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Alnmouth Circular Walk

Author - Lou Johnson

Length - 4.2 miles / 6.8 km

Ascent - 340 feet / 103 metres

Grade - easy

Start - OS grid reference NU250107
Lat 55.389629 + Long -1.6069105
Postcode NE66 3NJ (approx. location only)

Alnmouth is a village at the mouth of the River Aln six kilometres downstream from Alnwick. Once an important port Alnmouth became a coastal resort complete with one of the earliest English golf courses and spacious sea-view villas and is now a well-conserved picturesque coastal village and tourist attraction in the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The route includes a section of the England Coast Path, a path beside the River Aln and the estuary.

The walk starts from the Alnmouth Beach car park (grid ref. NU250107). After parking follow the car park access drive inland. Continue uphill to a T-junction and turn right at the fingerpost signed 'England Coast path to Bulmer'. After a steady climb, the path becomes level and passes a beacon. The views improve and on a clear day your can Coquet Island to the south. The coast path is well signed and veers away from the cliffs to pass to the left of Foxton Hall (club house) to reach the access dive (grid ref. NU256118).

Turn left along the access driveway (Foxton Drive) and continue past houses on the left to reach a road Go straight across to the stile opposite with an adjacent finger post. The path heads half right and descends across fields to reach the River Aln. Continue upstream for 700 metres to reach a footbridge (grid ref. NU238116). Turn left across the bridge to join a tarmac lane. After a few metres turn left turn left through a kissing gate. The path crosses fields and passes the cricket pitch on your left to reach the B1338.

Turn left along the pavement and cross the River Aln. Almost immediately turn right at the fingerpost and descend to the riverside path – signed 'England Coast Path, Lover's Walk'. The path initially runs beside the river but soon turn left passing a playground on your right. At the end of the playground, turn first right and follow Riverside Road past a boat yard on the right. At the next road junction, turn right along Marine Drive and turn right through the private car park. Turn right again signed to 'Beach and Car Park' and return to the start.

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