Maltster's Rest sits right in the centre of Alnwick, Northumberland and forms part of an original working Malthouse converted into a small collection of apartments. This ground-floor apartment takes its name from the room where the maltster once raked out the malt and the industrial past still shows through in the décor and furnishings. It sleeps four across two bedrooms and comes with private parking right at the door. The open-plan living space runs from a modern kitchen through to a bright living room with a smart TV and Amazon Echo.

Alnwick itself mixes cobbled streets and stone houses with a properly modern town centre. Independent shops, restaurants, pubs and a cinema are all within walking distance. This is a market town with plenty going on, yet the Northumberland coast and countryside are close by too.

The master bedroom has a kingsize bed and an en-suite shower room with a walk-in shower and heated towel rail. Bedroom two also has a kingsize bed (twin beds available on request) and shares a second bathroom with a bath and shower over. Both bedrooms have access to a smart TV. The kitchen includes a dishwasher, coffee machine and washer dryer, so there's nothing to sort out before you settle in.

Alnwick Castle is only a gentle stroll away the seat of the Duke of Northumberland and a filming location for Harry Potter's Hogwarts scenes. Alnwick Garden, with its Grand Cascade waterfall, poison garden and a restaurant built into the largest treehouse in Europe, is close by too. Alnmouth beach lies 4.5 miles east and the Northumberland Heritage Coastline, a 20-mile Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is easily explored from here. Walkers should head west to the Cheviot Hills for wide open, heather-capped hills.

Couples or small groups wanting castles, coastline and a proper market town on the doorstep will find Maltster's Rest hard to beat. History, hills and beaches all sit within easy reach and you're back in time for dinner in town. Book today for a great break in Alnwick.