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94 miles, 6 days, 48 pubs…
Current path problems along the route
The latest addition to The Inn Way series, Mark Reid charts a circular route through the historical and fascinating Border Country, taking in the Cheviots, Coquet Valley and Northumberland’s stunning coastline. This 94 mile walk is divided into six ‘day stages’ and passes 48 Northumbrian pubs along the way. Complete with a foreword by Steve Cram.
The Inn Facts
Guidebook
‘The Inn Way…to Northumberland’ by Mark Reid, published by InnWay Publications (ISBN 978-1-902001-08-1, paperback, 216pp, RRP £8:95). This guidebook was first published in March 2004 and reprinted in August 2006.
Where does the route go?
The Inn Way…to Northumberland starts and finishes at Rothbury, a traditional old Northumbrian market town set in magnificent surroundings of Coquetdale. The walk then follows the course of the River Coquet down to the North Sea at Warkworth, before striking northwards up along the coast via Alnmouth, Craster, Dunstanburgh, Beadnell, Seahouses and Bamburgh. The route then turns west across the central sandstone hills via the delightful village of Chatton to reach Wooler on the edge of the Cheviot Hills from where the route meanders southwards through the Cheviots (and the National Park) to reach Alwinton in the upper reaches of Coquetdale then follows the Coquet back to Rothbury. The most southerly point is Brinkburn Priory, westerly point is Alwinton (in Coquetdale), northerly point is Bamburgh and easterly point is Boulmer.
Distance
94 miles (151km).
How many days will it take to walk?
The Inn Way…to Northumberland is a long distance circular walk, divided into six ‘day stages’ ranging from 11 to 20.5 miles.
Where are the Overnight Stops?
Rothbury (start/finish), Warkworth, Embleton, Bamburgh, Wooler and Alwinton.
How many pubs will I pass (or go into!) along the way?
There are 48 pubs along ‘The Inn Way’. Each ‘day stage’ is designed to include a pub at lunchtime and the Overnight Stops offer a choice of pubs and facilities, although Stage 5 from Wooler to Alwinton does not include a pub along the way as the route heads through the remote yet beautiful landscape of the Cheviot Hills.
Which Ordnance Survey Maps cover the route?
The following maps cover the entire route and show the countryside in great detail.
OS Explorer map (1:25,000 scale) OL42 ‘Kielder Water & Forest’
OS Explorer map (1:25,000 scale) OL16 ‘The Cheviot Hills’
OS Explorer map (1:25,000 scale) 332 ‘Alnwick & Amble’
OS Explorer map (1:25,000 scale) 325 ’Morpeth & Blyth’
OS Explorer map (1:25,000 scale) 340 ‘Holy Island & Bamburgh’
Free Certificate
Visit as many of the 48 pubs along the route as possible, fill out the ‘Log Book’ at the back of the book and get a FREE ‘Inn Way’ Certificate.
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