towards Alnmouth, and as it does so reveals lovely views across the estuary, to the town itself. Many of the houses in view are …

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102 km

View of Alnmouth

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View from the road out of Warkworth

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105 km

Warkworth Castle

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Warkworth is a picturesque and historic village on a rocky spur that is encircled by the River Coquet. The village’s main street has a mighty 12th-century castle at one end …

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105 km

Warkworth Castle

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Lying atop a steep hilltop above the river Croquet, Warkworth Castle is an impressive fortress with towered walls that remain largely intact. Built in the 12th century, the castle had …

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118 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

93.0 km

13.7 km

7.19 km

3.90 km

528 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

99.8 km

18.4 km

161 m

Elevation

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Thursday 3 September

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Bamburgh Castle – Warkworth Castle loop from Widdrington

Bench by the River Coquet

View of Alnmouth

View of Alnmouth from the Carved Bench

Bamburgh Castle

View of Alnmouth and the Estuary

View of Alnmouth

Warkworth Castle

Warkworth Castle

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