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Great Days out from Seahouses by Bus Great days out from Seahouses by bus Using Seahouses as a starting point, there are some great ways to explore Northumberland 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 Seahouses time time Seahouses Alnmouth Arriva X18 No Six per 08:49 10:16 15:44 17:09 ArrivaX18 ​ Coast Path day 10:59 12:16 17:54 19:09 Alnwick Arriva X18 or No Hourly 09:59 10:57 16:00 17:09 Arriva ​ ​ Alnwick Castle and Gardens, Barter Books Travelsure 418 10:59 11:57 17:00 17:58 X18/418 ​ Bamburgh Arriva X18 or No Hourly 09:58 10:09 14:48 14:58 Arriva ​ ​ Bamburgh Castle, Grace Darling Museum Travelsure 418 11:00 11:11 16:48 16:58 X18/418 ​ Belford Arriva X18 or No Hourly 09:58 10:24 14:33 14:58 Arriva ​ ​ Coast Path and Belford Museum Travelsure 418 11:00 11:26 16:33 16:58 X18/418 ​ Berwick Arriva X18 No Five 08:50 09:42 16:17 17:08 ArrivaX18 ​ Barracks, Ramparts, Royal Border Bridge per day 11:00 11:52 18:17 19:08 Craster Arriva X18 or No Hourly 09:59 10:31 15:26 15:58 Arriva ​ ​ Dunstanburgh Castle, harbour, kippers Travelsure 418 10:59 11:26 16:43 17:09 X18/418 ​ Ford & Etal Arriva X18 Yes, Three 08:50 then 11:40(Etal) 17:13 (Ford) 19:08 ArrivaX18 ​ Heatherslaw Corn Mill, heritage sites Borders per day 11:15 267 11:45 17:18 (Etal) Bord267 ​ then 18:17 267 at Berwick (Ford) X18 Berwick ​ High Newton-by-the-Sea Travelsure 418 No Four 09:59 10:16 13:41 13:58 Travelsure ​ Dunstanburgh Castle, Coast Path per day 11:59 12:16 15:41 15:58 418 Holy Island Arriva X18 Yes, Island Daily* Change at Beal. Varies, depending on tide. Check ArrivaX18 ​ Lindisfarne Castle, Priory, Heritage Centre Hopper online for times and see overleaf for more details. Hopper Wooler Arriva X18 Yes, PCL Three 08:49 then 11:13 17:05 then 19:09 ArrivaX18 ​ Northumberland National Park and 473 per day 10:30 473 18:12 X18 PCL473 ​ ​ 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 03/11/2018. Details can be checked on Traveline Journey Planner: www.traveline.info and on the Arriva app: www.arrivabus.co.uk/app ​ ​ ​ Great days out from Seahouses by bus Where to get on and off the bus in Just make sure you keep your bus ticket to 3. A coastal challenge from Craster Seahouses? claim the discounted price when you arrive at the attraction. For a longer walk, we recommend getting All the times listed in this guide are for the 09:59 bus to Craster. From here, you can departure from the bus stops on King Street: What can I do? walk all the way back to Seahouses along the Northumberland Coast Path. There are There are many great ways to combine the magnificent views along this stretch of the bus with a walk, some great views and a bite route, as well as the ruins of Dunstanburgh to eat. Here are three of our favourites, Castle, where you are entitled to 20% off which all start and finish in Seahouses. entry if you fancy a look around. Next along the way is the impressive Embleton Bay. 1. An easy stroll Once you reach Low Newton-by-the-Sea it’s Why not take the 09:58 bus to Bamburgh? about another six miles to Seahouses taking Once there, take time to wander around the in the sweeping sands of Beadnell Bay where village, admire the exterior of Bamburgh you can stop and call in at the little tern Credit: Google Maps Castle from The Green and then have a look colony. As this walk is about ten miles ​ around it, enjoying 20% off the usual price altogether it is advisable to take a packed Can I get any discounts for using the bus? with your bus ticket. After this, walk along lunch, or stop at either High or Low the beach or Coast Path back to Seahouses Newton-by-the-Sea for refreshments. Yes you can! The following attractions offer to enjoy some well-earned fish and chips. 20% off normal admission to bus users: *Buses to Holy Island 2. Make a round trip to Berwick ● Alnwick Castle and Gardens ● Bailiffgate Museum It’s possible to have a really great day out in ● Bamburgh Castle Berwick using the bus. Catching the X18 ● Berwick Barracks service at 08:50 will give you plenty of time ● Dunstanburgh Castle to explore this historic town. As well as the ● Etal Castle town walls and three bridges to see, you can ● Heatherslaw Cornmill also follow the Lowry Trail and enjoy 20% off ● Lady Waterford Hall entry to Berwick Barracks with your bus ● Lindisfarne Castle ticket. Once you’ve finished sight-seeing and ● Lindisfarne Priory perhaps tried some local food and drink, ● Warkworth Castle catch the X18 back at 16:07 or 18:17. .
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