Walk n122 The South Tyne from Haltwhistle, Haltwhistle - Wydon Farm - Wydon Eals Farm - River South Tyne - Featherstone Castle - Lambley Viaduct Nature Trail - Thorneyhole Wood - Featherstone Rowfoot - Park Village - Broomhouse Farm - Haltwhistle, Walk n123 Blawearie and Tick Law from Old Bewick, Old Bewick - Hanging Crag - Blawearie - Tick Law - Harehop Kennels - Hill End - Old Bewick, Walk n126 Wooler Common and Carey Burn from Careyburn Bridge, Careyburn Bridge - Carey Burn - Switcher Wood - Earlhillhead Farm - Wooler Common - Carey Burn - Careyburn Bridge, Bamburgh - Bamburgh Castle - The Wynding - Harkess Rocks - Bamburgh Lighthouse - Blackrocks Point - Hare Law - Kittling Hill - Budle Point - Heather Cottages - Kiln Point - Budle - East Hill - Warren Camping and Caravan Park - Drawkiln Hill - Shada Plantation - Gallinheugh Bank - Bamburgh, Walk n128 Windy Gyle from Wedder Leap, Barrowburn. Scots Gap to Rothbury 12. 01665 510374. You can either head back the way you came or walk up to High Newton and catch the bus back to Craster. If you want a good feel for all of Northumberlands diversity, this is the best long-distance walk on our list. Turn right and drop down to Front Street. The Howick Hall to Craster Circular Walk is an amazing outdoor experience in Northumberland that will showcase an historic estate and provide wonderful seaside views. This lovely short circular walk not only explores some fine coastline but also visits the charming village of Alnmouth. We have articles on the best castles in Northumberland, the most beautiful places in Northumberland and much more. But theres more to see further on. However, be aware that the bus only goes once every two hours (and not on Sundays), so either plan ahead or just stay longer in the pub. They are all conveniently located on a 45-minute stretch of the A1 between Lindisfarne in the north and Warkworth Castle in the south. The path curves round to meet Inner Farne Lighthouse. Follow the England Coast Path from Old Hartley south, keeping left to meet The Links road, then cross the causeway to St Marys Island and the lighthouse (which is technically in Tyne & Wear, though was historically part of Northumberland). The mountain also lends its name to the range of peaks it sits within (The Cheviots, obviously, in case you were wondering), which are close to the Scottish border. Take a stroll around the nature reserve in this lovely seaside village, which boasts coastal views and a dog-friendly pub to refuel in after. Craster Beach, NE66 3TR (16-minute drive) Home to the famous smoked kippers, some lovely art galleries and the starting (or finishing) point for some fabulous coastal walks with your dog. Take the northbound path back to the jetty. Difficulty Easy | Distance 0.75 kilometres | Time 30 minutes | Start Inner Farne Islands | Directions Follow the laid-out path on the island. Thanks for reading our guide to the best hikes in Northumberland. For a long-distance walk, St. Oswalds Way is actually quite short, perfect if you dont have much time. 04 Nov 2022. We have included all our Northumberland Coastal Walks on the below map, however, each of the specific route instructions are on the maps linked under each walk. 28-74 miles. Enjoy views of cream-washed cottages, coastal grasslands and magnificent views of the imposing Dunstanburgh Castle on the shore, plus the sweep of Embleton Bay as you walk north. See Help > FAQs - Logging On for details on how to enable cookies in your browser. If you found this guide useful, buying us a coffee will help fuel our next adventure. Northumberland Coastal Path. If you want a big lovely taste of everything thats so great about the Northumberland coast, do this walk. The circular walk around the lake is only around 1 mile (1.6km), and all the paths are well-maintained and suitable for pushchairs. If youre looking for a heftier challenge, youll love these walks most entries in this section of our list are multi-day adventures brimming with challenges, adventure and variety. What more could you want? Park at Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre (drop in and get up on information about the reserve) and head along the north side of the lake. Subpages (6): Stage 1 Stage 3 Turn left to walk on the grassy verge, then pavement back into town. It cost's just under 5 for the day, and takes card payment. All in all, everything you need to have great days out exploring the Northumberland Coast. Best Coastal Dog Walks in Northumberland You'll Always Remember 1 . Haltwhistle Walking Festival. This walk begins in the seaside town of Seahouses and starts off along a tarmac coastal path which passes through the sand dunes, avoiding the cliffs and rock pools. The Simonside Ridge Walk 7. Northside Surf School offer beach surf lessons on several beaches along the Northumberland Coast including Embleton Bay. Howick Hall to Craster Circular Walk . Its famous for hip restaurants, fiercely-independent pubs, a welcoming community atmosphere, some unique and unusual attractions (who puts a farm, I was born and raised in Northumberland, the most northern region in England. Seasonal highlights Once home to amedieval King of Northumbria and burial place of lighthouse heroine, Grace Darling, this handsome village with its clifftop castle complex at the end of a golden strand, is a great starting point for a walk. The walk begins at Bamburgh Links Road Car Park and heads across the undulating dunes to a magnificent beach. Ive included popular walks, hidden gems, long-distance epics and family-friendly mini adventures. The Causeway to Lindisfarne Island is tidal and is impassable at high tide. Cross the grass and road when you see the second car park on the roadside. Take a walk on the wild side in Northumberland. This Northumberland coastal walk has it all: woodland, historic gardens, beautiful beaches and a stop for afternoon tea! Warkworth Castle, Northumberland (Shutterstock). Area: Northumberland Date of walk: 14th March 2020 Walkers: Andrew and Gilly Distance: 4.7 miles Ascent: 300 feet Weather: Mostly cloudy, some bright spells After an absence of several months, it was good to be back in one of our favourite walking areas in the country - Northumberland. Check out this 6.4-km circular trail near Alnwick, Northumberland. The path curves round to Castle Point Lime Kilns and on to the castle. Continue through fields to the main road. Wedder Leap - River Coquet - Rowhope Burn - Trows Burn - Windy Gyle - The Pennine Way - Hazely Law - Hepden Burn - Clennel St - Middle Hill - Fairhaugh - Barrow Burn - Barrowburn. One of the most rural parts of the nation, there are lots of lovely holiday cottages in, I love cycling, and Ive lived in various parts of London during many periods of my life. On this diverse trek, you pass through low-level forests, flat moors, rocky crags, hidden caves, excellent viewpoints and much more. The Dunstanburgh Castle Coastal Walk is a beautifully scenic and historic adventure in Northumberland that will take you along the coast to view a 14th Century castle. A short Northumberland walk that offers some great views south to the Cheviot Hills. Rothbury 4. When you hit the top of Hedgehope, keep going ahead of you and eventually in a loop back to the car park via The Cheviot and a few other smaller peaks. So not all of this walk is in Northumberland, but the parts which arent are pretty close, so lets all just pretend. A charming pub in the village of Newton by the Sea, the food is excellent, and its well located near magnificent beaches and Dunstanburgh Castle. x.type = 'password'; The one-way walk is around 10 miles (16km), but you can just get the bus back to where you started once youre done. Originally from Newcastle, he's lived all over the UK, spent more than three years in Asia, and most recently lived in Vietnam and then in Georgia. Continue along the newly created path on the west side of the lake. Walk n103 Emmanuel Head on Holy Island (Lindisfarne), One of the centres of the ancient Christian world, Holy Island (Lindisfarne) Car Park - The Priory - The St Cuthbert's Way - Lindisfarne Castle - Emannuel Head - Holy Island (Lindisfarne) Car Park, Harbottle Castle - Drake Stone - West Wood - Harbottle Lake - Angryhaugh - Low Winton - River Coquet - Harbottle - Harbottle Castle, Walk n106 Killhope Law and Middlehope Moor from Allenheads, Good views though the terrain can be rough, Allenheads - Dirt Pots - The Weardale Way - Killhope Law - Stangend Currick - Middlehope Moor - Shorngate Cross - Allenheads, Walk n107 Wooler Common and Happy Valley (High Level Route) from Wooler, Wooler - The St Cuthbert's Way - Waud House - Kenterdale Hill - Wooler Common - Switcher Wood - Earlhillhead Farm - Carey Burn - Careyburn Bridge - Harthope Burn - Colgate Water (High Level Route) - Happy Valley - Middleton Old Town - North Middleton - Colgate Mill - Colgate Water - Earle Mill - Wooler Water - Wooler, Wild walking on the Scotland/England border, Rowhope Burn Bridge - River Coquet - Hindside Knowe - The Street - Swineside Law - Black Braes - Windy Rigg Top - Windy Gyle - Trows Burn - Rowhope Burn - Rowhope Burn Bridge, Walk n110 The St Cuthbert's Way and Eccles Cairn from Hethpool, Hethpool - The St Cuthbert's Way - Elsdon Burn - Elsdonburn Farm - Shank's Sike - Scaldhill Shank - Tom's Knowe - Tuppie's Sike - Eccles Cairn - England / Scotland Border - The Pennine Way - Tuppie's Grave - The Tongue - Maddie's Well - Madam Law - Wideopen Head - Trowup Burn - Trowupburn - College Valley - College Burn - Hethpool, Walk n111 The Cheviot and Cold Law from Harthope Burn Valley, Fabulous views of the Northumberland coast, Harthope Burn Valley - Cold Law - Broadhope Hill - Scald Hill - The Cheviot - The Pennine Way - Harthope Burn - Langleeford Hope - Langleeford - Harthope Burn Valley, Walk n112 Humbleton Hill and Wooler Common and Woodland Park from Wooler, Wooler - Gallowlaw Gallowlaw Hill - Humbleton - Humbleton Hill - Brown's Law - Wooler Common And Woodland Park - Wooler, Walk n114 Grey Nag and Black Fell (Haresceugh Fell) from Gilderdale Bridge, Gilderdale Bridge - The Pennine Way - Black Hill (Whitley Common) - Grey Nag - Tom Smith's Stone Top - Tom Smith's Stone - Croglin Water - Haresceugh Fell - Black Fell (Haresceugh Fell) - Woldgill Moss - Gilderdale Burn - Gilderdale Bridge, Walk n115 Target Plantation from Rothbury, Rothbury - Blaeberry Hill - Telecommncations Mast - Ship Crag - Brae Head - Target Plantation - Glitteringstone - Rothbury Terrace - Primrose Cottage - Debdon Burn - Debdon Plantation - Tumbleton House - Debden Lake - Tumbleton Lake - Addycombe Farm - Hillside Road - Rothbury, Walk n116 Dunstanburgh Castle from Craster, Craster - Cushat Stiel - Queen Margaret's Cove - Dunstanburgh Castle - The St Oswald's Way - Embleton Bay - Dunstan Steads - Dunstan Square Farm - Proctors Spread - Dunstan - Craster Tower - Craster, Walk n119 The Cheviot and Cairn Hill from Harthope Burn Velley. To contribute to go4awalk.com or to contact us about anything at all see Talk to Us. Some of them are hard, some of them are easy, some of them are coastal and some of them are inland but theyre all really really lovely. 2023 Anywhere We Roam. The River Coquet is a lazy winding stream as it heads to the coast. The ancient market town of Wooler, gateway to the Cheviots is a short walk away. Some of the stretches of this walk are even more remote than St. Oswalds Way. From the north it looks little more than a few remnants of wall reaching for the sky. if (x.type === 'password') { Easy to Strenuous. Or whether this lifestyle really is for you. To close this message click anywhere outside this window. Or how to make friends in the scary sprawl of a brand-new city. Continue eastwards to Emmanuel Head. Difficulty: Moderate Duration: 1-2 hours/3.4 miles Parking: Yes 6. Its a great choice if youre looking for something unique and remote. A signed path at the end of the car park heads back north to Old Hartley. Walk n158 Ring Chesters, Eccles Cairn and The Border from Hethpool, Hethpool - The St Cuthbert's Way - White Hill (Hethpool) - East Laddie's Knowe - Laddie's Knowe or Betsy's Cairn - Black Bog (Haddon Hill) - Haddon Hill - Ring Chesters - Sheepfold - Eccles Cairn - England / Scotland Border - Elsdonnurn Farm - Elsdon Burn - The St Cuthbert's Way - Hethpool, Walk n159 Ros Castle (Ross Castle) from Hepburn Wood, Good views of Lindisfarne and The Cheviots, Hepburn Wood - Hepburn Crags - Ros Castle (Ross Castle) - Hepburn Moor - Botany Cottage - Quarryhouse Moor - Blawearie - Hepburn Crags - Hepburn Wood, Walk n164 St Cuthbert's Way, Wooler Common and Woodland Park from Wooler, Wooler - The St Cuthbert's Way - Waud House - Kenterdale Hill - Wooler Common and Woodland Park - Wooler, Hethpool - College Valley - Whitehall - Fleehope - Mounthooly - Birnie Brae - The Pennine Way - Red Cribs - Auchope Cairn - Cairn Hill - The Cheviot - Scald Hill - Goldcleugh - Lambden Burn - Dunsdale - Coldburn - Southernknowe - Whitehall - Hethpool, Craster - Black Hole - Cullernose Point - Rambling Kern - Howick Hall - Hips Heugh - Craster Tower - Craster, Walk n170 Weetwood Moor, Dod Law, Doddington and The River Glen from Wooler, Wooler - The St Cuthbert's Way - Weetwood Bank - Weetwood Moor - River Till - Weetwood Bridge - Weetwood Hall - Weetwood Hill - Broomy Knowe - Shepherds House - Dod Law (Doddington Moor) - Doddington Moor - Doddington - River Till - St Cuthbert's Bridge - Milfield Plain - River Glen - Bridge End - Bowchester - Low Humbleton - Gallowlaw Hill - Gallowlaw - Wooler, Walk n172 Usway Burn and Clennel St from Alwinton, Isolated valley walking with gentle climbs, Alwinton - Hosedon Burn - The Creel - Clennelstreet Farm - Clennell Street (Track) - Cross Dyke - Uplaw Knowe - Hare Sheds - Wholehope - Wholehope Knowe - Saughy Hill - Nettlehope Hill - Usway Burn - The Middle - Middle Hill - Fairhaugh - Hoseden Law - The Castles - Batailshiel Haugh - Shillmoor - The Knocks - Pass Peth - Alwinton, Walk n178 Ceteran Hill and Bewick Moor from Eglingham, Eglingham - Tarry - Eglingham Moor - Curleheugh - Hare Crag - Ceteran Hill - Ceteran Meadows Moss - Blawearie - Bewick Moor - Tick Law - Harehope Hill - Harehope Farm - Ticket Hill - Eglingham, Doddington Bridge - Quarry Hill - Weetwood Hill - Broomy Knowe - Shepherds House - Dod Law - Doddington Moor - Doddington - Milfield Plain - River Till - Doddington Bridge, Fine views across Lindisfarne Nature Reserve, Bamburgh - Bamburgh Castle - The Wynding - Harkess Rocks - Bamburgh Lighthouse - Blackrocks Point - Hare Law - Kittling Hill - Budle Point - Heather Cottages - Kiln Point - Budle - Budle Bay - Widehoe Haugh - Spindlestone Heaughs - Ladley Worm's Trough - Drawkiln Hill - Warren Camping and Caravan Park - East Hill - Shada Plantation - Gallinheugh Bank - Bamburgh. 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