Morpeth

Worth seeing in and around Morpeth

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.

   4.2 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.

   500 m · Grade I listed castle in Morpeth, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mitford Castle

   Mitford Castle is an English castle dating from the end of the 11th century and located in the village of Mitford, Northumberland, to the west of Morpeth. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building, enlisted on 20 October 1969.

   2.8 km · Grade I listed castle in Mitford, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   900 m · abbey in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Cockle Park Tower

   Cockle Park Tower is a Grade I listed building in the hamlet of Cockle Park, Northumberland, England, some 4 miles to the north of Morpeth. This three-storied tower-house was built in the 15th century as a hunting lodge and later extended by the addition of a domestic building.

   5.1 km · tower house south of Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Mitford Hall

   Mitford Hall is a Georgian mansion house and Grade II* listed building standing in its own 85-acre park overlooking the River Wansbeck at Mitford, Northumberland. It was built in 1828 by the Mitford family to a design by architect John Dobson, to replace their old home, Mitford Old Manor House, on the opposite side of the river.

   3.3 km · country house in Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Mitford Old Manor House

   Mitford Old Manor House is an historic English manor house at Mitford, Northumberland, and is a Grade II* listed building. The Manor of Mitford was held from ancient times by the Mitford family.

   3 km · manor house in Mitford, Northumberland, England. · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   400 m · motte-and-bailey castle in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   400 m · house in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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.

    300 m · church in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Morpeth

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 14 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 137 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 145 km

Stations

Morpeth railway station, 800 m · Pegswood railway station, 3.2 km · Longhirst railway station, 5.4 km

• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Morpeth

  136 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · £16–22
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Morpeth

  153 km · quickest by road, 2h 53m · £17–23
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Morpeth

  188 km · quickest by road, 4h 21m · £23–31
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