4 days on the Northumbrian Coast in a van and 2 bike packing nights out HELP!!

Overview Chat Bike Members News Women

This topic has 21 replies, 11 voices, and was last updated 6 years ago by burko73.

Viewing 22 posts - 1 through 22 (of 22 total)

4 days on the Northumbrian Coast in a van and 2 bike packing nights out HELP!!
postierich
Free Member

Heading up there after Ardrock and Scarborough / Whit,by after overnight stops in a van and 2 routes to include a bivvy out on the coast does not have to be far as I will have my daughter will be heading to Glentress on the way back to the lakes!
Not got a clue about Northumbria but I hear its good so any info glad accepted good pubs needed to for meals

Posted 6 years ago

joemmo
Free Member

So many choices… Ok, my recommended spots along the coast going south to north would be:
Amble (good for fish and chips) Warkworth – many pubs, Alnmouth. Craster Dunstanburgh – Embleton and Newton by the sea – great pub in the last one right by the lovely beach. Then you’ve got Beadnell and Seahouses – both a bit daytrippy but ok. Next up, Bamburgh and Budle – both terrific beaches. North of there is Lindisfarne which is worth a pedal over but don’t get trapped by the tide…

There’s really loads of places, I’m not sure about bivvy spots particularly and a lot of the coastline is NT / AONB so unsure about camping restrictions bit you can check.

If you want to head inland to the hills then you could aim for Wooler and Rothbury as bases. Happy to throw some more suggestions out if you need.

Posted 6 years ago

fatmax
Full Member

Northumberland is awful, don’t bother. And if you do come up don’t tell folk down south.
Going through it on the train as I type and the coastline is so beautiful….

Posted 6 years ago

Inbred456
Free Member

https://ntpressoffice.wordpress.com/2017/03/17/embleton-bay-crowned-bbc-countryfile-magazines-beach-of-the-year/amp

Posted 6 years ago

joemmo
Free Member

That’s blown it.

Posted 6 years ago

esselgruntfuttock
Free Member

Northumberland is overrated IMO. Full of pit heaps & furk wot taalk queeor.
Divvent gan there, gan ta Cornwall, It’s miles ~~forrther away~~ better.

Posted 6 years ago

Mugboo
Full Member

Watching with interest, heading up that way on Mon for a few days.

Posted 6 years ago

joemmo
Free Member

Actually, these lads are right. I’ve massively over sold it and forgot to mention that it’s Puffin migration season when they come inland and feast on unsuspecting visitors. Like a swarm of clumsy airborne piranhas.

Posted 6 years ago

esselgruntfuttock
Free Member

Try The Hope & Anchor (pronounced lurcally as The Hurp & Anka) in Alnmouth, they ‘used’* to have the best prroppa chips in the UK.

* they may still have.

Or The Sun Inn or The Red Lion. 😆

Posted 6 years ago

postierich
Free Member

Cheers guys had some info from some of my wednesday night mob and a few of the places above cropped up would be quite happy to get cut off by the tide @ Lindisfarne 🙂

Posted 6 years ago

joemmo
Free Member

Cool. Unfortunately the castle at Lindisfarne is currently wrapped in plastic and scaffolding while it’s being repaired or turned into holiday apartments or something.
Still worth a visit, you might find some good coastal bivvy spots to the north and south of Lindisfarne at Goswick and Elwick… but don’t quote me.

Posted 6 years ago

postierich
Free Member

Thats a shame about Linisfarne 🙁

Posted 6 years ago

postierich
Free Member

Cracking week in Northumberland
[url=https://flic.kr/p/X3VSQj]Untitled[/url] by Richard Munro, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/XDXB3P]Untitled[/url] by Richard Munro, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/XrNRkH]Untitled[/url] by Richard Munro, on Flickr

Posted 6 years ago

uphillcursing
Free Member

Not sure you are meant to be camping down the Wynding. What a view to wakeup to though.

Posted 6 years ago

postierich
Free Member

No camping signs in all the beach carparks which were free but we tried to book on two campsites who only had spaces in the no kids bit!!!
Stayed in Amble on the coast near a big posh caravan park no issues even had a dog walker telling is to ignore the no camping signs. Had a bivi out as in the pic then stayed in this car park had a class sunrise with a pod well 3 dolphins to enjoy after a full day on the beach with food at the castle pub in Bamburgh
[url=https://flic.kr/p/XEBZF8]Untitled[/url] by Richard Munro, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/XECKc6]Untitled[/url] by Richard Munro, on Flickr
Castle fun
[url=https://flic.kr/p/WoRyUE]Untitled[/url] by Richard Munro, on Flickr

Posted 6 years ago

cvilla
Full Member

Apparently Lindisfare Castle is 450 years old and so in need of some restoration, see here if your are interested,
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lindisfarne-castle/features/lindisfarne-castle-closing-for-major-conservation-work
Sorry Rich, you’ll have to revisit next year to get a closer look, enjoy the coast.
C

Posted 6 years ago

Drac
Full Member

Not sure you are meant to be camping down the Wynding. What a view to wakeup to though.

You’re or the beaches but only the stuck up none locals who live moved there from other counties give a shit.

Ricky has photoshopped his photos it’s nothing like that up here.

Posted 6 years ago

uphillcursing
Free Member

Drac – Moderator

Not sure you are meant to be camping down the Wynding. What a view to wakeup to though.

You’re or the beaches but only the stuck up none locals who live moved there from other counties give a shit.

Ricky has photoshopped his photos it’s nothing like that up here.

Been on the Sauce Drac?

Posted 6 years ago

kayla1
Free Member

This-

Northumberland is awful, don’t bother. And if you do come up don’t tell folk down south.

and this-

Northumberland is overrated IMO. Full of pit heaps & furk wot taalk queeor.
Divvent gan there, gan ta Cornwall, It’s miles forrther away better.

Aye, honest, it’s bobbins up here. Terrible in fact. Aall depressed and that like. Stay doon there. Really.

Posted 6 years ago

Drac
Full Member

Been on the Sauce Drac?

Hahahaha!

No dyslexia and autocorrect make for comedy posts.

Posted 6 years ago

postierich
Free Member

Popped into Lindisfarne was not overly impressed very crowded and expensive for a pint and a pack of crisps,but getting a freebie parking ticket on the way in took the edge off the price of the pint!
[url=https://flic.kr/p/XABrCq]Untitled[/url] by Richard Munro, on Flickr

Posted 6 years ago

burko73
Full Member

Keep the pics coming. Great spot.

Good to get the tides right if you’ve got a camper and get cut off on lindisfarne – go over just as everyone else is leaving, park in the big car park and watch everyone leave, go for a walk, back to the van for a cuppa/ lunch and watch the wildlife take over again! Great to have the place almost to your selves.

Posted 6 years ago