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Travel to Berwick by Train
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Even if you don’t drive or own a car, a great holiday can still be had at Mill Lane Apartments in Berwick upon Tweed, just let train take the strain.
Berwick railway station is under half a mile from the apartment and it’s all downhill if you wish to walk but there’s always lots of taxi’s waiting to whisk you here in under 5 minutes should you require one.
The apartment is within the Elizabethan Walled defences of the town with its fine Edwardian and Georgian buildings and is just a short walking distance from the high street shops Fords the local baker and Fairbairn’s the butchers are recommended and the supermarket Somerfield will also deliver your shopping ( over £25.00. ) free of charge . For organic vegetables, handmade soap’s and a bewildering array of pastas, pickles, pulses ,purees, oils and seasonings The Green shop on Bridge Street two hundred yards from the apartment is a gold mine.
For a great day out why not visit Seahouses harbour check the bus time table and the Farne Islands with their renowned Grey Seals, twenty different species of breading birds including Guillemots, Razorbills, Eider ducks, Terns and a staggering seventy thousand puffins with Billy Shiel www.farne-islands.com who are fully licensed by the National trust to run boat tours to the major sanctuaries.
While in Seahouses a visit to “The Fisherman’s Kitchen” is an absolute must, acclaimed by renowned BBC chief Rick Stein and featured on TV’s Keith Floyds’s Around Britain they uses only natural Oak wood shavings in its smoking process and no other additives or dyes . They also features a fascinating display of old tools and photographs of bygone days and traditions of the industry and offers a wide variety of locally caught fish and shellfish as well as a superb range of smoked Salomon, kippers and fish all available to take home with you, check here for opening times at www.swallowfish.co.uk where you can view and buy online.
The holy Island or Lindisfarne is also on the local bus service and well worth a visit check the tide table and if you are going there by car SAFE CROSSING TIMES are to be ignored at your peril.
Day trips by rail.
Holy Island, or Lindisfarne, can be reached by a local bus service, though you need to check the timetable as the operating days and times depend on the tides. Local taxis are a cheap alternative.
If you bring a cycle, Millane has some outdoor secure storage. Berwick is also on national cycle route 1, also known as the Coast and Castles route.
Day Trips by Train
Alnwick Castle and Gardens, and of course the town of Alnwick itself, is a short hop south on the East Coast Mainline. Alnmouth station serves the town. A bus service meets the train for the 5 mile trip into Alnwick.
Edinburgh is well worth a visit, and the train is by far the best way of getting to Scotland's capital city. The journey from Berwick to Edinburgh Waverley Station takes about 45 minutes. On the way back make sure you catch a train to Berwick upon Tweed and not North Berwick. The latter is a small Scottish town at the end of a branch line.
Newcastle is again about 45 minutes from Berwick, but in the opposite direction. The Centre for Life science visitor centre is next to the railway station and makes an excellent day out for all ages.
Getting to Berwick by Rail
Berwick upon Tweed station is on the main London Kings Cross to Edinburgh mainline, and is served by a surprisingly large number of trains for a town of its size.
As well as National Express East Coast services, Berwick is also part of the crosscountry network. Berwick is served directly from a surprisingly large number of stations.
www.seat61.com is possibly the most useful site in existence for rail travellers. Also try this handy site www.frixo.com
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