Parks · North East England
Alnwick Lionheart railway station
In or near Alnwick town walls.
Alnwick Lionheart railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
DS Pugh — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lionheart · 0.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Alnwick Lionheart railway station, the nearest railway station is Lionheart, which is 0 km away. The postcode for navigation is NE66 2EZ. Entry is free, but wheelchair access is limited.
About
Alnwick Lionheart railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
Official information
The Aln Valley Railway is a heritage steam railway located in Northumberland, offering visitors a chance to travel through scenic countryside in vintage carriages. It features a miniature railway for children and aims to recreate the historical branchline between Alnwick and Alnmouth.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Alnwick Lionheart is a railway station situated on the edge of the Lionheart Enterprise Park on the outskirts of Alnwick, Northumberland. It is the western terminus and operational base of the preserved Aln Valley Railway which is currently working to rebuild the original Alnwick branch line from there to Alnmouth station. The station was constructed on a different site from the original Alnwick station due to the construction of the A1 Alnwick bypass which removed a section of the original trackbed on the edge of the town as well as the construction of buildings on the original station site and some of the trackbed on the approach to it.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Newcastle & Berwick Railway (N&BR) main line between and Berwick was authorised by an Act of Parliament of 31 July 1845 but due to its primary purpose being for inter-city traffic, it passed almost 3 miles east of Alnwick, the area's main market town. Thus also included within this act were powers to construct a branch line to link Alnwick to the main line at Alnmouth station. The delay to the opening of the branch line meant that a temporary horse-bus service was provided between Alnwick and Lesbury station on the main line. and converted the original station building to a warehouse. By the mid-1960s the branch from Alnmouth was making significant losses and, despite attempts to reduce…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.4022, -1.6864
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Denwick
- Postcode
- NE66 2EZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Established
- 2012
- Nearest railway station
- Lionheart — 0 km
- Official site
- www.alnvalleyrailway.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q60466730 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Alnwick Lionheart railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Alnwick Lionheart railway station?
- Alnwick Lionheart railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 2EZ), in the parish of Denwick.
- What is Alnwick Lionheart railway station?
- Alnwick Lionheart railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Alnwick Lionheart railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Lionheart, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE66 2EZ.
- When was Alnwick Lionheart railway station built?
- Built or established in 2012.
- Who owns Alnwick Lionheart railway station?
- Alnwick Lionheart railway station is owned by Aln Valley Railway Trust.
- Is Alnwick Lionheart railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Alnwick Lionheart railway station is part of the River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Alnwick Lionheart railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Alnwick Lionheart railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Alnwick Lionheart railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Lionheart, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 2EZ.