WALK THE PATH

PLANNING A TRIP

The Northumberland Coast Path’s official route is broken into six sections, which can be walked continuously or in segments as you choose.

The six stages are Cresswell to Warkworth (approx 11 miles), Warkworth to Craster (approx 14 miles), Craster to Seahouses (approx 10 miles), Seahouses to Belford (approx 11 miles), Belford to Fenwick (approx 6.5 miles), and Fenwick to Berwick (approx 12 miles). Find out more at northumberlandcoastpath.org

and visitnorthumberland.com.

Carrylite (carrylite.co.uk) offers a reliable service to transport luggage between hotels for walkers and cyclists on the path not wanting to carry everything (recommended).

WHERE TO STAY

coast stayed at The Amble Inn in Amble, The Bamburgh Castle Inn in Seahouses, and The Lindisfarne Inn in Beal, on the coast close to Holy Island (all bookable at inncollectiongroup.com), plus The Castle Hotel in Berwick-Upon-Tweed

(thecastleberwickupontweed.co.uk). All are dog-friendly.

Recommended food and drink stops include The Old Boathouse

(boathousefoodgroup.co.uk) in Amble, L Robson & Sons (kipper. co.uk) in Craster, The Bamburgh Castle Inn in Seahouses

(inncollectiongroup.com), and Audela (audela.co.uk) in Berwick.

GETTING THERE

Driving is easiest, although you can reach Berwick-UponTweed by train and take the bus to Cresswell. Arriva (arrivabus. co.uk) has weekly tickets for the Northumberland coast, covering points along the coast path, from £23.