Title: Visit Alston: Best of Alston Tourism | Expedia Travel Guide - Expedia.ca [Hotels in Alston](https://expedia.ca/Alston-Hotels.d182433.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Alston](https://expedia.ca/Alston-Vacation-Rentals.d182433.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Things to do in Alston](https://expedia.ca/Things-To-Do-In-Alston.d182433.Travel-Guide-Activities)[Alston Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Alston.d182433.Car-Rental-Guide)[Alston Vacation Packages](https://expedia.ca/Alston.d182433.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Alston ## Travel Guide ![Disused Lead Mines in Northumberland](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000011407/00064380-5b4a-4d02-9fee-a878d3e5def8.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Disused Lead Mines in Northumberland](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000011407/00064380-5b4a-4d02-9fee-a878d3e5def8.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![River South Tyne](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/182433/502e30ac-eb32-4b95-b865-ea0fcfc396b2.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/182433/502e30ac-eb32-4b95-b865-ea0fcfc396b2.jpg) by [Peter McDermott](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14194) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Bayles](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/182433/24759eb7-b6fb-44c1-9ec8-4a3e8bcf52f9.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/182433/24759eb7-b6fb-44c1-9ec8-4a3e8bcf52f9.jpg) by [Peter McDermott](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14194) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Little Gill](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/182433/48ebb08b-e776-4c35-aa98-d5fbc8129e7b.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/182433/48ebb08b-e776-4c35-aa98-d5fbc8129e7b.jpg) by [Peter McDermott](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14194) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ## Visit Alston Things to do - Alston Hotel Deals - Vacation Rentals in Alston ![Lovelady Shield House](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/121000000/120660000/120655800/120655749/w1041h1382x3y0-801a7159_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Lovelady Shield House Lovelady Lane Alston England CA $1,437 CA $1,437 total Feb 8 - Feb 9 includes taxes & fees Stay at this vacation home in Alston. Enjoy free WiFi and free parking. Popular attraction Nenthead Mines is located nearby. [](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=08%2F02%2F2026&endDate=09%2F02%2F2026&selected=120655749&PinnedHotelID=120655749&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=182433) ![Crown and Mitre Hotel](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/1000000/530000/527800/527747/2a35b7c1_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Crown and Mitre Hotel 4 English Street Carlisle England CA $124 CA $149 total Feb 8 - Feb 9 includes taxes & fees Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Carlisle. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful ... 8.4/10 Very Good! (1,005 reviews) It was perfect for what we needed it for, a stop off to break up the journey south from North Scotland. We loved the original features of the hotel, it was full of character. The staff were very professional and nice. We also checked in with our dog, Bella, which all went very well. The carpark is ... Reviewed on Feb 2, 2026 [](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=08%2F02%2F2026&endDate=09%2F02%2F2026&selected=527747&PinnedHotelID=527747&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=182433) ![North Lakes Hotel And Spa](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/1000000/900000/894800/894703/65f2dd92_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### North Lakes Hotel And Spa Ullswater Road Penrith England CA $140 CA $168 total Feb 8 - Feb 9 includes taxes & fees Book a stay at this spa hotel in Penrith. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our ... 8.6/10 Excellent! (976 reviews) Great hotel rooms food and staff BUT extensive and noisy building work until 5/6 pm. No advance notice of disruption or inconvenience but boards saying ‘please bear with US’ while refurbishment going on. 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Discover the area's countryside and restaurants. [](https://expedia.ca/Nenthead-Mines-Alston.d553248621555971616.Vacation-Attraction) ## Cities near Alston ![There has been a church on the site in Hexham, England, for over 1300 years since Etheldreda, Queen of Northumbria made a grant of lands to Wilfrid, Bishop of York. Of Wilfrid's Benedictine abbey, which was constructed almost entirely of material salvaged from nearby Roman ruins. 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