Amble Day 5 - Warkworth and Alnmouth

The day started really early with Brody barking to be let out.  As there is no garden here, only a small concrete area, he has to be walked to the end of the street.  That is not a good thing at 5am.

Today we were supposed to go to Seahouses and do a Farne Island trip, but thought better of it when we saw the gale that was blowing.  We did think a short trip round Coquet Island might be manageable, but when I tried to phone them the land line number on the leaflet took me to a private residence.  The man gave me a new number.  Neither that nor the mobile number on the leaflet were answered.  Instead we decided to visit Warkworth Castle.

View from the first floor

 We used the audio guides provided by English Heritage to take a guided tour of the castle.  These always provide a good tour and a little extra information.

The Percy Tower

The Gate House

The Keep

Just to prove that Brody can hear OK I called his name from the first floor of the gatehouse, he looked straight at me, as you can see below.

Brody, looking in the direction of my call

We then walked along the river to the Warkworth Hermitage, which is only accessible by boat.  On the way we came across a small landing stage and Brody had a very short swim.

A Heron on the river Coquet between Warkworth castle and the Hermitage

Returning from the walk we drove into Warkworth and into the Masons Arms for lunch.  Brody was allowed in the bar, and distinguished himself by being the best behaved dog in our part of the pub.  Warkworth has free parking!  I had to check with the bar staff because I couldn't find anywhere to pay. The pub food was very good.

2.6 miles

After lunch we drove on the Alnmouth.  It has narrow streets, a one way system and free parking all the way round.  It also has an amazing beach.  We spent very little time in the beach because the wind was so strong I could barely kick the ball - it was blown along the beach.  In the town we stopped in The Village Tearoom for tea and cake.  Brody was again allowed in, and behaved himself perfectly.

2.35 miles

Then it was back to the house, to catch up on some sleep.

Driven 14 miles