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Coquetdale is the gateway to the National Services are subject to change so always Park. The majestic landscape and rich cultural check before you travel. You can find the most up to date timetables at and religious heritage of this area really Buses to and through www.Nexus.org.uk. Tickets and Passes A lend it an air of mystique. Tread the lesser trodden path and explore by bus and on foot PCL Travel: 01661 834 955 to uncover the secrets it has to offer. Plus, 16 Rothbury - Holystone (Coquetdale) Runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays Discover North spending just one day without your car can 16 Denwick Northumberland Tickets Traveller’s Guide help to look after this beautiful area. X14 Bolton In this guide These tickets offer unlimited Abberwick M1 travel on all Arriva and PCL Prendwick Cartington to n Travel services north of Amble. This traveller’s guide is designed to help n 15 n n e , The Cottage You can buy them from the you leave the confines of your car behind opton, Cross Keysfer Alwinto Harbottle Shapperto Holystone Swinto Heppl Thropto driver on the day. Coquetdale Coquetdale and immerse yourself in this tranquil haven. Thr Snif Netherton, Old BiddlestoneCoach House Clennel Approx Alnham journey times Thrunton So, find your independent spirit and let the journey become part of your adventure. 5817 30 35 41 41 41 41 41 41 Callaly There are a number of tickets available that cover this Snitter PCL Travel: 07800 849 916 area. To find out which one is best for you visit Briddleston Shilbottle Metrocentre - Morpeth - Scots Gap - Longhorsley - Thropton Runs Morpeth-Thropton Monday to Saturday www.nexus.org.uk/tickets. Lorbottle Hall M1 & Metrocentre-Thropton Sunday only. Clennell Top Tips, Accommodation One-Day Ticket £6.40 Lorbottle n een Three-Day Ticket £14.50 eet illage , Gr , Linda Hall and Tourist Information! e Coach Park Harbottle n Seven-Day Ticket £22.30 Cartington Thropton The website opto Arriva Family Day Ticket* £13.50 Sharperton Longhorsley www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk is Metrocentr St Thomas Str Stannington V Whitehouse Farm Morpeth,Centre Bus StatioHeighley Gate Longhorsley Longframlington,Rothbury St Marys Thr Approx PCL Family pass* £10.00 valid for all PCL Snitter Rothbury a wealth of information about the local area journey times Holystone Thropton Longframlington and things to see and do. 10 40 55 60 70 75 85 85 95 105 Travel Services *These tickets are only valid on the services run by the Weather Arriva Great Tossen Rothbury It is important to be warm, comfortable www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east company mentioned and not on all services in the area Newcastle – Regent Centre – Morpeth – Rothbury – Thropton and dry when out exploring so make sure X14 Runs Monday to Saturday They are valid for two adults and up to three children. you have the appropriate kit and plenty of Pauperhaugh layers. t n den Centre eet een Nexus Live Travel Map , Gr North East Explorer Tickets Visit www.Nexus.org.uk for timetables, n Forestburn ticket information and everything you need opto Gate Morpeth a Newcastle HaymarketGosforth High StRegentr Centre Morpeth, Bus StatioHeighley Gate, GaLonghorsler y Longframlington,Rothbury Chevio Thr Approx Adult £9.50 and Win to know about bus travel in the North East. 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Family (2 adults & up to 3 children) £19.10 Northumberland Travel Information on the Go Thropton, opp Three Wheat Heads - Lionheart Enterprise Park PCL Travel: 01661 834 955 Free maps and Traveline is a great source of information 15 Runs Monday to Suday Goodies and whilst you are out and about. re Valid anywhere in the North East Just visit us at http://tinyurl.com/y7g4wpyq guide inside! txt 84268 www.traveline.info n on most services. let us know what you thought about our Traveller’s ee Wheat Heads Guide for your chance to win. 0871 200 22 33 Tumbleton Lake For information on places to stay visit n For full terms and conditions visit opton, Thr eenfield, Sainsburys Sto opto Terms and conditions apply, please check with the http://tinyurl.com/y7g4wpyq Thr Rothbury Cragside, Edlingham, RoadAlnwick, End Bus StatioGr Lionheart EnterpriseRothbury Park Thr Approx Northumberland Tourism’s website at journey times attraction for details. Not valid with any other offer. Discover days out and walks by bus www.visitnorthumberland.com 46 6112131 41 74 80 Prices correct at time of going to print but please Look out for our Traveller’s Guides for other areas or download them check before you travel. at http://tinyurl.com/y7g4wpyq You are walking up Physic Lane. Legend has it that the The Carriageway Drive is reasonably level as it was made for As you continue on you reach a large tall marker post with Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem had a hospital the horse and carriage era, it winds around so that it keeps a red band around the top, this post is marking the route Distance: Approx. 4 miles at the bottom of Physic Lane during the 13th and 14th to level ground. Continue along the carriage drive for some of the gas main into Rothbury. At this post turn through the centuries. They probably gathered wild flowers, herbs and distance and you will pass some communication towers on kissing gate on your right and follow the fence on your left, Time: Approx. 2 hours DAY OUT ONE rose hips which are a very good source of vitamin C, calcium, your right. dropping down through the field. OS map: OS OL16 1:25000 DAY OUT THREE phosphorous and iron. The Knights may have gathered the to rose hips here to make a tonic to fend off coughs, and treat After a little while you then reach and go through a small Pass through the next kissing gate and follow the path Ramble sore throats and bleeding gums. The leaves of elder, which kissing gate located to the right of a large wooden gate as down to a small wooden gate which then drops down some also grow here were used in an ointment to ease swellings you enter the woods.The path then gradually rises up as DAY OUT TWO steps to the track and turn right along it. Continue along the Wander in and bruises. you pass over ‘Addycombe Hill’. Ignore the footpath going The 16 (Coquetdale Circular) runs Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, track and after a little while it turns to tarmac underfoot and off to your right but stay to the main carriageway which always double check times before you travel at www.nexus.org.uk Rothbury As you walk up the lane you will see a wonderful drink narrows a little in a few places. you start to get some houses up to your right. fountain on the left and then you reach and pass through Alwinton to Harbottle by Bus Holystone a gate at the end of the houses. Continue up the lane and As you drop down you go through a few hairpin bends. Stay Take the footpath on your left (Public Footpath – Rothbury ignore the paths either side until you reach and go through on the main track ignoring all other paths. Eventually the ¼ ) and follow the gravelled fence lined path as it drops DiscoverHaltwhistle Burn to Cawfields the SERVICE JOURNEY TIME FREQUENCY PROVIDERS another gate. Pass through it and you initially have a wall on trees stop on your right and you follow a fence, with a field down steeply to Rothbury village. At the bottom you go your right with a wood behind it. the far side of it. From here you are again treated to another through a small kissing gate and after passing a couple of 41 TWICEDAILY Woods fine view of Rothbury, but this time from a very different bungalows on your left you reach the road. Turn right along 16 Holystone is tucked away in a quiet corner of Coquetdale. Follow the path as it follows the wall on your right hand angle. it. Ancient Drake Stone PCL TRAVEL The peace and tranquillity of the area attracted a religious side. At the top you reach and go through a large wooden gate. Once you have passed through the gate, turn left and order (the Augustinian Canonesses) that built a nunnery here As you walk down the road you have Addycombe Cottages in the twelfth century, around which Holystone village grew. continue to follow the wall on your right for a short while A lovely walk up to the ancient Drake Stone, a mythical place from where Quarry on your left which are the old workers cottages for the Alwinton Alwinton The priory buildings were demolished during the reformation before this bears off. there are stunning views over the surrounding countryside and over to the (disused) staff on Cragside Estate. The road drops steeply and bears Farm in 1541, but the tranquil surroundings remain, offering some around to the left before reaching the T-junction. ruins of Harbottle Castle. Follow the main path passing a large tree on your left and Finish beautiful walks and lots of sites of historical interest. eventually you reach the Carriageway Drive. Once you reach Turn right and you will see the bus stop straight away, this is the Carriageway Drive (wide track) turn right along it. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays you can catch the located opposite the Queens Head Hotel.