Hepscott

Worth seeing in and around Hepscott

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bothal Castle

   Bothal Castle is a castle and stately home in the village of the same name near the River Wansbeck, between Morpeth and Ashington in the English county of Northumberland. The word "Bothal" is Old English for a dwelling, and may have referred to a particular dwelling or hall.

   2.6 km · Grade I listed castle in Ashington, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Morpeth Castle

   Morpeth Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building at Morpeth, Northumberland, in northeast England. It has been restored by the Landmark Trust and is now available as a holiday rental home.

   2.7 km · Grade I listed castle in Morpeth, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Newminster Abbey

   Newminster Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Northumberland in the north of England. The site is protected by Grade II listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument status.

   3.8 km · abbey in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Motte and bailey castle on Haw Hill

   Haw Hill or Ha' Hill is a mound and scheduled monument in Carlisle Park, Morpeth which was the site of a motte-and-bailey castle, being Morpeth's first castle. The castle was built by the de Merlay family in 1095, originally constructed as a wooden structure, being replaced later by a stone castle in the same location.

   2.8 km · motte-and-bailey castle in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   The Court House

   Morpeth Court is a former judicial structure on Castle Bank, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The structure, which used to be the entrance block for a prison as well as the main courthouse for the area, is a Grade II* listed building.

   2.6 km · house in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St James the Great, Morpeth

   St James the Great, or St James' Church, is a Grade II* listed church in Morpeth, Northumberland. The entrance screen which allows access to the churchyard from Newgate Street is also separately Grade II* listed.

   3.2 km · church in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Roman Catholic Church of St Robert

   St Robert of Newminster Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. It was built from 1848 to 1849 in the Early English Gothic style.

   3.2 km · church building in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Collingwood House

   Collingwood House is a late 18th-century Georgian house, having Grade II* listed building status, at Oldgate, Morpeth, Northumberland. It was the home of Admiral Lord Collingwood from 1791 to his death at sea in 1810.

   3.2 km · house in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

   The Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is located in Morpeth Chantry, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The museum, founded in 1987, contains a large collection of historic bagpipes, especially, but not exclusively, historic Northumbrian smallpipes and Border pipes, mainly based on the collection of William Alfred Cocks.

   2.8 km · Bagpipe museum in Morpeth, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Morpeth Clock Tower

    Morpeth Clock Tower is a building located off the Market Place, Morpeth, England. The tower stands 60 ft high with walls 3 ft 6 in thick.

    3.1 km · famous landmark in Morpeth, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Hepscott

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 13 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 140 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 143 km

Stations

Morpeth railway station, 2.4 km · Pegswood railway station, 2.7 km

• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Hepscott

  139 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · £17–22
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Hepscott

  151 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · £17–23
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Hepscott

  191 km · quickest by road, 4h 20m · £24–31
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