Category Archives: Northumberland

Walks in Englands northern most county

Alnmouth to Amble

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Date:  11/09/2015
Start time:  10:45
Time taken:  4.5 hours
Distance:  12 miles
Weather:  Dry, overcast and cool at start, sunny and warm at end
Route:  Alnmouth, Warkworth, Amble, Warkworth

A month ago, before I ventured in to Scotland to bag my first Munro, I did something completely different and went for a walk on the Northumberland Coast. Last year I’d walked down the coast as far as Alnmouth, so this walk from Alnmouth to Amble would be new territory for me to explore.
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A walk alongside the River Tweed from Berwick to Norham

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Date:  07/03/2015
Start time:  10:15
Time taken:  4 hours
Distance:  11 miles
Weather: Overcast, light drizzle, strong westerly wind
Route:  Berwick – River Tweed – Union Chain Bridge – Horncliffe – Norham

I have had my eyes on a walk following the River Tweed for some time, a footpath follows the south side of the river from Berwick to Norham and beyond. It would include visiting the Union Chain Bridge and the villages of Horncliffe and Norham. I had wanted to do it on a summers day, but I decided it had been sitting on my to do list long enough, grasped the bull by the horns and went for it on a windy and overcast early spring day.
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Craster to Alnmouth and Longhoughton

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Date:  23/08/2014
Start time:  11:30
Time taken:  4 hrs 30 mins
Distance:  14 miles
Weather:  Warm and clear
Route:  Craster – Boulmer – Alnmouth – Longhoughton

In previous walks I’ve walked down the Northumbrian coastline south from Bamburgh (read about my walk from Bamburgh to High Newton by-the-Sea here). With this walk I intended to continue exploring the coast south from Craster to Alnmouth. I followed the Northumberland Coast Path for most of way and stuck close to the coast.
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Bamburgh to Belford, via Lucker

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Date:  07/02/2015
Start time:  11:00
Time taken:  4 hrs 30 mins
Distance:  14 miles
Weather:  Cold, dry
Route:  Bamburgh – Bradford – Lucker – Belford

With itchy feet from not having not been out at all in January I decided that something needed to be done. Short of inspiration I looked for a route through countryside that would connect a few small villages together. I often see signposts for Lucker off the A1 at Warenford and have wondered what was there. This walk from Bamburgh to Belford would enable me to find out.

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Bamburgh to High Newton by-the-sea

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Date: 05/09/2012
Start time: 9:30
Time taken: 8 hours
Distance: 14 Miles
Weather: Warm, clear, calm
Route: Bamburgh – Seahouses – Beadnell – High Newton-by-the-Sea

This walk started in Bamburgh on an a quiet but warm day in early September. My plan was to follow the coast down to Seahouses, on to Beadnell and then decide what to do next depending on how my walk progressed.
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