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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
  • 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 (4 miles).
  • Bus Services
    Bus from Alnmouth railway station to Alnwick. Other bus services from Alnwick to Newcastle or Berwick are available in central Alnwick.
    Arriva Buses run most services in our area.www.arrivabus.co.uk
  • Airport – Newcastle International Airport NE13 8BZ. Tel. 0870 1221488 (40 minutes drive)
  • See www.Traveline.org.uk for all UK travel info. (bus, coach, rail, air & ferry timetables)
  • Stagecoach Buses

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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