Muggles Mews

Alnwick

4.63

(48 Reviews)

2 guests

1 bedroom

1 bed

1 bathroom

Property Overview

Muggles Mews is a characterful duplex apartment located in the centre of Alnwick. This comfortable one bedroom holiday home is perfect for those looking to explore the local area and the beauty of the Northumberland region.
Sleeping two guests in a super king bed the property is ideal for couples or solo travellers.

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Property Details

The Space
Muggles Mews spans across two floors. Access is via a set of stairs to reach the first floor which is home to the living room, kitchen and bathroom. The higher level features a second living/snug area and the master bedroom.

The living room is a comfortable and homely room with two large fabric sofas, a feature fireplace and a wide selection of books and games for you to enjoy. The 55” television has a number of Freeview channels and has access to Netflix and other apps so you can log in to your account.

The kitchen and dining area is a bright space with pale green units and black granite worktop. The tall, panelled windows allow light to flood through into the space and you can watch the world wander by outside.

The dining space features a round dining table with matching chairs, ideal for delicious hearty breakfasts before a day of exploring.

Head upstairs and you will find a spacious master bedroom with a superking bed, large freestanding wardrobes, a selection of storage shelves with baskets and an occasional wicker chair. If you enjoy watching television in bed the room features a 42” television fitted with an amazon firestick.

The property has a snug area which features a large sofa bed, the perfect space to rest with your favourite book. This bed is not permanently made up so please contact us in advance of your stay if you need bedding providing.
The bathroom features a bath, shower, WC and a basin. This room also benefits from underfloor heating which adds a real touch of luxury to your morning routine.

Outside, there is a communal courtyard shared with four other apartments in the building.

Neighborhood
Muggles Mews is located in the centre of Alnwick allowing you to explore the many shops, restaurants and bars of this wonderful market town.

Site of many a medieval skirmish, the Northumberland countryside is dotted with evidence of its turbulent past between Scotland and England. Crumbling castle ruins stand alongside Roman feats of engineering – Hadrian’s Wall stretches the length of the county. And there are just as many restored castles, like Alnwick and Bamburgh Castle to sample what life would have been like in the days of yore. Muggles Mews backs onto Alnwick Castle so you are ideally placed to explore a historic site which has been a location of filming for Harry Potter and Downton Abbey.

Northumberland National Park dominates the north of the county, where Kielder Forest Park is home to all kinds of adventure sports and a dark sky park stretches over the moorlands. On the coast, fishing villages are set around cute little harbours, piled high with lobster pots. Take a boat out to the Farne Islands to spot puffins and seals, or cross the tidal causeway to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne where a crumbling priory and clifftop castle make for dramatic sights. Just don’t let the tide catch you out.

Getting Around
There are a number of bus stops throughout Alnwick and the Alnwick’s main bus station is just a 3 minute walk away from the property. Hop on the X20 which takes you through to Newcastle with stops in beautiful areas of Northumberland like Alnmouth and Amble. The X18 route travels between Newcastle and Berwick upon Tweed with stops in Morpeth, Amble and Seahouses

  • Dishwasher
  • Dryer
  • Free parking on premises
  • Heating
  • Iron
  • Refrigerator
  • Stove
  • TV
  • Washer
  • Bathtub
  • Bed linens
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Cleaning Disinfection
  • Coffee maker
  • Cookware
  • Dishes and silverware
  • Dvd player
  • Enhanced cleaning practices
  • Essentials
  • Fire extinguisher
  • First aid kit
  • Free parking on street
  • Game console
  • Hangers
  • Hair dryer
  • High touch surfaces disinfected
  • Hot water
  • Kettle
  • Kitchen
  • Laptop friendly workspace
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Private entrance
  • Shampoo
  • Smoke detector
  • Toaster
  • Towels provided
  • Town
  • Wireless Internet
  • Pets allowed

Guests have access to the full property. The keys to the property are accessed via a secure key safe and full details will be provided shortly before your arrival date.

Please note that the apartment can only be accessed via stairs.

The property can be accessed from the rear via the green gate in Bow Alley a short walk from the free car parks in Greenwell Road. This allows entry to the private courtyard and the passage leading to Muggles Mews. From the front, access is via a black door in Narrowgate, adjacent to Matt Robson Artwork. Muggles Mews occupies the two floors above the gallery.

Check-in: 16:00

Checkout: 10:00

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Guest Reviews

4.63

(48 Reviews)

Wayne

03/10/2024

Great place. Central position. Sadly we weren't given the door code for access from the street. Took

Renate

21/09/2024

Beautiful apartment, great location, very comfortable, spacious and clean.<br/><br/>Before we got key code we had to sign up to extra insurance. This was not clear at booking stage and added £25 to the bill.

Paula

17/09/2024

Location, lovely kitchen and bathroom<br/><br/>Stairs and no parking

James

05/09/2024

Location<br/><br/>I think the constant reminders about breakages is a bit over the top

Tim

27/08/2024

Lovely apartment in great location<br/><br/>Everything was great

Phil

26/08/2024

Location was perfect plus although parking was a little awkward, it was not a major problem.<br/><br/>Loose toilet seat. I'm sure the cleaners would have noticed this and reported back for repairs , but not done when we arrived.

June

24/08/2024

Very clean tidy and well equipped<br/><br/>No on-site parking. Not property owners fault but all 24 hrs long stay full on arrival and if took us over 30 minutes and 3 different car parks. Just peak time in August

Jane

03/08/2024

Simon

31/07/2024

The location is superb as central in Alnwick very close to all the restaurants and bars. Also very close to castle, castle gardens and Barter Books.<br/><br/>You are also on the doorstep of some amazing walking areas such as Holy Island, Craster, Embleton, Dunstanburgh Castle, Alnmouth etc etc etc.<br/><br/>The property is very tastefully furnished, lovely comfy king size bed, excellent pictures and photos throughout the property, well kitted out kitchen and great wardrobe space etc.<br/><br/>The information provided for the property was very thorough and all correspondence was also very thorough.<br/><br/>The bathroom is not on the same floor as the bedroom although we were aware of this and wasn’t a problem. Lounge settees were not that cumfy either!<br/><br/>Prior to receiving entry information you are emailed that there is a £250 credit card fee for any breakages and a £10 admin charge is retained from your £250 charge and provided no issue £240 will be returned in up to 14 days. <br/><br/>This to us felt rather excessive, we could not see any justification for retaining this £10 admin fee and think it should be included in the cost of the booking which frankly is not cheap as properties go; I have never had this before in 20 years of booking properties either here or on Airbnb!<br/><br/>Alternatively you are invited and in fact encouraged to take out a £25 insurance fee against any breakages or damages to the property. Again we felt this excessive and also unnecessary additional fees.

Hugo

21/07/2024

Perfect

Jay

20/07/2024

Had a lovely stay in Muggle Mews, Alnwick. I’d definitely recommend and stay again.

Wolfgang

13/07/2024

chris o

12/07/2024

Lovely apartment, spacious and clean with huge TVs and all mod cons. It's in a great position too. Unfortunately the shower kept breaking (a system airlock) and the Host and Stay customer support system is awful. We phoned and emailed for help but got no reply to either (we left messages) so had no shower on day two. Managed to get through the next day and was promised a maintenance person would attend. Not sure whether they did or did not, but the shower seemed to work - for a short while at least. We noted others have mentioned the problem so it's not a new issue and this is big shame as the place is very nice. Our problems with Host and Stay don't end there though. We tried to amend the booking dates due to a hospital appointment clash (almost four weeks before our visit) but numerous emails and phone calls proved fruitless . When we did get through Host and Stay insisted only TripAdvisor could change the dates, but our booking came through Holiday Lettings.com and they provided us with only one email and phone number to edit bookings ....the number and address of Host and Stay! So we went round and round in circles and eventually gave up. After all, by then Host and Stay had our money so had no incentive to help us as customers. If I was the owner of Muggles Mews I'd be very angry. The apartment is 5 our of 5 .... Host and Stay are zero.

Sereena

07/07/2024

Beautifully decorated and amazingly comfortable bed.

Peter

04/07/2024

Martin

25/05/2024

Great location in Alnwick high street<br/><br/>But noisy at weekend with lots of bars adjacent to high the flat which overlooks the high street

Lyn

30/04/2024

Well equipped property in central location.<br/><br/>The description of the property having a patio is a tad misleading. There is an outside yard area shared by a number of properties which is accessed down an alley way. Not a problem for us but if someone wanted a private patio it would be very disappointing.

Annie

23/04/2024

The location was perfect for getting out and about. The apartment had so many lovely art pieces that made you go over as they drew you in. Beautiful ?<br/><br/>Parking system.

Allan

22/04/2024

Paul

11/04/2024

Andre

20/10/2023

Booked very last minute.<br/>We were very happy with our choice. The flat is situated right in the central hub of Alnwick and well presented.<br/>Would recommend

Peter

11/09/2023

Central location. Well equipped, comfortable and clean.<br/><br/>Shower was somewhat erratic.

Nicholas

01/09/2023

An outstandingly comfortable and well appointed base for our all-too-brief stay in Northumberland. This flat is excellent in every way. Communication was good although we didn’t meet anyone in person. We would come back with pleasure.<br/><br/>There was nothing we didn’t like.

Linda

20/08/2023

Fantastic facilities, good quality, very comfortable<br/><br/>Nothing

Alex

31/07/2023

Very spacious, comfortable and peaceful, in spite of being in the centre of Alnwick. Although the building itself is very old inside it was very warm and welcoming with thoughtful touches which made it a very happy and relaxing place to stay. The view of Alnwick Castle from the bedroom was great. Excellent location for castle and gardens and for visiting other parts of Northumberland. Plenty of food shops and places to eat too. There are free car parks up behind Morrisons, but have to move car every 24 hours so had to remember.<br/><br/>Prefer a bathroom on same floor as bedroom!

Linda

23/07/2023

Steven

07/07/2023

The position was perfect. Very homely and comfortable. Kitchen was well equipped and nice big TVs. Large comfortable bed.<br/><br/>The parking was a bit of a pain.

Lorraine

12/06/2023

The property is beautiful and in an amazing location!<br/>Everything was there for you whatever you needed!!<br/>The bed was superb and extremely comfortable. The shower was great once it kicked in!!<br/>Just beautiful ??<br/><br/>N/a

Jonathan

15/04/2023

Thanks Host and Stay, thoroughly enjoyed the accommodation, superb location. I can't recommend both Host and Stay as a property owner and this accommodation highly enough. <br/>Regards<br/>Jonathan

Carol

30/01/2023

Muggles Mews is a unique home from home . So well equipped and really comfortable.<br/><br/>Nothing at alll.<br/>except that an arrow pointing ‘anti-clockwise ‘ on the street entrance handle would be really helpful ??

Nicholas

23/01/2023

Breakfast was not included, location was excellent. The decor in the whole place was exceptional.<br/><br/>The entry was via two doors , the main outside door and the mews door. The instructions sent prior to our visit could have been a lot clearer which would help idiots like me although a neighboring tenant did say a lot of other people had encountered problems to enter the property. Couldn't get the wifi to work. The additional optional £10/£25 we had to pay to cover accidental loss should have been shown at the time of booking.

Andy B., Leeds, UK

09/01/2023

A very comfortable and convenient property right next to Alnwick Castle with everything you needed for a great holiday. A great place for just being able to wander and walk round Alnwick. A few minutes to Alnwick Gardens, The Castle, Barter Books. Good pubs and restaurants right on your doorstep, we would recommend the Tanners Arms for a good beer and make sure you eat at Lilburns which is just great food. Easy for touring the Northumbrian coast. Visit both Howick Gardens on the way to Craster and walk round Helen Park just on the edge of Alnwick.

Janet

28/11/2022

This is a lovely property , very spacious with everything you need .in the centre of Alnwick

Grace

27/11/2022

The house itself was lovely, well furnished and kited out for longer stays too (every pot and pan/Tupperware you could ever need!), great location and good space. However, the house is on a second floor of a building, which meant lots of up and down stairs with a pram/baby related items which was a bit exhausting. The door on the main road that has a security lock (right underneath the property) was locked with a key from the inside, so we had to walk to the back of the property every time we needed to come or go, which was frustrating. The path from the back had zero lighting, it was very dark past 5pm and head torches or phone torches were required for safety. Additionally, the path from the back is up a sloping hill, which was really slippy when it rained and especially in the dark situation was a bit dangerous. I wouldn’t recommend this property to anyone a little unsteady on their feet.

Chris

07/11/2022

Lovely and spacious flat in a great location right in the middle of Alnwick. The flat has everything you would need, with plenty of bars, restaurants and the sights of Alnwick all on your doorstep

Will

26/10/2022

We had a great stay at Muggles Mews. Wouldn't hesitate to book again!

Mark

23/10/2022

Ideal location, beautifully presented property with everything one could ask for. Spotlessly clean throughout one is a stones throw from all of Alnwick’s attractions. Would score this 11/10 if one could.<br/><br/>There is nothing not to like about this property.

Marion

20/09/2022

We had a lovely time in this gorgeous property - really beautifully designed and decorated, very comfortable with everything we needed, and the location is fantastic for local attractions, bars, restaurants and shops. Would definitely recommend Muggles Mews!

Matt

17/09/2022

Wright

26/08/2022

Beautiful apartment which was very well equipped. Ideal location to explore the town.<br/><br/>Couldn't leave the car in the long stay car park for the whole weekend. Had to move away for 4 hours.

Anonymous

24/08/2022

This property is a real hidden gem we found the Mews had everything we needed for a relaxing stay. The decorative touches and thoughtful features makes this a standout choice when visiting Alnwick.<br/><br/>nothing

Callum

22/08/2022

Great, would stay again:)

Karen

15/08/2022

Fabulous homely apartment with everything you could need for your stay, including washer, dryer, iron, free view TV, DVD films and box sets, books. Literally on the castle walls and on one of the main streets. Next door to pubs, cafes, restaurants if you don’t want to cook. Free parking for 24 hour sessions in the car parks at the back of the property. <br/>So easy to drive from the car parks out to the coast and many of the amazing coastal castles and sights.

David

07/08/2022

Brilliantly situated in Alnwick and well appointed, care with the stairs.

Paula

27/07/2022

Lovely spacious apartment in a perfectly central location. Well equipped with everything you could need. easy drop off point to the rear of the apartment, and parking close by.<br/><br/>nothing.

Matthew

24/07/2022

Very nice apartment, very spacious and great location.

Claire

06/07/2022

David B., Derby

29/01/2022

Very well finished property right in the heart of stunning Alnwick with views over the castle from your bedroom. All shops, pubs and cafes right on your doorstep and parking all within 3 mins walk (including a rapid charger for our EV). We will definitely be back.

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