Day #55 Amble to Alnwick, Northumberland.

  Pic:  Landing the fish at Amble harbour.

     

        Deferred my departure to 7.30am to give the hardworking and friendly landlord an extra ½ hour Sunday morning in bed. Weather clear, sunny and cold and as can be expected, streets of Amble, deserted. I have set myself an easy section today in consideration to the positions of the towns that I must walk to in the next couple of days. The walking conditions were superb and the scenery magnificent along today’s coastal section. 80% of the miles today were achieved on safe, segregated cyclist/pedestrian paths.

          The first visual treat was Warkworth Castle situated at the south end of the  picture postcard village of Warkworth. Unfortunately, at this point I do not have the historical facts on the site, a guide-book being one of the luxuries dispensed with, due to weight limitations. Further to the north and just short of my walking objective today, I passed by Alnmouth, flanked by magnificent beaches and situated on a promontory at the point where the Aln River pours into the North Sea. Extensive range of sea birds noted.

        Alnwick, formally walled and still guarded by a medieval castle and massive fortified gates, is the local centre and market town for the area. Attractive with very little visually indicating that it is in the 21^st. century, appearing instead to have been lifted bodily out of the middle ages, is awaiting for this years tourists to arrive. Next to my B & B and located in what appears to be an medieval hall, “Barter Books” which bills itself as the largest second hand book shop in the UK. Complete with roaring log fires, one can spend a whole day, eating  (they also serve meals) and reading. Many arrive with bags of books and trade them in on NEW second hand editions.

        My personal excitement is rising, as I am within a three days walk of reaching the Scottish border.

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 18.6 kms. walked today per pedometer. Cumulative Kms. covered: 1345.2
Hours of walking today including rest stops:  5.0
Type of accommodation: Castle Guest House
Cost of bed & breakfast: pounds. 25.0

Please go to Flickr.com (traveller6666) to view pics of the walk.