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Ruins of Harbottle Castle – Harbottle Village loop from Harbottle

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Ruins of Harbottle Castle – Harbottle Village loop from Harbottle

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Ruins of Harbottle Castle – Harbottle Village loop from Harbottle

05:03

18.0km

360m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Northumberland National Park

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Start point

Parking

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432 m

Harbottle Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Felicity Lance, a pupil of Harbottle School, won a national writers' competition in 1997 with her poem "The Sad Castle." The poem was chosen by the late Ted Hughes, the former Poet Laureate.

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626 m

Ruins of Harbottle Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

You can really step back in time at this ruined medieval castle, which overlooks the village of Harbottle and the River Coquet. A Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I-listed …

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1.25 km

Harbottle Village

Highlight • Settlement

One of Nortumbria's most picturesque villages, Harbottle's street of pale sandstone buildings in a delight. The Star Inn is the heart beat of the village, serving as an information point …

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1.30 km

Stone Drinking Fountain (1866)

Highlight • Historical Site

A small fountain built into the wall. The data reads 1860.

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9.70 km

TP6349 – The Beacon (S8062)

Highlight • Monument

TP6349 - The Beacon S8062
FB Height: 300.837m
#1005
Northumberland National Park Trig Pillar List.
County of Northumberland Trig Pillar List.

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13.9 km

River Coquet

Highlight • River

17.2 km

Clennell Memorial Fountain

Highlight • Historical Site

The Clennell Memorial Fountain is a High Victorian Gothic-style fountain located in Harbottle, Northumberland. It was built in 1880 by McMillan of Alnwick and is made of ashlar and marble.

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17.3 km

Former Presbyterian Church, Harbottle

Highlight • Historical Site

The former Presbyterian Church in Harbottle is a single-cell building that was built in 1854. It is made of roughly-dressed stone with ashlar dressings and has a Welsh slate roof. …

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18.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

5.66 km

706 m

366 m

Surfaces

10.0 km

5.27 km

1.05 km

651 m

548 m

428 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Sunday 17 May

14°C

3°C

49 %

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Ruins of Harbottle Castle – Harbottle Village loop from Harbottle

Harbottle Castle

Ruins of Harbottle Castle

Harbottle Village

Stone Drinking Fountain (1866)

TP6349 – The Beacon (S8062)

River Coquet

Clennell Memorial Fountain

Former Presbyterian Church, Harbottle

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