Welcome
Barbican View is a luxury one-bedroom apartment on the lower floor of a Grade II listed townhouse in the centre of Alnwick, directly opposite the main entrance to Alnwick Castle.
Access with steps
Bedrooms
Hearing
Getting here
Travel by public transport
Alnmouth railway station is just over 10 minutes drive. The X18 bus goes to/from the main Alnwick bus station in Clayport Street, around 500m from Barbican View.
Travel by taxi
Parking
Parking is in a residents' permit zone (permit provided in apartment), usually within 20-30m. Spaces are not reserved.
Arrival
Path to main entrance
Main entrance
The outer door is up 4 steep stone steps (180 + 220 + 190 + 240 mm) into the communal hallway. There is a keysafe at approximately 1.5m height from the top step. Within the communal hallway, there is one step (190 mm) up to the nner door of the apartment.
Getting around inside
Bedrooms
Self catering kitchen
Kitchen
Access to the apartment is via 5 steps (4 at outer door, 1 in communal hallway) as described previously. Once inside, the kitchen (open plan to the lounge/diner) and bedroom are on the level. There is a slight slope in the floor.
Lounge
Lounge/diner
Access to the apartment is via 5 steps (4 at outer door, 1 in communal hallway) as described previously. Once inside, the kitchen (open plan to the lounge/diner) and bedroom are on the level. There is a slight slope in the floor.
Getting around outside
Access to the apartment is via 5 steps (4 at outer door, 1 in communal hallway) as described previously. The rear walled patio is then accessed via the kitchen door which has a 30 mm threshold, followed by two steps (150+120 mm) up from the small area adjacent to the door. The patio is a mixture of stone flags and decking, with a 270 mm step up to the decked area with table and chairs. There are 4 steps (max. 210 mm) up to the upper stone flagged area with bench.
Customer care support
None
Customer care support
The owners are contactable 24hrs in case of emergencies, but live some distance away from the property.