We spent a week on the Northumberland coast. Although we’ve passed through many times, to and from Scotland, I’m sorry to say that we have never really explored the area, which is both interesting and very attractive. And the people are so friendly. We stayed in a cottage in Amble, a working fishing town and good central base, and visited towns and villages between there and Berwick upon Tweed, just a few miles from the Scottish border. Favourites were Warkworth, a couple of miles north of Amble, Alnmouth, Alnwick, Seahouses, Berwick upon Tweed itself (fascinating town defences and barracks) and, of course, the “Holy Island” of Lindisfarne which is a tourist attraction but, in January, not too busy.

Around Amble and walking up the Coquet river to Warkworth:

Lindisfarne island:

Berwick upon Tweed:

Alnmouth, Craster, Seahouses, Bamburgh, Alnwick.

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