With some great road trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to enjoy everything that Morpeth, 30 miles away, has to offer. Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens, Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives and Treacle Wool Shop alone make the drive out worth it. Don’t forget about Newcastle-upon-Tyne either! Just 45 miles away, Sage Gateshead, Intu and O2 Academy Newcastle are non-negotiable stops here.