Bamburgh is a beautiful coastal town with a castle once a Norman stronghold virtually at the end of the street, overlooking the village and the long sandy beach.
We stayed at a guest house in the main street and it was an easy walk from there to the shops, cafes, restaurants and pubs. Also an easy walk to the castle and the beach. Towering above the beach is the castle which overlooks miles of beautiful sandy beach and out to sea you can see the Farne Islands, famous for the birdlife especially puffins. You can also see Lindisfarne and Holy Island.
Every day boat loads of people visit the Farne Islands mostly from Seahouses which is the next little coastal village 3 miles down the road.
We took a coastal drive stopping in Seahouses, Beadnell and several other charming little villages. We stopped in Craster and walked from there to Dunstanburgh Castle, a
n iconic castle ruin, once one of
the largest and grandest fortifications in Northern England.
The castle dominates one of the most
beautiful stretches of Northumberland coastline. The walk we took from Craster to the castle
about 5 miles return over the top of the cliff amongst the sheep and cows is
listed in the top 100 walks in England and I can certainly see why.
We would have spent longer at the
castle but it began to rain fairly heavily so we set off back along the trail
to Craster.
Arriving back in Craster we went to
the Jolly Fisherman pub for a drink before heading back to Bamburgh.
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| Bamburgh Castle |
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| Dunstanburgh Castle |
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| Looking out to sea from Dunstanburgh Castle |
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| Bamburgh Castle |
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| Bamburgh Castle |
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| Colin on the beach Bamburgh |
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| Me on the beach Bamburgh |
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Bamburgh Castle looking at it from the village main street
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