Bookings are open for the New Year trip to Alnwick YHA in Northumberland for five nights from Tuesday 29th December 2015 to Sunday 3rd January 2016.
We have exclusive use of the YHA which is situated in the town centre of Alnwick and is a former stone-built courthouse dating back to 1856. The YHA is a 7-minute walk from Alnwick Castle which unfortunately isn't open during our visit but can be admired from the outside and a 12-minute walk from Alnwick Garden which is open.
We have exclusive use of the YHA which is situated in the town centre of Alnwick and is a former stone-built courthouse dating back to 1856. The YHA is a 7-minute walk from Alnwick Castle which unfortunately isn't open during our visit but can be admired from the outside and a 12-minute walk from Alnwick Garden which is open.
Alnwick is 4 miles from the coast at Alnmouth and plenty of walking along the Northumberland coast is on offer. This rugged coast is best known for its sweeping beaches, imposing castles, rolling dunes, high rocky cliffs and isolated islands.
Highlights in the area include Dunstanburgh Castle – an iconic ruin not far from Alnwick and dominates one of the most beautiful stretches of the Northumberland coastline. Further up the coast is Bamborough Castle which is classed as one of the finest castles in the country.
Holy Island is worth a visit and lies just a few miles off the coast and is cut off twice-daily from the mainland by fast-moving tides. Luckily the tides have been kind to us and the Lindisfarne Causeway road to Holy Island is open during daylight hours on our trip so we can explore the island and the picturesque village. Unfortunately Lindisfarne Castle is closed although the Priory is open on weekends during the winter months.
There are 27 places and the cost is £100 per person which includes accommodation, breakfasts, packed lunches for walking and a communal meal on New Year's Day. Accommodation will be mainly in 4 and 6 bed dorms with a bed left spare in each room to provide more space.
An optional New Year's Eve meal is planned at a suitable venue yet to be investigated in Alnwick which will be within walking distance of the YHA. This will be followed by a party back at the Hostel.
Getting there
The address of the YHA is 34-38 Green Batt, Alnwick NE66 1TU. For those of you driving to Alnwick, follow the A1, then take the A1068 exit from the A1 at Alnwick and then the B6346 to Green Batt. There is parking at the hostel.
The address of the YHA is 34-38 Green Batt, Alnwick NE66 1TU. For those of you driving to Alnwick, follow the A1, then take the A1068 exit from the A1 at Alnwick and then the B6346 to Green Batt. There is parking at the hostel.
Hopefully there will be enough car drivers to cover all on the trip but if anyone is travelling by train then Alnmouth is the nearest train station which is four miles from Alnwick. There are direct train services from Kings Cross to Alnmouth. Bus X18 is an hourly service which runs from Alnmouth to Alnwick bus station with the last bus from Alnmouth at 22.51 and then there is a 5 minute walk to the YHA.
Advance train tickets are not available for the 29th December yet but advance tickets to Alnwick and return on earlier dates are showing from £39.50 each way. The X18 bus starts from Newcastle-upon-Tyne so you have the option of catching a train to Newcastle then taking the bus to Alnwick which will be cheaper but it will be a longer journey. The last bus from Newcastle is 21.13. Advance tickets on earlier dates from Newcastle are £29.10 each way. The X18 bus runs from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed along the coast stopping at Seahouses and Bamborough along the way so plenty of opportunity for exploring Northumberland
Priority to members/members only
Priority to members/members only
To book
Send a cheque for £100 payable to 'CLOG' to Bookings Organiser - Sheila Pitt, 24 Tillingbourne Green London BR5 2HS and write the reference number 15/012-ANC on the back of your cheque. Include your e-mail address, however not on the back of the cheque.
Send a cheque for £100 payable to 'CLOG' to Bookings Organiser - Sheila Pitt, 24 Tillingbourne Green London BR5 2HS and write the reference number 15/012-ANC on the back of your cheque. Include your e-mail address, however not on the back of the cheque.
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