Bridge Street, with its Tudor-style buildings, is the main place for shopping in Morpeth.
Quaint stepping stones bisect the River Wansbeck, from where a path leads to Carlisle Park in the heart of the town. A traditional pavilion overlooking the bowling green, putting green and tennis courts in Carlisle Park. In a corner of Carlisle Park is the walled William Turner Garden, created to celebrate Dr William Turner, born circa 1508. He was known as the Father of English Botany and was a pioneer in cataloguing English plants, compiling their scientific names – or making them up, if they were unidentified.He was also a rebellious and outspoken preacher, which got him into trouble with the established church and the King.