Alnwick Youth Hostel
34-38 Green Batt, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1TU
For over 100 years Alnwick kept its courthouse, its police station and its prison in one place. It is now the Alnwick Youth Hostel.
Externally, the Grade II listed building is little changed from those days. Enter the old front doors with their stone surround and see the building's history portrayed around you. Showing prisoners, some old and dangerous but some young and without hope who ended up in prison hulks before transportation to Australia. In the courthouse, history was made in English law, when minor villains suffered a major injustice that became nationally famous - 'The Edlingham Burglary'. Look in the cobbled courtyard and see where Alnwick's mounted policeman stabled his horse in the 19th century.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 14 September:
- 1100-1500
Location & directions
34-38 Green Batt, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1TU
- Contact on day:
- Ruth Castle
- Telephone number:
- +447951813306
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
No lift to upper floor. Some outside areas uneven - steps, gravel and cobbles.
Additional information
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s)
