Hulne Park

Hulne Park

A vast, free-to-enter parkland with waymarked walking routes, a ruined priory and the striking Brizlee Tower folly - no dogs allowed, but a genuinely lovely walk.

Address:

Ratten Row, Alnwick, NE66
Call:
01665 510777

Hours:

Daily: 11am - 4pm

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Good to Know

Hulne Park is the Duke of Northumberland's walled parkland on the north-west edge of Alnwick, entered from Ratten Row. It's free to walk, with waymarked routes through woodland and along the River Aln to the ruins of Hulne Priory, an early Carmelite friary, and up to Brizlee Tower, an 18th-century folly with views over the estate.

Why it's on our list: it's one of the loveliest walks in the area, peaceful and well away from the crowds at the castle.

Worth knowing: it's private estate land with its own rules. Dogs and cycling aren't allowed, and the gates open and close at set times, so check before you set out.

A Little Note From Heather & Sand

We haven't quite made it here ourselves yet, but it's on our list!

We're working our way around Northumberland, personally visiting and reviewing as many of the places featured in our Listed section as we can. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.

In the meantime, we do our homework. Before adding somewhere to Heather & Sand, we research it, look at what other visitors have to say and check that it has a good reputation. If the feedback isn't encouraging, it generally doesn't make our list.

Of course, a little online research is no substitute for muddy boots, a decent coffee and seeing somewhere for ourselves. So until we've visited, we'll leave the personal review to one side.

A little about us...

Heather & Sand is our little corner of Northumberland — a collection of places, stories, walks and discoveries from a county we love.

Through our Journal, Guide and Listed pages, we hope to help you discover somewhere new, revisit an old favourite or simply enjoy a little Northumberland from wherever you happen to be.

Tom, Lucy & the Heather & Sand crew.

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