Wallsend Trip Overview
This tour will take us to Northumberland, a cultural heritage with ancient castles, friendly market towns and a beautiful scenery.
We will stop at Alnwick Castle which is the second largest inhabited castle in England. Home to the Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick has been the Percy’s family home since the Norman invasion.
Our next stop will be Durham. Durham has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries. Durham’s city is full of character with its cobbled streets, charming cafes and independent shops. We will visit the majestic Durham cathedral and Castle, both Unesco World heritage sites.
PLEASE NOTE: Walking is involved
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Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Wallsend, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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This tour will take us to Northumberland, a cultural heritage with ancient castles, friendly market towns and a beautiful scenery.
We will stop at Alnwick Castle which is the second largest inhabited castle in England. Home to the Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick has been the Percy’s family home since the Norman invasion.
Our next stop will be Durham. Durham has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries. Durham’s city is full of character with its cobbled streets, charming cafes and independent shops. We will visit the majestic Durham cathedral and Castle, both Unesco World heritage sites.
PLEASE NOTE: Walking is involved
MISSING YOU ALREADY!!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Alnwick Castle, Alnwick NE66 1NQ England
Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited castle in England. Home to the Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick has been the Percy’s family home since the Norman invasion. The castle has been the set in a number of films and television productions, featuring Brancaster Castle in Downtown Abbey and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft in the Harry Potter films.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Alnwick, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick is a very pretty town, with plenty of historic interest packed into a small space.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Durham Cathedral, The College, Durham DH1 3EH England
Durham Cathedral: It was the first great Norman church, a masterpiece of Romanesque design, and the direct ancestor of Gothic architecture.
Durham Cathedral has been used to shoot various exterior and interior shots of Hogwarts ( Harry Potter movies).
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
