Hulne Park Alnwick (Denwick)

Visiting Hulne Priory, Alnwick Abbey Gatehouse.

Length 4.5 miles

Location OS Landranger Sheet 81 ... Start point NU179137

How to get there In Alnwick the road to Hulne Park is called Ratten Row and is accessed from the B6346 Wooler road. There is no vehicle access for the public into the Park but if there is space you can park free on the left of Ratten Row.

Failing that, there is a large car park off Greenwell road in Alnwick.

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Start From Ratten Row pass through the Forest Lodge gateway into the park. Follow the road ignoring deviations left and right.
At the Park Farm road junction bear left
Further along the road. Hulne Priory is seen to the right, in the middle distance.
The road drops down to East Brizlee Farm and beyond it, to cross the Aln at East Brizlee bridge.
Take a right at the bridge and make your way along beside the river to the Iron Bridge.
Hulne Priory is now up to your left at the top of the hill.

If you had to cut short your journey cross the Iron bridge and the path will take you back to the original road at Park farm.
There is access to the Priory grounds but be mindful that there is a private house in the grounds.

This is the site of a Carmelite Friary founded in 1240.

You can cross the grass and climb the hill to the Priory. To use the path to the priory, follow the river round to a gate and go left uphill past some beehives and then left again to enter the Priory grounds
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Leave the Priory and follow the path back down to the river Aln and continue to follow it through a riverside walk and parkland until you come to a Bridge. The Bridge sits over a weir.
Continue on the path for about 300 yards it crosses another bridge left follow the path right with the river remaining on your right.

The path will bring you to Alnwick Abbey Gatehouse.
Direction stone for Alnwick Abbey
The Gatehouse was built in the 14th Century by the De Vescy family. The original abbey was formed in 1147.
Follow the path past the cottage and through the large gate (Be careful this takes you out onto the Wooler road)

The pavement is on the other side of the bridge. Cross back when it's safe to see the spectacular wier.

The path back to the start is at the end of the bridge.
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