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About
Morpeth:
Morpeth is a pleasant residential
market town with a population of 16,000, which stands in open
countryside on the River Wansbeck, midway between Newcastle-upon
Tyne and the Scottish Borders. It is bisected by the A1 and well
served by other major roads. The railway station is on the main
London-Edinburgh East Coast route; local bus services are plentiful
and Newcastle Airport is eight miles away.
The town is a pleasant blend of old
and new, with thriving shops; a weekly market; a multi-purpose
sports complex; restaurants and cafes. Schools are of a very high standard and there are several excellent private Nursery Schools in
the town.
Famous sons include ‘Capability’
Brown and herbalist William Turner, both born and bred in the town.
Emily Davison, the Suffragette killed by the King’s horse in the
Derby of 1913 is buried in the churchyard of the 14th-century parish
Church of St Mary, and Lord Nelson's deputy commander, Admiral Lord
Collingwood used to live in Oldgate. |
The medieval Chantry from Telford Bridge
The Court House and woods in Carlisle
Park
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| The handsome Town Hall was originally designed by
Sir John Vanburgh and there is a fine 13th-century Chantry which has
been restored to house a Bagpipe Museum, Craft Centre and the
Tourist Information Office.
Nearby
Newcastle, only 25 minutes drive South from Morpeth, is renowned for
its shops and entertainments. There are miles of spectacular beaches
to the East. To the West is the Northumberland National Park and
Kielder Forest and to the North are the Cheviot Hills, Berwick and
the wild moorland of the Scottish Borders.
More Information from: The Tourist
Information Office, The Chantry, Bridge Street, Morpeth
Tel: 01670 500700
Fax: 01670 510710
E-mail: tourism@castlemorpeth.gov.uk |
