Bamburgh castle, Northumberland coast (Michael Conrad/Shutterstock)
Looking for some Great British adventure inspiration? You're in the right place. Here you'll get an independent, ad-free lowdown on Britain's top 50 adventure locations - the online yin to the paper yang of our Joyously Busy Great British Adventure Map.
Why Go To The Northumberland Coast?
Northumberland is so good it features twice on our top 50 British adventure locations. Here we're talking about the Northumberland coast (click here for the national park). Just some of things you can do on the Northumberland coast that you can't do anywhere else...
Enjoy a stunning coastline of great beaches and famous castles
Go across the causeway at low tide to reach Holy Island / Lindisfarne
Top coastal nature reserves like the Farne Islands, Coquet Island and Druridge Bay
Enjoy the whole lot by cycling along Sustrans' Coast and Castles route.
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Northumberland allegedly has more castles than any other county in England, and many of the finest - such as Dunstanburgh, Warkworth and Bamburgh - stand guard over the stunning coastline. Highlights include many great beaches, Holy Island / Lindisfarne (with yet another castle) and top coastal nature reserves like the Farne Islands, Coquet Island and Druridge Bay. Enjoy the whole lot by cycling along Sustrans Coast And Castles route.
A little boat moored near Lindisfarne on the Northumberland coast, allegedly. (Michael Lazenby/Shutterstock)
Dunstanburgh...
More night sky action...
Getting To The Northumberland Coast, Maps & Guides
Getting there: Half an hour by car from Newcastle, 1.5 hours from Edinburgh.
Travel times from where you are: See the Northumberland Coast on Google Maps.
Maps: Find the right Ordnance Survey maps and / or get a month's free subscription to their excellent OS Maps app.
Guidebooks: Bradt Northumberland Guide.
Walking route guidance: Visit Northumberland's walking guide.
Tourist board: Visit Northumberland.
Even More Northumberland Coast Adventure Inspiration
Embleton Sands and Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland Coast (Dave Head/Shutterstock)
Enjoy a Northumberland-based podcast from travel bloggers Twins That Travel.
The BBC's Ramblings podcast episodes from the Northumbria coast:
What Next?
Click here to see 49 other Great British adventure locations and tell us about your adventures, plans and suggestions for these pages.
Britain's Best Outdoorsy Bits... Mapped!
Liking what you see, but fancy keeping it old school with an actual paper map? Our Joyously Busy Great British Adventure Map features all of Britain's best outdoorsy bits (including the Top 50), plus some enjoyably random and vaguely useful stuff too. Available either as a 2-sided fold-out map or a framed wall map (office furniture and fake plants not included).
