Alnwick, Northumberland, which, Despite being several miles inland, the idiot weather girl on the TV this morning said was a coastal resort.
Also has a good book shop in the remains of the old station,
Has a Castle still lived in by the Percy's, which pops up in all sorts of films. Harry Potter meets Robin Hood etc,
Has a pub called the Cross Keys, which is better known as the Dirty Bottles (which has nothing to do with the beer.)
And it's just off the current A1 and East coast main line.
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