Looks like my part of Sweden but far far busier , too many people for my liking.
As a permanent resident of Northumberland, can I ask anyone even remotely considering a visit not to bother. It's horrendous and I often cry myself to sleep at night with the knowledge that I'll never escape.
100's of miles of natural, unspoilt, empty trails on my doorstep, Kielder Forest trail centre within 45 mins of my house, Glentress and Hamsterley both accessible under and hour and a half.
Please, save yourselves. I'll take one for the team.
Can anyone recommend some crap-hole up there to stay in near the rubbish cycling?
Don't stop here as it's central to all the woeful places mentioned above.
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Mackem, been staying [url= http://www.beaconhill.co.uk/ ]here[/url] a few times a year for the last decade. Love it. Not cheap, but not lacking in any aspect, at all...
Yep me too 6th time in the last 8 years & Drac we will meet up for that pint you promised me 🙂
^^^^ we are going to the related place (same setup) at Breamish next month, will be interested to see how it compares after years of Beaconhill (we were too late booking it this time, but are booked for next summer...)
It was so awful I moved away.
I'm now in the slightly more awful Hope Valley in Derbyshire.
Just bad luck I guess!
Yep me too 6th time in the last 8 years & Drac we will meet up for that pint you promised me
Please do.
For todays short awful ride I went south of this little tidal stream called the Tyne or something. All I found was dumped stuff, dumped sand, rocks, Roman Fort and even an entire velodrome, completely ridiculous and just such an awful place. Did a couple of laps despite an unsuitable bike 😀
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It's rubbish and empty and the sky, sea and green only vaguely comes alive with a few days off work, a sense of escapism and a quarter pound of Lou Reed
and even an entire velodrome,
South Shields? Gypsies Green?
Anyway, that's not even Northumberland.
I'll never ever got to the http://www.redlionalnmouth.com/ ever again.
The beer was so good I drank too much & the food was horrible, so bad I had to try it again the next night to make sure it was that bad.
Cornwall's miles better, go there.
Erm.. there's a cool little beach called Wanson Mouth between Widemouth Bay and Milook, the path's hidden by some bushes but you can park on the wide bit of road just opposite it and wander down. There aren't any shops, toilets or ice cream trucks so the masses stay away.
Interesting, a friend of mine lives in Widemouth Bay, she'll know where that is. Keep meaning to get down there and see her, have to check it out when I do.
esselgruntfuttock yer that's the place, is it County Durham or somewhere else then? I apologise for my incorrectness 😀
I dunno why everyone does threads like this about Northumberland. It's not the only quiet part of the UK. I think the main reason in this case is that it's nowhere near as good as Scotland but nearly as far away 🙂
I just see pictures of ordinary nice countryside.
it's nowhere near as good as Scotland but nearly as far away
It's much farther away.
I just see pictures of ordinary nice countryside.
Yes. It's all very ordinary.
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Castles, beaches, seals. Yep, a normal day in Wales.
Except it's not raining.
You may have a point there.
Generally warmer though down here. We went to Whitby once which admittedly is not in Northumbria, but is not too far away. Not only was it rammed beyond belief, but the beach faced east and was behind a big cliff so was in shadow all afternoon. It was sodding freezing, in July.
It's much farther away.
Much closer for me 😉
Generally warmer though down here. We went to Whitby once which admittedly is not in Northumbria, but is not too far away. Not only was it rammed beyond belief, but the beach faced east and was behind a big cliff so was in shadow all afternoon. It was sodding freezing, in July.
I went to Birmingham once. The beach was shit. No sand at all. They talked Welsh wrong, but still had funny voices. I know it's not Wales, but it's nearly there.
I think the main reason in this case is that it's nowhere near as good as Scotland but nearly as far away
It's 5.5 hours for me to get to Scotland and I'm in Northumberland. Of course I can also get to Scotland i 30 minutes but given it's pretty big, being a country rather than a county, you need to be more specific.
We went to Whitby once which admittedly is not in Northumbria, but is not too far away.
Ah I see. You've no idea where Northumberland is.
Drac do you try to have an arsey tone or are you doing it accidentally?
Whitby = North East = East facing beach. Does Northumberland have West or South facing beaches that are so secret none of us foolish outlanders have ever heard of it?
Oh hang on, I have found one - Benthall, next to a gigantic caravan park. Must be empty caravans though as no-one ever goes there do they?
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What because I challenged you? Whitby is a long way off Northumberland.
I was talking more about the east coast generally. Assuming that an East facing beach is likely to be a similar thing 50 miles up the coast.
50 miles 😆
Northumberland is on the East yes but that really does not mean it doesn't get much sun.
Whitby = North East = East facing beach. Does Northumberland have West or South facing beaches that are so secret none of us foolish outlanders have ever heard of it?
Well predominately East of course was it's errr on the East coast but as they're beaches they tend to get sun from all directions.
I would expect that there is a greater chance of less sun and more shade in the afternoon on an east facing beach?
Well played Perchy, well played.
I would expect that there is a greater chance of less sun and more shade in the afternoon on an east facing beach?
Well they're beaches without big cliffs so they tend to get the sun all day long.
It's on average 2 degrees colder in Boulmer in August than in Swanage, which is also about 27% sunnier. Just sayin 🙂
Hahaha! 2c Molgrips you always make me laugh.
Whitby isn't far from Northumberland but 2c is a big difference.
The UK is beautiful all over. And there are quiet unspoiled parts all over. That's my point.
Yes it is.
I like Shropshire, Lakes, West Coast of Scotland and many other places I've visited.
Northumberland in rubbish though.
molgrips - MemberThe UK is beautiful all over.
apart form Lancashire, obviously.
esselgruntfuttock yer that's the place, is it County Durham or somewhere else then? I apologise for my incorrectness
Haha! No worries, South Shields is actually in the county of Tyne & Wear, & is on the south bank of the Tyne. You weren't far from Northumberland so I'll let you off. 😉
Northumberland in rubbish though
I was thinking of visiting, but if everyone has a chip on their shoulder I might not bother driving that far 🙂
I wouldn't it's very cold and the beaches are covered in the shade. Try Scotland.
To be fair you're not far off with the Scotland comment, talking to visitors that's often what they say. They say they've never been before as they've always just gone to Scotland instead, helped by the M6 being tucked across west. They all do say they will be back and how friendly the people are, except for me.
Living in the West of Scotland and regularly spending holiday time in Northumberland, I can definitely vouch for the latter being warmer and dryer 🙂
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I will visit one day, but it's a long trip and there are lots of other places to go in the meantime. Wife also wants to visit East Anglia because it's a different landscape to what we have in Wales.
Living in the West of Scotland and regularly spending holiday time in Northumberland, I can definitely vouch for the latter being warmer and dryer
To be fair, you could go on holday to a Siberian Piss-forest and it would be warmer and drier than the WoS.
I suppose I should weigh in and try to defend the honour of my place of birth etc.
But I upped and moved to Aus 6 years ago so clearly it is a crap place and I never miss it a bit.
No sun in Whitby?
Not in the afternoon, no.
Here's the East Coast not in the Sun in the evening.
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I went to Northumberland last year for the first time.
Enjoyed it...some of it not so great (Amble is a shithole).
I do find it extremely tiresome however that whenever there's the thread on it the same 'I Love Northumberland - it's crap so go somewhere else' crew start banging their drums. I know it started as a bit of a tongue-in-cheek thing but it's got boring now. I anticipate being pitch-forked and flamed to death imminently buy those very people for speaking such heresy 😈
Get him!
He'll be having ago at Baby Robin's face next.
