Walk · Northumberland

Alnmouth village and the Aln estuary

Alnmouth
Alnmouth A1068 River Aln N 880 YD © OpenStreetMap contributors
4MILES
1h 45mON FOOT
45mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 82% 18% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 66%Lane & track 16%Road with traffic 18%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at
Alnmouth beach car park, on the dunes at the north end of the village
Parking
Pay-and-display dune car park, roughly 60 spaces, busy from mid-morning at weekends; village streets are largely residents-only
Directions to the start →

Four easy miles in about an hour and three quarters, along the beach below the coloured houses, round the mouth of the Aln and back beside the estuary to the village. Start from the beach car park on the dunes at the north end of Alnmouth, which is pay-and-display and modest in size; the streets themselves are largely residents-only. Alnmouth beach has no seasonal dog restriction and is off-lead sand, but the estuary mudflats are a roost for waders and the sheep-grazed dune bank between beach and river needs a lead.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed
Livestock — leads on
REGION · NORTHUMBERLAND
GRID · 55.3905, -1.6110
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.KOMOOT.COM/GUIDE/2788651/HIKING-AROUND-ALNMOUTH
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Alnmouth Beach
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Alnmouth Beach

Dogs allowed all year

The sand east of the village, running from the Aln estuary mouth south towards Buston Links, with dune paths from the top of the village. No seasonal dog ban applies here in any month. The estuary channel shifts and runs fast on the ebb, so the open beach is the better side for a dog in the water.

Off-lead allowed
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1 MILE © OpenStreetMap contributors 6.3 MI · LINEAR — PLAN THE RETURN
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Alnmouth to Warkworth coast path

Alnmouth
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6.3MILES
3:00TIME
70mCLIMB
88%OFF-ROAD
Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on

Six miles of nearly unbroken sand and dune in three hours, south past Buston and Birling Links to Warkworth beach and inland to the castle. Begin at the Alnmouth dune car park and come back on the X18 bus, which runs hourly between the two villages most of the day. This is the emptiest big beach on the county’s southern coast, unrestricted all year and off-lead the whole way, with burns crossing the sand for a drink; the dune slacks are grazed in places and the last half-mile follows the Coquet through Warkworth on lanes.

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Clubhouse

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Clubhouse is a place to eat in Alnmouth. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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