Craster again. September 12th.
Back to normal Friday activities after the great St. Cuthbert's Way we are off on a favourite coastal walk from Sea Houses Farm, a couple of miles south of Craster.
A1 North, turn off just beyond Alnwick for Denwick and follow signs for Howick. There is limited but free parking on the road side near Sea Houses Farm.
A map is not essential but the walk is covered by: OS Explorer 332 Holy Island and 340 Alnwick.
Not a winner.
We headed south along the farm track for just over a mile to Sugar Sands, the small bay where the Howick Burn enters the sea.
We then turned through 180 degrees almost and walked the coastal path (King Charles III/ English Coastal Path the two miles back to the village of Craster.
Built as a bathing house for the ladies of Howick Hall. Now a holiday let.
In Craster we headed for the Piper's Pitch cafe next to the closed information centre.toilets and large car park in the quarry. Fed and watered we moved on, not on the path next to the sea but on one above the Heughs, found by heading towards the harbour but turning left, walking up a hill through a small number of houses.
Eventually we reached Dunstanburgh Castle.
And beyond it:
After walking through the dunes for a while we headed down to the beach and walked round Embleton Bay to Low Newton by the Sea where we sat on benches in the square for a Herbie.
Low Newton by the Sea and a hand. Herbie time; two cakes, apple pies and savoury from Mrs A who had provided one of the cakes.
Rested we set off again, taking the path behind the square, passing the bird hide on the Low Newton Pond, walking through the holiday chalets and carefully crossing the golf course to Dunstan Steads. From the farm we walked the concrete strip to Dunstan Square, crossed a field and took the road into Dunstan.
A footpath by the bus shelter takes walkers across a field to the road, turn right, then at the first junction turn left, pass Craster Towers, turn right up to Craster South Farm and cross fields to the car park at Howick Hall.
The last stretch is the road back to Sea Houses. Then home.
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The walk is about 11 easy going miles, great sea views and maybe a pod of dolphins.
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