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Main amenities for your holidays in Alnwick

Including tourist information centres, bus & train services, taxis, car hire & rental, Holy Island crossing times, church services, doctors, dentists, hospitals, vets, dog boarding, shops, markets, theatres and  banks.

Tourist Information Centres

  • Alnwick TIC – Tel: 01670 622152 – Email   (The Playhouse, Bondgate Without, Alnwick NE66 1PQ)
  • Amble TIC – (Seasonal) Tel: 01665 712313
  • Craster TIC – (Seasonal) Tel: 01665 576007
  • Morpeth TIC – Tel: 01670 500700 – Email

Transport

  • Nearest Train Station to Central Alnwick – Alnmouth Train Station (4 miles).
    Regular buses from Alnmouth railway station to Alnwick.
  • Other bus services from Alnwick to Newcastle or Berwick are available in central Alnwick.
  • See TRAVELINE for all UK travel info. (bus, coach, rail, air & ferry timetables)
  • Northern Railway for trains in the north of England.
  • Arriva Buses run most services in our area.
  • Go North East for bus services throughout North East England.
  • Stagecoach Buses – national bus routes.
  • Airport – Newcastle International Airport NE13 8BZ. Tel. 0870 1221488 (40 minutes drive)

Taxis

Car Hire or Rental

  • Nearest car hire :  Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Ashington (Phone: 01670 501900)

Electric Car Charging Stations

  • Electric Vehicle Charging Station – Greenwell Road, behind town centre (NE66 1HB)
  • Hubsta Charging Station – Infirmary Drive, next to Alnwick Hospital (NE66 2NS)
  • Chargemaster Charging Station – Infirmary Drive, next to Alnwick Hospital (NE66 2NS)
  • Marks and Spencers – just off Willowburn Avenue (NE66 2DJ)
  • Osprey Charging Station – Willowburn Retail Park, nr the A1 (NE66 2DH)

South of the A1:

  • IONITY Charging Station – Hawfinch Drive, opposite Hogs Head Inn (NE66 2GD)
  • Charge Your Car Charging Station – Elm Square (NE66 2ES)
  • POD Point Charging Station – Oak Drive (NE66 2EP)

Holy Island Safe Crossing times & Castle Opening Schedule

Church Services / Clergy Contacts

  • Anglican: Rev Paul Scott – 01665 602184
  • Methodist: Rev Pauline Fellows – 01665 720349
  • R.C.: P.P. Fr. Phil Carroll – 01665 602012
  • U.R.C.: Joan Grindrod-Helmn – 01665 510364
  • Baptist: David Archer – 01665 604252
  • Quakers – 01830 520146 or 01668 282198

See our full info. on Churches in Alnwick Region

Doctors

  • Bondgate Practice: Infirmary Close, Alnwick (Tel: 01665 510 888)
  • The Consulting Rooms: Infirmary Drive, Alnwick (Tel: 01665 602 388)

Dentists

  • Alnwick Dental Surgery: Dr Alison Pass and Dr Paul Shenfine, 3 Bondgate Without, Alnwick (Tel: 01665 602 151)
  • Bondgate Dental Practice: D H Miller, 41 Bondgate Within, Alnwick (Tel: 01665 603 509)
  • S A Williamson and Associates: 15 Market Street, Alnwick (Tel: 01665 602 178)

Local Hospital

  • Alnwick Infirmary: South Road, Alnwick, NE66 2NS (Tel: 01665 602 661)

Vets

  • Northumbria Veterinary Partnership: Belvedere Tce, Alnwick. NE66 2NX Tel: 01665 602516
  • Aln Veterinary Group: Wagonway Road, Alnwick. NE66 1QQ  Tel: 01665 510999

Dog Boarding Kennels

Help Groups

Shops/Outlets

  • Alnwick is a small town with an interesting collection of small shops in the town centre, including many cafés and restaurants. The town is well supplied with supermarkets;
    Morrison’s near the town centre, Sainsbury’s, a Lidl’s and two Co-op Stores. The Market place plays host to two markets per week and a Farmers Market once per month.
  • Eating Out – See our Eating Out page.

General Markets in Northumberland

Theatres

  • Alnwick Playhouse: www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk – an excellent local theatre and cinema, providing an excellent venue for the community.

Banks

  • Barclays Bank Plc.: 20 Bondgate Within Alnwick NE66 1TF Open 9.30-4.30 M-F ATM
  • Lloyds TSB : 24 Bondgate Within, Alnwick. NE66 1TQ. Tel. 08450 723333 – Cashpoint available.

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