Berwick town walls, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Name: Berwick town walls
Address: Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Berwick-upon-Tweed

Top attraction, City wall

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Berwick's town walls are a sequence of defensive structures built around the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England. ()

Coordinates: 55°45'54"N, 2°0'17"W

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Berwick-upon-Tweed United Kingdom

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Berwick town walls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shielfield Park, Berwick Barracks, Church of the Holy Trinity, Berwick Castle.

0.5 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
14 min walk • Shielfield Park is a football stadium that is home to Berwick Rangers and Berwick Bandits speedway team. Although Berwick Rangers is a Scottish Lowland Football League club, Shielfield Park is situated in the English county of Northumberland.
0.5 miNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed
12 min walk • Berwick Barracks, sometimes known as Ravensdowne Barracks, is a former military installation of the British Army in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England.
0.5 miN
Church
Church of the Holy Trinity, Berwick-upon-Tweed
14 min walk • The Church of the Holy Trinity, Berwick-on-Tweed is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. It is a rare example of a church built in the Commonwealth era.
0.7 miNW
Ruined castle overlooking the North Sea
Berwick Castle, Berwick-upon-Tweed
18 min walk • Berwick Castle is a ruined castle in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England.
~1700 ftN
City hall
Berwick Town Hall, Berwick-upon-Tweed
9 min walk • Berwick Town Hall is a municipal facility in Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council, is a Grade I listed building.
~1250 ftNW
Bridge
Berwick Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed
7 min walk • Berwick Bridge, also known as the Old Bridge, spans the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. The current structure is a Grade I listed stone bridge built between 1611 and 1624.
~1590 ftNW
Bridge
Royal Tweed Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed
8 min walk • The Royal Tweed Bridge is a road bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England crossing the River Tweed. It was intended to divert traffic from the 17th century Berwick Bridge, and until the 1980s it formed part of the A1 road, the main route from London to Edinburgh.
0.6 miNW
Bridge
Royal Border Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed
16 min walk • The Royal Border Bridge spans the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria.
~1350 ftN
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Maltings Theatre & Cinema, Berwick-upon-Tweed
7 min walk • The Maltings is a cinema and live arts venue located in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, UK. The venue is run by a charitable trust -The Maltings Trust - which also manages Maltings Visual Arts and its exhibition and residency programme across the Granary and the Gymnasium Galleries, located elsewhere in the town centre.
0.4 miN
Church
Shaws Lane Chapel, Berwick-upon-Tweed
10 min walk • Shaws Lane Relief Chapel in Berwick upon Tweed was founded in 1756 by a Presbyterian group seceding from the Low Meeting House in Hide Hill. The Congregation were of the Church of Scotland but preferred to choose their own Minister and so they pooled what money they had or could raise in order to fund its construction.
~1600 ftN
Street
Dewars Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed
8 min walk • Dewar's Lane is an alley of medieval origin in the centre of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Over the centuries, heavy cart-wheels have cut deep grooves in its setts. Once painted by the artist L. S. Lowry, it fell into an extreme state of dilapidation, overrun with pigeons and seagulls.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Berwick town walls?

Nearby attractions include Berwick Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed (7 min walk), The Maltings Theatre & Cinema, Berwick-upon-Tweed (7 min walk), Royal Tweed Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed (8 min walk), Dewars Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed (8 min walk).

How to get to Berwick town walls by public transport?

The nearest stations to Berwick town walls:

Bus

Asda • Lines: 60, 67, Bus 67 (8 min walk)
Union Brae • Lines: 60, 67, Bus 67 (8 min walk)

Train

Berwick-upon-Tweed (18 min walk)