Edlingham – Oct 2025

£16.00

Date: Sunday 12 October 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Distance: 5 miles
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate (hills/stiles)

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Description

Edlingham Castle

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Edlingham Castle is half way between Alnwick and Rothbury. The walk here is a very varied one, over fields, tracks and road and through woods and open fields. The church, castle, viaduct and views are highlights of the walk.

Details

Hills: General - AscentKey1-98x27 A few small hills and stiles
Distance: General - DistanceKey1-98x27 Short distance
Grade: General - GradeKey1-98x27 Easy/Moderate
Map: General - 332-AlnwickAmble-Map-thumb
This walk is on OS maps Explorer 332 Alnwick & Amble  Click on map image to buy this map.
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The start

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We start at Edlingham Church. There is a small area, just outside the church gate, for parking. We take a path round the Church and across fields. From here you get good views of the Castle and the viaduct. We cross the old railbed in a field next to the hamlet of Lumby Law.

Overthwarts

It might sound like something from Harry Potter, but it is a farm at the top of a small hill (see below). This is just after we cross a small stream called Corby’s Letch.

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At the top it flattens off and we continue towards Lemmington Wood, passing by a bridge under the old railway.

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Lemmington Wood and Lemmington Branch

We skirt along the edge of Lemmington Wood, with lovely views over the valley where Edlingham Burn runs.

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After exiting the wood, we cross a couple of fields and pass below Lemmington Branch, which looks like a medieval castle but was actually built in the 18th century. It incorporates a farmhouse and other residences.

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Lemmington Hall

We take roads to reach Lemmington Hall. On the way we will see, in the distance, the John Manners Combined Harvester graveyard, where old harvesters are kept for spare parts. It is a feature big enough to be on the OS map of the area.

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We pass Lemmington Hall, which was originally built for the Beadnell family in the 15th century and later modified by the Mayor of Newcastle, Nicholas Fenwick, in the 16th century and William Newton, in the 18th century. It was restored in the 20th century and is now a wedding venue.

Back to the start

We walk through fields before joining the path we used on the way and cross Corby’s Letch again. We head up through the fields to the start.

The Castle

At this point we have an opportunity to look at the church and the castle.

After the walk

We will drive to Thrunton Woods Tearoom for our customary refreshments.

We hope to see you there.

Julie and Martin x


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Location

This shows the start location for this walk.

Nearest postcode: NE66 2BL
OS Grid Reference: NU 11396 09085
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Parking: Free parking is just outside the Church.
Toilets:  The nearest public toilets are in Alnwick or Rothbury.