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never been up that far, got a few days off mid-may so me and mrs ex-p fancy seeing what youre all so secretive about 😉
first dilemma is.......do we take the dog? we'd like to as im sure theres plenty of lovely walking for him, but we also want to see the beaches and castles, so would he be allowed on/in?
secondly, advice on a good base please. ive read the old threads that google throws up, but theres some conflicting advice on places like seahouses for instance. a mate said its lovely, i read on here its a 'carbuncle' on the area 🙂 id like to stay near the coast rather than inland, so been looking at airbnb, lodges, that sort of thing for self catering at places like bamburgh, alnwick, craster, seahouses etc.
perfection for us would be walking, beaches, castles, good pubs and cafes, fish and chips, scenery, boat trip to puffins maybe? we love our sunny beaches, but im expecting them to still be a bit too cold for getting the speedos out 😉
may even have a day or so in edinburgh if thats viable.
thanks for any advice you can chuck our way, unless its 'dont come, nothing to see here', we'll ignore that bit......
cheers
Don't come here it's rubbish.
Moving on.
Seahouses isn't nice but that's becuase it's in Northumberland, drop it onto Blackpool and it'll be like Brighton.
Many places welcome dogs but the castles will be very limited and they thinking about banning them on the beaches too.
May like the rest of the UK can be gorgeous and warm but like the rest of the UK quite cool. We do get less rain than a lot of areas though.
Warkworth to Bamburgh area will give you many a spot for good locations for your needs. Be warned though it is getting very very popular so not as quiet as it once was.
Now that amble is being gentrified, the next place to look at has got to be newbiggin
It has a posh pier now.
just looked at alnwick castle online, no dogs there and as you say, its likely to be the case with the others too. i spose we could always leave him in the accommodation if we visit a castle, but he can tend to constantly yap if hes left on his own in a strange place, which i wouldnt want to inflict on any neighbours.
beaches look fine for dogs, altho i spose if its not warm enough to actually sunbathe and paddle, we maybe wouldnt spend too much time on them.
Warkworth to Bamburgh area will give you many a spot for good locations for your needs.
thanks, thats where ill look then.
Be warned though it is getting very very popular so not as quiet as it once was.
whaaaat? words got out? 😀
Don't come it's horrible.
It's very dog friendly. Most places let in dogs. All of the beaches allow dogs.
Seahouses is an excellent base, it's got a small but decent Co-op, handy for supplies. It's also well placed for the Coast with a lot of accommodation options.
The dogs won't be allowed in Bamburgh and Alnwick Castles but they are in Warkworth, Dunstunburgh and Etal. All interesting sites. You can take your dog to the Farne Islands on a boat trip but you can't land with them.
We stayed in a super cheap place self catering place in Seahouses, it was great value, clean simple en-suite, with the use of a shared bbq, kitchen and dining room. Think of a bunkhouse without having to share with strangers.They allow dogs as well. It's actually in North Sunderland, which is the other end of Seahouses from the busy bits and is very peaceful.
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Take your pooche, it's dog heaven.
All of the beaches allow dogs.
Amble Liitle Shore has a seasonal ban but for now it's the only one there is talk of more or all doing it. It hasn't gone down well though.
It hasn't gone down well though.
I bet it hasn't. I was speaking to the owner of the Sip at Newton and she reckoned that between 60 - 80% of her customers have dogs.
IME there is no major problems with dogs on the beaches, I see little or no dog mess. Although if people don't like dogs, then I can understand why they want to ban them.
On a similar note, I'm hoping to do a mini tour with the 10 year old from Newcastle to Berwick over 2 days, anyone know of a good spot to stop roughly half way? Cheap b and b, pub, wigwam etc
Ta
Half way is the Alnwick area cheap might not be an option though.
The place I linked to would tick the price box and has bike storage but is about 2/3's of the way if you are doing the Coast and Castles route.
We stayed in a super cheap place self catering place in Seahouses, it was great value, clean simple en-suite, with the use of a shared bbq, kitchen and dining room. Think of a bunkhouse without having to share with strangers.They allow dogs as well. It's actually in North Sunderland, which is the other end of Seahouses from the busy bits and is very peaceful.
interesting, but probably a little basic for us thanks.
Warkworth to Bamburgh area will give you many a spot for good locations for your needs. Be warned though it is getting very very popular so not as quiet as it once was.
found a nice little cottage at a good price at warkworth. i just looked on the map and it seems a lot lower down than the places we were looking at before (seahouses/bamburgh area).
is it all much of a muchness along that coastline between the two, and you cant go wrong whichever area you choose? or are the best beaches/castles/villages/pubs/walks/boat trips all up top end?
thanks
or are the best beaches/castles/villages/pubs/walks/boat trips all up top end?
IMO yes. Best beaches are probably at Beadnell, Bamburgh and Embleton.
There's fantastic beaches near Warkworth and a castle, you can't really go wrong along that stretch. It's also a lovely drive or bike ride along the costal route to the locations.
Try The Red Lion in Alnmouth, good food, good bear and Mac is very dog friendly (he also cycles a bit)
thanks. best boat trip to go on?
I've never been, but I feel it is my filial duty to suggest thelandtrust.org.uk/space/northumberlandia
thanks. best boat trip to go on?
The Farne Islands, if you don't have your dog choose one that allows you to land.
It also depends what you are interested in, all of the boat operators offer different options, vary in length and cost.
One of them offer a tour of Longstone Lighthouse, others will land you on certain islands.
Don't come here it's rubbish.
Don't come it's horrible
hmmmm...... you northumbrians can rest easy, wife has decided she doesnt want to gamble on possible poor weather and has found a cheapo holiday to kefalonia instead. not complaining mind, but i do want to see northumberland at some point so thank you all for your advice anyway, we [i]will[/i] visit you one day!
cheers
Watching this thread, embarrassed to say Northumberland seems to be one of those areas i've stupidly passed through on way to Scotland, but Dirty Reiver has made me realise that it is an area i'd like to explore more and i fancy a fat bike/bivvy trip along the coast?
Sorry to hijack thread but as the OP is off to Greece, thought he wouldn't mind!?
Bivvy? it's England you can't bivvy in the dunes south of Beadnell.
Bivvy? it's England you can't bivvy in the dunes south of Beadnell.
Technically illegal but loads of little places to hide away. Small footprint, leave no mess. No harm done.
As kids we used to camp at Football Hole quite regularly, no-one ever said anything.
Bivvy? it's England you can't bivvy in the dunes south of Beadnell.
Sorry I meant to "Microadventure, wild camp, non-glamp" for the Guardian readers!!
Found it's a lovely way to explore a coastline at a nice pace, and not in a "ooohh, look at me" sort of way, but loaded fat bike always seems to a good icebreaker to have random chats with locals
The dunes at Warkworth would also be forbidden.
If you had three days to ride along coast, which would be best part?
3 days you'd easily could do from Duridge to Berwick.
You can't go wrong with a couple of nights in Wallsend - yes, it's north tyneside and not northumberland but.....
You can't go wrong with a couple of nights in Wallsend
Nah. Blyth FTW.
The beach is better at Wallsend.