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.
Three flat miles in an hour and a half round the loop of the Coquet, from the castle gate down to the medieval bridge and upriver to the rock-cut Hermitage before returning on the Mill Walk. Park in the pay-and-display car park below Warkworth Castle on Castle Terrace, or use the free spaces on Dial Place if you are early. Dogs are welcome on leads in the castle grounds but not inside the keep, the riverside path is fenced from the water for most of its length, and the field section above the Hermitage is grazed.
Daytime cafe and courtyard in the middle of Warkworth, good for breakfast before the castle opens. It is dog friendly, but the dog-friendly tables are a limited set: say you have a dog when you reserve, because they are subject to availability. The courtyard is the pleasanter half in fine weather.
A stone pub on Castle Street with benches at the front and a sheltered yard behind that the landlord calls the yar-den. The inn describes itself as dog friendly and does bar food and B&B rooms, all en suite. It does not state whether dogs may stay in the bedrooms, so ask before booking.
A small riverside site on Morwick Road for tents, caravans and campervans, with a walkway down to the Coquet that suits an early dog walk. The site takes well-behaved dogs as a matter of course. Warkworth village and castle are a mile and a half north.
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