Alnmouth, a coastal village, Northumberland

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Brief description

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnmouth

"Alnmouth (/ˈæl(ə)nmaʊθ/) is a coastal village in Northumberland, England, situated 4 miles (6 km) east-south-east of Alnwick. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 562, reducing to 445 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Located at the mouth of the River Aln, the village had a port supporting a small fishing industry and engaging in national and international trade. It was for a time a leading north-east centre for the export of grain and other foodstuffs, especially to London, and specialised in the import of timber and slate. These activities to some extent shaped the village, as granaries were constructed to store grain, and sawmills and a boatyard established to process wood and build ships.

Port activities declined at the end of the 19th century, in part because of the deterioration of the port due to the shifting and silting of the river estuary, in part as trade transferred to the railways. A notable change in the course of the river during a violent storm in 1806 resulted in the loss of the remains of the village's original church and disruption to the functioning of the port and industries.

With the coming of the railways, Alnmouth transformed into a coastal resort complete with one of the earliest English golf courses, a holiday camp, bathing houses, beach huts and spacious sea-view villas. In contemporary times, Alnmouth is a well conserved picturesque coastal resort and tourist attraction, lying within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty."

https://www.northumberlandcoast-nl.org.uk/places/alnmouth

"Estuary birds, saltmarsh and dunes, all surrounding a historic golf course and village"

Address

Alnmouth Beach Car Park

Alnmouth

Alnwick NE66 3NJ

Email

info@northumberlandcoast-nl.org.uk

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Website

https://www.visitnorthumberland.com/explore/destinations/towns-villages/alnmouth

https://www.yournorthumberland.co.uk/area-guides/alnmouth-guide

https://www.northumberlandcoast-nl.org.uk/places/alnmouth

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Transport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnmouth

2024: "Alnmouth is served by Alnmouth railway station which is situated in Hipsburn, a mile inland to the west. It is on the X18 bus route from Berwick via Alnwick and Amble to Newcastle.[44]

Two roads serve access to the village. The east-west B1336 runs from the north of Alnmouth to Hipsburn, providing a connection to the A1068 Alnwick-Ashington road. This link was developed in 1856 when the Hipsburn bridge crossing the River Aln was constructed to support a direct connection with the new railway station. The bridge was renamed The Duchess's Bridge in 1864.[41] A second more ancient road exits the village to the north, following contours above the north bank of the Aln, to Lesbury and the coast northwards of Alnmouth.[33]

Prior to the bridge, the river was crossed by mettled and kerbstoned fords at two points; one, High Ford, was due west of the centre of the village, leading in the direction of Hipsburn and Alnwick; and a second, Low Ford, was to the south-west of the village and north-west of Church Hill, leading in the direction of High Buston and Warkworth, and adjacent to stepping-stones across the river usable at low tide.[22][45]

The village is on National Cycle Route 1.[41]"

Amenities

Alnmouth Beach Car Park

Alnmouth

Alnwick NE66 3NJ

+ Alnmouth Village Golf Club

9 Marine Rd

Alnmouth

Alnwick NE66 2RZ

+ Alnmouth Golf Club

Hall

Alnwick

NE66 3BE