The Northumberland Coast is known for its wide, sweeping beaches punctuated by castles and fishing villages. The bright, wild coastline is noted for its wildlife, with two National Nature Reserves. The Northumberland Coast National Landscape is a narrow coastal strip of Northumberland stretching from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Amble.
The Northumberland Coast Path, which now forms the North East section of the King Charles III England Coast Path, explores a much longer section of this coast. Following this stunningly beautiful coastline for 62 Miles from Cresswell in the south to Berwick-upon-Tweed in the north, it offers some of the finest coastal walking in Europe with spectacular long views. Alongside sandy beaches, over rocky headlands, past dramatic castles and through attractive coastal villages, the Northumberland Coast Path offers a constantly changing landscape which is a pleasure to explore.
Northumberland Coast Path & National Landscape
Open miles of beach are backed in places by extensive sand dunes, and the National Landscape includes Lindisfarne with its causeway and mudflats flats, as well as the hhe Farne Islands further out from the coast. Ancient black basalt meets the sea in low headlands and rocky coves – a dramatic setting for Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh Castles and shelter for working harbours such as Craster.
