Great days out from Embleton by bus

Using Embleton as a starting point, there are some great ways to explore without a car. The table below lists the services available and selected running times. Overleaf, are some ideas to help plan your day out, as well as details of lots of discounts available with your bus ticket.

Destination Service Change Freque Departure Outward Return Arrival Link to Attractions and things to do number needed? ncy time from arrival departure time in timetable Embleton time time Embleton Arriva X18 or No Hourly 09:06 09:47 16:02 16:53 Arriva Alnwick Castle and Gardens, Barter Books Travelsure 418 10:21 10:57 17:00 17:36 X18/418 Bamburgh Arriva X18 or No Hourly 09:36 10:09 14:48 15:16 Arriva Bamburgh Castle, Grace Darling Museum Travelsure 418 10:43 11:11 16:48 17:16 X18/418 Beadnell Arriva X18 or No Hourly 09:36 09:52 15:05 15:16 Arriva Beadnell Bay, watersports, little terns Travelsure 418 10:43 10:54 17:05 17:16 X18/418 Berwick Arriva X18 No Five 08:33 09:42 16:07 17:16 ArrivaX18 Barracks, Ramparts, Royal Border Bridge per day 10:43 11:52 18:17 19:26 Craster Arriva X18 or No Hourly 09:06 09:16 15:26 15:36 Arriva , harbour, kippers Travelsure 418 10:21 10:31 16:43 16:53 X18/418 Holy Island Arriva X18 Yes, Perry- Weds Varies, depending on tide times. Check online for ArrivaX18 Lindisfarne Castle, Priory, Heritage Centre man’s 477 & Fri* exact times and see overleaf for more details. Perry477 Howick Travelsure 418 No Four 10:21 10:37 15:20 15:36 Travelsure Howick Gardens per day 12:21 12:37 17:20 17:36 418 Seahouses Arriva X18 or No Hourly 09:36 09:58 14:59 15:16 Arriva Harbour, Farne Islands, fish and chips Travelsure 418 10:43 10:59 16:59 17:16 X18/418 Warkworth Arriva X18 No Six per 09:06 10:27 15:30 16:53 ArrivaX18 Warkworth Castle and Hermitage day 11:16 12:27 17:40 18:53 Wooler Arriva X18 Yes, Glen Three 09:06 then 10:40 17:05 then 18:53 ArrivaX18 Northumberland National Park and Valley 473 per day 09:55 473 18:12 X18 Glen473 Cheviot Hills at Alnwick at Alnwick

Please note: All journey times are for Monday – Friday. Times on Saturdays may differ and there is a much reduced service on Sunday. Timetables valid until 24/09/17. Details can be checked on Traveline Journey Planner: www.traveline.info and on the Arriva app: www.arrivabus.co.uk/app

Information is deemed to be correct at the time of going to print (April 2017). Every effort has been made to ensure that information given is accurate. Where appropriate, you should check the information is still valid before making a specific journey or completing final plans. The AONB Partnership accepts no responsibility for loss, injury or inconvenience sustained as a result of information contained in the guide.

Great days out from Embleton by bus

Where to get on and off the bus in Just make sure you keep your bus ticket to make the most of your ticket by enjoying Embleton? claim the discounted price when you arrive at discounted entry at Alnwick Castle and the attraction. Gardens. There’s also the Bailiffgate Museum All the times listed in this guide are for to visit as well as Barter Books, which is departure from the bus stops at Greyfield: What can I do? situated inside the town’s old train station. When you’ve finished exploring this old There are many great ways to combine the market town, head back to the bus station to bus with a walk, some great views and a bite catch the return bus to Embleton. Services to eat. Here are three of our favourites, which are hourly, with departures including 15:00, all start and finish in Embleton. 16:02, 17:00 and 18:12.

1. Hike back from Beadnell 3. How about Howick?

Make the most of the coast by taking the For a longer walk, catch the 418 service to 09:36 or 10:43 service to Beadnell. From here Howick at 10:21. Here, you can enjoy 20% off it’s possible to call in at the little tern colony at Howick Gardens before walking back to Credit: Google Maps and then walk back to Embleton. If you fancy Embleton along the Coast Path. On the way adding a bit of extra distance, there’s the you’ll pass through Craster, where it’s Can I get any discounts for using the bus? opportunity to continue along the possible to try local food such as crab and Northumberland Coast Path to the ruins of kippers, before reaching Dunstanburgh Yes you can! The following attractions offer Dunstanburgh Castle where your bus ticket Castle (20% off) and then Embleton Bay. 20% off normal admission to bus users: will allow you 20% off the entry price. From here you can retrace your footsteps back to *Buses to Holy Island  Alnwick Castle and Gardens Embleton, or carry on a bit further to Craster.  Bailiffgate Museum In this small fishing village there are places to Holy Island is tidal so the bus times change  Bamburgh Castle eat and drink and it’s easy to catch the bus daily depending on  Berwick Barracks back to Embleton at 15:26 or 16:43. when low and high  Dunstanburgh Castle tide is and when the  Etal Castle 2. Alnwick round trip causeway is open.  Heatherslaw Cornmill For all the most up-  Lady Waterford Hall If the weather is not looking too good, or you to-date information,  Lindisfarne Castle don’t feel like walking very far, a day trip to check the Perryman’s  Lindisfarne Priory Alnwick is a great option. After catching the bus timetable before 09:06 or 10:21 bus from Embleton to Alnwick  Warkworth Castle you travel.