Walks you can reach from Acklington by train

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Widdrington to Ashington (Northumberland)

6 minutes direct from Acklington.

Recommended: Interesting, fairly flat walk, though both stations are some way inland.

Coastal: half along the coast.

Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Widdrington has only around three trains a day.

Walk details: Railwalks.

Steep

6 minutes direct from Acklington.

Recommended: Varied but mainly flat walk following the King Charles III England Coast Path.

Coastal: three quarters along the coast.

Time: 9h30 (7h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)

Warnings: Widdrington has only around three trains a day.

Walk details: Railwalks.

Steep

15 minutes direct from Acklington.

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Moderate