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Pottergate Garden

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📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.41464, -1.70903

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Strawberry Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Spring Brittlestem, Orange Mosscap +23 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Ratten Rowbyway open to all traffic · 435 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 435 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Narrowgate at its junction with Pottergate, Alnwick

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Narrowgate at its junction with Pottergate, Alnwick

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