Up North is a Grade II listed townhouse in the heart of Alnwick, Northumberland, spread over three storeys. It's a proper Up North find - tucked just behind the high street, with the town centre a few steps from the front door. The house sleeps six across three bedrooms and suits families, couples or groups of friends travelling together.

Alnwick itself has a weekly market in the square on Thursdays and Saturdays, plus independent shops, pubs and restaurants along the high street. Alnwick Playhouse, a restored 1930s cinema with a theatre, bar and café, sits in the town centre. The coast is five miles away and several beaches are reachable within a 20-minute drive. To the west lie the heather-capped Cheviot Hills, good for walking and spotting wildlife.

The ground floor has a spacious living room with a large sofa and 40-inch Smart TV, plus a well-equipped kitchen and dining room with a Tassimo coffee machine and a big extendable table for planning the day's walk. Bedroom one, on the first floor, has a zip-and-link super king bed and sits beside a bathroom with a double-ended spa bath and mood lighting. The second floor holds a king-size en-suite bedroom and a third bedroom with a 4ft 6in double bed.

Alnwick Castle and Alnwick Gardens, with its Treehouse Restaurant, are both a short walk away. Barter Books, a large second-hand bookshop set inside an ornate Victorian railway station, is also close by. Alnmouth train station is a 10-minute drive, giving regular links to Newcastle and Edinburgh, while Alnwick bus station is just a 3-minute walk, running north to Berwick-upon-Tweed and south to Newcastle.

This is a solid pick for families or friends wanting Alnwick's castle, gardens and bookshop on their doorstep, with the coast and Cheviot Hills within easy reach. Check your dates for this Up North townhouse today.