Berwick-upon-TweedAlnwick

Beraln three
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Distance

73km/45mi

Ascent

832m

Descent

814m

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Berwick-upon-Tweed and Alnwick.

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Berwick-upon-Tweed
Grid Ref NT9956653337
Lat / Lon 55.77336° / -2.00850°
Easting / Northing 399,566E / 653,337N
What3Words sank.above.mint
Alnwick
Grid Ref NU1865413313
Lat / Lon 55.41339° / -1.70693°
Easting / Northing 418,654E / 613,313N
What3Words almost.president.dazzling

Beraln Three's land is

Arable 32.8%
Coast 0.3%
Estuary 0.7%
Intertidal flats 1.4%
Marshes 1.3%
Natural grass 5.2%
Pasture 25.8%
Urban 24.5%
Woods 8.0%

Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018

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Mtormey

28 Mar 2022 Spring

One of the best Slow Ways routes I’ve ever walked, a proper five-star adventure!

I walked this beast of a route over three days, using the X15 and X18 buses to get to and from my hotel each night. Day 1 was Berwick to Belford, then bus back to the hotel in Berwick. Day 2 was Belford to Dunstan, then bus to the YHA hostel in Alnwick. Day 3 was Dunstan to Alnwick. Especially on the northern end of the route, it was tricky finding a stopping point for the first day; the first village you come into is Fenwick, and that’s a good distance out of Berwick. South of Belford, the route is much better about coming into villages every few miles.

This route really does have it all. Leaving Berwick are some gorgeous coastal cliffs, dunes, and beach views. After crossing the Holy Island causeway, the route turns inland, climbing to a stunning summit with 360 degree views just past Kyloe Wood.

The walk from Belford back to the ocean at Seahouses was good, classic British countryside walking, where sometimes the footpaths were a bit difficult to identify and follow, but there was always an unlockable gate, stile, or footpath sign to keep me headed in generally the right direction.

The coastal stretch from Seahouses to Craster is unbeatable. Words can’t describe just how stunning it is along the water, with sweeping views the whole way.

The final stretch from Craster to Alnwick is a little underwhelming in that it’s more road walking (though none that were too bad, always a verge or a quiet enough road) and countryside field hopping, but I was mostly underwhelmed after experiencing the most stunning stretch of footpaths I’d ever walked before!

A few miscellaneous notes:
- The route is perfectly drawn except for the bit through the Alnwick Gardens. The route has you departing the pavement as you approach into Alnwick to enter walled grounds where you can’t enter. Instead, just stick to the pavement until you get to the Alnwick Gardens car park, then follow the signs for “town centre” past the café and shop. You don’t have to pay any admission fee to cut through the gardens. I’ve drawn this up and posted it below as a picture (orange line is the route you have to take). If you’re coming from Alnwick, follow the purple line until you reach the gated entrance to the castle, and that’s where you turn right onto the orange line I’ve drawn.
- Parts of the route took me through fields with horses and with sheep, but I didn’t encounter any loose cows (I walked in late March)
- Much of the route follows established paths, like the England Coast Path, St. Oswald’s Way, St Cuthbert’s Way, and the Northumberland Coast Path. As a result, much of the route is clearly signposted, moderately well-maintained, and easy to follow.
- Two of the three crossings of the East Coast Main Line are at-grade, so you have to call the signalman at the phone to request permission. I had no trouble as someone who had never done this before. Two of the three crossings of the A1 are uncontrolled, but I only had to wait less than a minute each time for a break in traffic.

I really don’t know how to emphasise appropriately how epic this journey was. It was an incredible challenge, and one I can’t recommend highly enough. Full marks.


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