Regular readers may recall that the last time we planned to walk from Seahouses to High Newton we caught the wrong bus. Trying again today but the bus from High Newton is later, possibly down to a winter schedule. If you do this walk check timetables for services 418 and X18
Storm Ciaran hit the south of the UK recently, plenty of rain and strong wind. Hopefully the coast will be relatively easy going.
Meeting at the free car park in High Newton again, the bus is at 10.57.
To find High Newton go north on the A1, turn off for Denwick just beyond Alnwick and follow signs for Seahouses. Eventually one says Newton by the Sea. The car park is on the right as you enter the village of High Newton.
The walk is covered by two maps:
OS Explorer 340, Holy Island and OS Explorer 332 Alnwick and Amble, not essential.
Not the start of the walk but the car park at High Newton.
From the park we walked a few hundred yards to the bus stop in the village and right on time the Travelsure 418 appeared. having looked at the board on the front and asked the driver if he went to Seahouses we clambered aboard, pensioners passes at the ready.
After a bumpy 15 minutes or so, and having been through Beadnell we arrived in Seahouses and got off.
Seahouses is a small resort in Northumberland, famous for fish and chips and trips out to the Farne Islands courtesy of the one and only Billy Shields. The Farnes are home to thousands of seabirds and numerous seals. Landing is not permitted at the moment because of Avian Flu.
We walked down the main street, passing souvenir shops and fish shops, towards the harour.
All quiet on the harbour front at Seahouses.
Following a footpath above the harbour we passed Broadcarr Point and North Sunderland Point before crossing the golf course to the road. Turning left we crossed a bridge and then headed down to the beach. The path is part of The Northumberland Coast Path/ The England Coast Path/ St Oswald's Way. The sand was firm, the walking easy but at mile 2, approaching Beadnell we left the beach and walked on the road passing Beadnell Haven, Nacker Hole and Lady's Hole until we reached the harbour and the famous Lime Kilns. After four miles it seemed a good, sheltered place for a Herbie.
(On the map there is a triangle of straight lines which have nothing to do with the walk, the GPS was having a bad day)
Once used to produce fertiliser using limestone and coal the kilns are now stores for fishermen. One has benches though and we shared Skinny Whips, cookies, sweet and savoury cake from Mrs A.
Beadnell Harbour and a view of distant Dunstanburgh Castle.
Lunch over we took the steps down onto the beach of Beadnell Bay and continued on our sandy walk. At mile 5 we left the beach to cross Long Nanny by means of the footbridge. On occasion it is possible to plodge through the water but there has been a lot of rain recently thanks to storm Ciaran.
Long Nanny bridge and stream.
Back on the sands we walked beneath Newton Links. Two young ladies raced their horses up and down the beach.
Approaching Snook Point we climbed off the beach and followed the grassy footpath round Football Hole and Newton Point until we reached Low Newton by the Sea, a favourite with Sunday Paper articles listing 20 seaside pubs and eateries. And rightly so.
As near as we got to Low Newton.
Up the road, a short cut across a field and we were back at the cars. On the way home we called in at the Ridley Arms in Stannington for beer, alcoholic or not and tea.
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The walk is just over 8 miles, easy going.
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