The Sun Hotel, Warkworth

Activities in the area:

Golf
Warkworth Golf Club is approximately 1 mile away from the Sun Hotel. Alnmouth Golf Club and the Swarland Golf Club are a mere 4 and 5 miles away respectively.

Clay Pigeon Shooting
Bywell is approximately 7 miles away

Horse Riding
Shilbottle approximately 5 miles away, and Alnwick is approximately 7 miles away.

Walking
Coastal walks and more strenuous walks can be taken in the Cheviot Hills, 24 miles away.

Fishing
River and Sea fishing are both available, in the Coquet and the nearby North Sea.

Bird Watching
Hauxley Nature Reserve, comprising a large lake and islands plus 5 hides is very close.


Places of Interest:

Warkworth Castle
Warkworth Castle, right on the doorstep of the Sun Hotel, is a magnificent 12th century stone motte and bailey fortress. The castle grounds are dominated by an 8 tower keep, which is in remarkable condition and can be toured. The large and impressive bailey is enclosed by a ruinous curtain wall, which is flanked by 13th century square and semi-octagonal towers and an attractive twin-towered gatehouse. Inside are the complex remains of a range of buildings, with the tall Lion Tower and Little Stair Tower giving access to the Great Hall.

Alnwick Castle
A magnificent border fortress dating back to the 11th Century, Alnwick Castle is the ancestral home of the Duke of Northumberland, the Percy family, the largest landowners in Northumberland. Historically, the castle's purpose was to act as one of many of the defences against Scottish raids on the County. Nowadays, the castle is more of a stately home and boasts one of the greatest privately owned art collections in Britain. Below the ramparts of the castle stands the Lion Bridge - complete with the Percy emblem - a lion with a straight tail. More recently the Castle and grounds have become synonymous with the Harry Potter phenomenon, with the massively successful films partly filmed on location at the Castle.

Alnwick Gardens
Situated adjacent to the Castle grounds, the impressive Alnwick Water Gardens comprise stunning water features as well as a Rose Garden and a Topiary Walk.

Cragside House & Gardens, Rothbury
Cragside was built on the hillside directly above the quaint and beautiful Northumbrian town of Rothbury, by the 1st Lord Armstrong. The house was surprisingly ahead of its time during the latter part of the 19th Century - with both hot and cold running water, central heating, fire alarms, telephones, a Turkish bath suite and a passenger lift, but most remarkable of all it was the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity. However it is the grounds and gardens of Cragside - one of Europe’s largest rock gardens - that make it so famous.

Bamburgh
The idylic country village of Bamburgh, previous seat of the kingdom of Northumbria, is set in one of the most breathtakingly picturesque coastal regions the country has to offer. Its enormous beaches go on for miles and the area has featured in many epic films. With trips to the Farne Islands so close at hand from nearby Seahouses, Bamburgh is an essential place to visit.

Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh Castle is probably the finest castle in England. It is perched on a basalt outcrop on the very edge of the North Sea at Bamburgh, Northumberland. It commands stunning views of the Farne Islands, Holy Island and land'ward to the Cheviot hills.

Druridge Bay Country Park
The Country Park is approximately 2 miles away on the coast and features a lake, visitor centre, sand dunes and a 3 mile long sandy beach. The park also comprises woods and meadows, water sports, picnic areas, natural history and bird-watching.

Berwick upon Tweed
The border town of Berwick upon Tweed boasts the best preserved Elizabethan ramparts in the whole of Europe.

Holy Island (Lindisfarne)
A tidal island with its own Castle and Priory, possessing superb views of Bamburgh and the Farne Islands.

Craster
With its famous smoke houses and the 'Craster Kippers'. Craster is approximately 8 miles away from Warkworth.

Amble Marina
Approximately 1 mile away, the marina offers puffin cruises to Coquet Island around an RSPB Bird Reserve.

Farne Islands
Boat trips are available from nearby Seahouses harbour to the islands, which comprise bird and seal colonies plus a marine life centre.


Events:

Alnwick
The Alnwick Medieval Fayre is held annually in June. The Alnwick International Music Festival takes place each year in August.

Amble
The Amble Sea Fayre Festival is held annually in July.

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