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    • Kirkwhelpington to Heavenfield
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    • Coast
      • Bamburgh 3.5m (6k)
      • Bamburgh & Burton 7m (11k)
      • Beal & Fenwick 5.5m (9k)
      • Belford 3m (4.5k)
      • Belford & Detchant 5.5m (9k)
      • Holy Island 3m (5k)
      • Warkworth (two routes)
      • Warkworth & Amble 5m (8k)
    • Country
      • Felton (two routes)
      • Great Whittington 5m (8k)
      • Heavenfield & Wall 3.5m (5.5k)
      • Kirkwhelpington 3m (5k)
      • Pilgrimage to Heavenfield 4.5m (7.5k)
      • Rothbury 7.5m (12k)
      • Rothbury and Newtown 4.5m (7.5k)
      • West Thirston 3m (5k)
    • Easy Access
      • Bamburgh 2m (3k)
      • Belford 1m (1.6k)
      • Craster 2.3m (3.7k)
      • Great Whittington 1.9m (3.1k)
      • Holy Island 2m (3k)
      • Kirkwhelpington 1.9m (3k)
      • Rothbury 1.2m (2k)
      • Warkworth 2.4m (3.9k)
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Section 4
Warkworth to Rothbury

St. Oswald's Way long distance walk, Warkworth to Rothbury(18 miles / 29 km)

Warkworth is a beautiful village set in a meander of the River Coquet beneath the imposing castle. From here, St. Oswald’s Way wanders up the scenic Coquet valley on one of the longest sections of the route.

It passes through the village of Felton then through woodland and along riverside paths to Weldon Bridge.

The route then stays on the southern side of the Coquet, glimpsing the historic Brinkburn Priory on the other side of the river, through attractive rolling farmland to reach Rothbury, “the Capital of Coquetdale”, set in superb Northumberland scenery.

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St. Oswald's Way

St. Oswald's Way is a long distance walk from Holy Island in the north of the county, through our superb countryside to Heavenfield in the south of Northumberland.

Short walks

For those of you who may not have the time though to tackle a whole section, or indeed the whole walk, we have created a variety of short walks.

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