Quote "Harry, I often come to the North East and stay in Northumberland around the Alnwick area. Are there any good gun shops up that way? Unquote. Lagopus.
Hello Lagopus,
Sadly there are very few gunshops in Northumberland these days most being turned over to fishing tackle although a few may still stock shotgun and rifle cartridges. Possibly the best (and that's a poor best) in Bagnall and Kirkwood of Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, formerly Papes, they carry a few shotguns and rifles but not a lot. Too many people buying on line these days to justify stocking firearms that may not move for years. If your into fishing, then Hardy's of Alnwick can give you a factory tour but are purely fishing tackle manufacturers. Still it fills a few hours on a wet day. (we get plenty of those. There is a shotgun Gunsmith near Weldon Bridge off the Newcastle to Wooler Road. I've never been there but I know he operates out of an old farmhouse. Sorry there's not more.
Harry
