Alnwick Trades
The Shambles, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1TN
Alnwick has served the surrounding area as a market town for more than a thousand years and the earliest form of ‘shop’, a temporary market stall, can still be seen today in the market place at the heart of the town. Later, shops were inserted into the ground floor of existing houses. Shopfronts, in the form that we now recognise, first appeared around the turn of the 17th century, but most of our surviving historic shopfronts date from Victorian and Edwardian times, when the arrival of plate glass led to a wave of shop window replacement. Today Alnwick boasts one of Britain’s finest high streets. Its special character reflects the story of the town, and the generations who have shaped it.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 20 September:
- 1000-1600
Location & directions
The Shambles, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1TN
- Contact on day:
- Peter Reed
- Telephone number:
- +447817038874
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Additional information
Leaflets are available in the former Tourist Information Centre under Northumberland Hall.
