Harbours & ports · Central Scotland
Waren
Waren — seaport in north Northumberland, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Chathill · 9.1 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Waren is a harbour in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "seaport in north Northumberland, England, UK". Coordinates: 55.6154°, -1.7480°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lindisfarne SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: LINDISFARNE
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Waren, also known as Warn, Waren Bay, Warenmouth and Warenquay, was a seaport at Budle Bay, on the north-east coast of England. The recorded history of the port spans from the 1240s to the early twentieth century. Waren was England's northernmost mainland port during periods in which Berwick Upon Tweed was controlled by the Kingdom of Scotland. The port was associated with Bamburgh and its castle, situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the east-south-east.
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Background
History
The placement of a Roman fort, Outchester, on the north bank of the Waren Burn at Spindlestone Mill, 0.5 mile upstream of Waren Mill, is taken to indicate an intention to secure the Waren harbour and a route from it to the Devil's Causeway. In post-Roman times, the dolerite outcrop on which Bamburgh Castle is situated was a centre of regional power dating back at least to the Celtic Brittonic fort of Din Guarie, and may have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia, the realm of the Gododdin people. The recorded history of the port dates to a royal charter of 26 April 1247, granted to the burgesses of the new borough of Warenmouth. The port and settlement were founded by William Heron,…
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- Coordinates
- 55.6154, -1.7480
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Bamburgh
- Postcode
- NE69 7AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Nearest railway station
- Chathill — 9.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q106489115 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Waren (port) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Waren?
- Waren is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode NE69 7AH), in the parish of Bamburgh.
- Is Waren a protected site?
- Yes — Waren is part of the Lindisfarne SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Waren?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE69 7AH. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.