Cocklepark Tower
#4497 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Cockle Park Tower is a Grade 1 listed building in the hamlet of Cockle Park, Northumberland, England, some 4 miles to the north of Morpeth. ()
Cocklepark Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Brinkburn Priory, Carlisle Park, Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Woodhorn.
Historical place, Architecture, ChurchBrinkburn Priory, Rothbury
179 min walk • Brinkburn Priory was a medieval monastery built on a bend of the River Coquet, some 4 miles east of Rothbury, Northumberland, England. Little survives of the structures erected by the monks apart from the Priory Church, which is a grade I listed building in the care of English Heritage.
Garden, Playground, ParkCarlisle Park, Morpeth
85 min walk • Carlisle Park is a park located on the southern bank of the River Wansbeck in Morpeth, Northumberland. The park has the William Turner Garden, an aviary, a paddling pool, an ancient woodland, tennis courts, several bowling greens and a skate park.
Museum, Specialty museum, Art galleryMorpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth
82 min walk • The Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is located in Morpeth Chantry, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The museum, founded in 1987, contains a large collection of historic bagpipes, especially, but not exclusively, historic Northumbrian smallpipes and Border pipes, mainly based on the collection of William Alfred Cocks.
History museum, Historical place, Art museumWoodhorn, Ashington
143 min walk • Woodhorn, part of Museums Northumberland and formerly known as Woodhorn Colliery Museum, is located in Ashington, Northumberland, England.
Forts and castlesBothal Castle
94 min walk • Bothal Castle is a castle and stately home in the village of the same name near the River Wansbeck, between Morpeth and Ashington in the English county of Northumberland. Botl is Old English for a dwelling. Bothal could refer to a particular dwelling or hall.
Forts and castlesMorpeth Castle, Morpeth
87 min walk • Morpeth Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building at Morpeth, Northumberland, in northeast England. It has been restored by the Landmark Trust and is now available as a holiday rental home.
City hallAshington Town Hall, Ashington
124 min walk • Ashington Town Hall is a municipal building in Station Road in Ashington, Northumberland, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Ashington Urban District Council until 1974, is now the base of Ashington Town Council.
Forts and castlesMitford Castle
101 min walk • Mitford Castle is an English castle dating from the end of the 11th century and located at Mitford, Northumberland. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building, enlisted on 20 October 1969.
TowerMorpeth Clock Tower, Morpeth
81 min walk • Morpeth Clock Tower is a building located off the Market Place Morpeth. The tower stands 60 ft high with walls 3 ft 6 in thick. It stands close to the Morpeth Town Hall and the YMCA buildings of 1905. It is Grade II* listed building.
Tea room, ChurchChantry Tea Rooms, Morpeth
82 min walk • Morpeth Chantry also known as All Saints Chantry is a Grade I listed building situated adjacent to the site of the ancient bridge across the River Wansbeck at Morpeth, Northumberland.
View pointHaw Hill, Morpeth
85 min walk • Haw Hill or Ha' Hill is a mound and scheduled monument in Carlisle Park, Morpeth which was the site of a motte-and-bailey castle, being Morpeth's first castle. The castle was built by the de Merlay family in 1095, originally constructed as a wooden structure, being replaced later by a stone castle in the same location.
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