Are the shops in Alnwick any good?
Not really. A passable branch of Woolworths which wouldn’t rate a mention anywhere else and a couple of interesting arty/crafty shops like the Forge Pottery is as good as it gets. A model aeroplane shop has just opened too. Which is nice. Barter Books at Alnwick Station is a huge excellent second hand bookshop. It also has a steam engine because they are going to reopen the railway line from Alnwick to Alnmouth. Unfortunately the steam engine is now the wrong side of the A1 from where they are going to re-open the line. There used to be an electrical shop called Keith Black Electrical about which I have written this page.
