The White Swan Hotel
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Why go
- The First Class Lounge from Olympic, whose design matched Titanic’s lounge.
- The staircase banister from Olympic’s main Grand Staircase.
- Olympic fittings that helped Robert Ballard identify matching pieces in Titanic wreck debris.
- The three-bay entrance arcade, with stone balconies above its central bay and arched entrance.
Good to know
Good for
- Business stays Meeting rooms and conference facilities.
- Events Banquet room.
Rooms
- Room types
- Suites; non-smoking rooms.
- Room amenities
- Seating area, desk, telephone, flatscreen TV, bath or shower, hair dryer and complimentary toiletries. Check individual room details for amenities.
- Room service
- Available
Amenities
- Parking Free parking, including private parking nearby; street parking also available.
- Wi-Fi Free Wi-Fi.
- Shared lounge / TV area
- Taxi service
- Non-smoking hotel
Location
- On Bondgate Within in central Alnwick.
What you see
- The two-storey building has an ashlar facade, a slate roof, three chimneys and an attic with nine dormer windows.
Interesting facts4
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63 feet
The Olympic Suite measures 59 by 63 feet, with a ceiling 12 feet 3 inches high.
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The lounge used Louis XV styling inspired by interiors at the Palace of Versailles.
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A lounge archway preserved here matches one recovered from Titanic and displayed at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
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186 woodcarvers
Harland & Wolff joiners and artisans crafted the lounge decoration; 186 woodcarvers worked on Olympic’s fittings.
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History
- 18th c.The inn was established in the 18th century.
- 1791It was one of two inns recorded in Alnwick.
- 1797Wilson, formerly a footman in the Hervey family, occupied the inn.
- 1822The inn was the main stop on the Great North Road for mail and union coaches.
- 1852Anthony Salvin remodelled it for the 4th Duke of Northumberland; the current facade dates from this work.
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- Nov 1935Owner Algernon Smart won bids for fittings from RMS Olympic.
- 1936Smart added the ship fittings during hotel renovations.
Shorts
Sources: White Swan Hotel, Alnwick - Wikipedia · Alnwick - Wikivoyage (sleep) · White Swan Hotel (Alnwick) - Wikipedia · checked 25 Sep 2026
- Phone
- +44-1665602109
Questions and answers
What does the Olympic Suite contain at The White Swan Hotel?
It contains oak panelling and a grey marble fireplace from Olympic’s First Class Lounge. Other salvaged fittings are displayed in several hotel spaces.
Where did The White Swan Hotel’s revolving door come from?
It originally served the entrance to Olympic’s First Class restaurant.
How many dormer windows does The White Swan Hotel have?
The building has nine dormer windows.
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