The Queen’s Head

The Queen’s Head is a 3-star hotel on Market Street in the Northumberland town of Alnwick. Alnwick Castle is about 400 metres away, while Bamburgh Castle is 28 km off.

Rooms are furnished with a wardrobe, a desk, a coffee machine and a flat-screen TV, and the private shower rooms include a hairdryer and free toiletries. Downstairs there is a bar, plus a garden with outdoor seating and free private parking. WiFi costs nothing and smoking is not allowed anywhere on the premises.

Rooms are cleaned daily. It is a sensible town-centre choice for visiting the castle and the historic sites along the Northumberland coast, and Newcastle Airport is roughly 47 km away.