On the coast again. February 16th
(And the bus) (And a castle)
Four of us (Brian, Margaret, Harry, me) out on a walk we have done several times but why not. Start by driving to High Newton by the Sea which has a fine, free facility for cars and taking the bus to Bamburgh. The bus, number 418, leaves High Newton at 10.48.
High Newton: A1 to Alnwick, turn off for Denwick and watch out for signposts. However we took the Northumberland Coast route and had breakfast in Bernard's cafe in Warkworth.
Held up on the drive from Warkworth to Bamburgh by a couple of slow moving cars driven by elderly people we " caught the bus in seconds flat" as Paul wrote. The bus takes about half an hour to reach Bamburgh. We got off next to the cricket ground just below the castle.
It is possible to follow the walk without a map but just in case it is covered by:
OS Explorer 340 Holy Island and OS Explorer 332 Alnwick and Amble
Car park for the day at High Newton. Not the start of the walk, we "ran" for the bus from here.
Once off the bus in Bamburgh we walked round the cricket pitch and took the footpath at the north end of the castle down onto the beach.
Bamburgh Castle. The site has been in use since the stone age. Fortifications built by Britons, Romans, Saxons and Normans.The castle has been used in several films, including a version of MacBeth when a clever bit of computer work put a large range of snowy mountains in the background.
Once on the beach we headed south. The sandy beach was busy with family groups, walking, playing (even a cricket match) and walking dogs. The Greenhill rocks were on the slippy side and tricky side so we climbed up to the road, crossed a stream and took to St Aidan's dunes until we were close to Seahouses. Back on the road we walked through the little holiday town, famous for fish and chips and trips out to the Farne Islands.. Passing the back of the Olde Ship we headed for benches overlooking the harbour and settled down for a Herbie. (mile 4)
Looking back at Bamburgh Castle.
Lunch over we walked carefully round the golf course to the road, crossed a stream and headed back to the beach. After some more sand walking we climbed up to the road and strode on through Beadnell to the harbour. (mile 7)
A very quiet Beadnell Harbour
Back on the beach for a stretch of Beadnell Bay but the stream known as Long Nanny was a bit on the deep side so we headed for the footbridge.
Long Nanny footbridge and Long Nanny stream.
From the bridge we followed the England Coastal Path (Now called the King Charles Path) to Newton Links House where we encountered the only mud of the day. We left the path at Mile 10, turned right and headed on an unmarked trail to a stile, crossed a field and were back in High Newton.
Ridley Arms on the way home.Blonde Star or Black Sheep.
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The walk is 10.5 miles, easy going.
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