Where is Bamburgh?
Bamburgh is set in beautiful Northumberland countryside, approximately midway between Berwick upon Tweed and Alnwick (and some sixteen miles from both).
It is 39 miles from the nearest airport (Newcastle) and 4.4 miles from the nearest railway station (Chathill). For InterCity services, residents must first travel to Alnmouth or Berwick upon Tweed.
DIRECTIONS
BY CAR Travelling northbound on the A1 turn off at Adderstone services and follow the B1341 Bamburgh is about 5 miles or you can take the B1342 if travelling southbound. Alternatively the B1340 coastal road that takes you on a more Leisurely route directly into Bamburgh.
BY AIR The nearest airport is at Newcastle call 08718821121 or www.newcastleairport.com
Getting here by Bus
Bamburgh is very well served by local buses.
Every bus stop in Bamburgh, with live departures:
https://livebustimes.co.uk/bus-times/bamburgh
The X18 timetable (Seahouses to Berwick), which the page also mentions:
https://livebustimes.co.uk/routes/x18-king-street-berwick-railway-station
The 477 timetable (Berwick to Holy Island):
https://livebustimes.co.uk/routes/477-berwick-railway-station-holy-island
Travelling around by bus
Live Bus Times, a free UK bus timetable site with no login or app:
https://livebustimes.co.uk
By Train
Chathill is the nearest station to Bamburgh but is only served by a very early morning train and and late evening train. Most rail passengers will need to alight at Berwick or Alnmouth.
We recommend using Trainline https://www.thetrainline.com/
LNER from London, Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Newcastle and Scotland call at both Alnmouth and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Cross Country trains from South West England, the Midlands and Scotland also call at both Alnmouth and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Passengers arriving into Berwick should catch the direct Arriva X18 to Bamburgh
Passengers arriving into Alnmouth must catch the Arriva X20 into Alnwick and change for a northbound X18 or X15 (change at Belford onto a southbound X18/418)
By Ferry
DFDS Ferries connect the North of England at Port of Tyne to Amsterdam (IJmuiden) in Holland.
To travel from Port of Tyne to Bamburgh without a car, passengers should use the DFDS shuttle-bus service to Newcastle Central Station and then use either the train or Arriva Coast and Castles Connection X18/X15 services to get to Bamburgh