Find Nearest Beaches in Northumberland

Planning a trip to the Northumberland coast and looking for where the nearest Northumberland beach is, our UK beach lists and beach search will help you discover the nearest beach to me.  Then for each Northumberland beach, we will answer questions around location, rural or town, sandy or pebble, rockpools, tide times, weather forecast, dog restrictions, bathing water quality, closest beach cafes and provide general information on the beach, its facilities and the surrounding area.

When on a beach page use our tools to expand your search to nearby seaside villages, towns and the surrounding Northumberland coast for things to see and do or places to eat.

If you are looking for an award-winning beach, you can browse our UK Blue Flag lists or our UK Seaside Award lists.

Have a dog? Finding a dog-friendly beach can be hard work and our dog-friendly beach lists will help direct you to the best locations allowing dogs.

Finding the best beach in Northumberland is easy – explore the beach links below, to find the closest beach just hit the “Find Near Me” button or use the search bar to plan where your next Northumberland beach visit should be.

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Berwick Beach

Berwick beach is a sandy beach to the north of the Tweed estuary pier. Read more…
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Seahouses North Beach

Seahouses North beach is  a sandy beach with sand dunes to the North of the fishing village of Seahouses. Good location for beach walks with the facilities include toilets, parking, cafe and shops. Read more…
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Cheswick Sands Cocklawburn Beach

Cheswick Sands is one of the biggest beaches in Northumberland, a large area of flat sand with black rocks and dunes. This is a vast beach that stretches as far as the eye can see and merges in with Cocklawburn beach in the north. Excellent beach for walking. On a clear day to the north end of the beach you can Read more…
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Blyth Beach

Blyth beach situated to the South of Blyth Harbour and includes a promenade and a long strip of golden sand. Facilities at the beach include parking, toilets, beach hut hire, promenade along with more nearby facilities in the town. Read more…
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Annstead Beach

Annstead beach is a sandy beach is just to the south of Seahouses. Just behind the beach is Annstead Dunes Nature Reserve. Parking by the beach and other facilities in nearby Seahouses. Read more…
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Craster Beach

Craster is a small fishing village on the Northumbrian coast with a small and attractive harbour. The harbour itself is protected by two areas of rocks, known as Muckle Car and Little Car. Craster is not so much a beach but a rocky shore with a view northwards to the spectacular ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle. This is the nearest point Read more…
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Alnmouth Beach

Alnmouth beach is a quiet sandy beach with dunes just outside the Northumberland village of Alnmouth on the mouth of the River Aln (hence the name “Alnmouth”). Facilities include a small car village park or a larger one outside of the village, toilets, a variety of gift shops, restaurants, pubs, coffee shops in the village some 10 minute walk away. Read more…
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Newbiggin Bay Beach

Newbiggin Bay beach has struggled with erosion over the years but with the current sea defenses in place the sandy bay is back to its former glory. Parking and promenade. Read more…
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Fishermans Haven Beach

Fishermans Haven beach is a small sandy beach with rocks, backed by grass-topped cliffs and a caravan site with paths/steps leading down to the beach. A parking area is available on the cliff top. Read more…
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Holy Island Lindisfarne Beach

Holy Island  has a selection of sand beaches and dunes. Also known by its Celtic name as Lindisfarne, Holy Island is accessible only at low tide, twice daily, by a three mile long causeway. The island is one of the top locations for bird watching in North East England. The sand dunes and saltmarsh are a National Nature Reserve, and Read more…
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Ross Back Sands Beach

Ross Back Sands is 3 miles of sandy quiet beach backed by sand dunes. The beach protrudes out between Holy Island and Budle Bay which means it can be very windy due to this exposed position although careful positioning within the sand dunes can provide a good windbreak. Some good walks around Ross beach including a nature reserve which is a Read more…
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Beadnell Bay Beach

Beadnell Bay is a horseshoe shape of golden sand backed by sand dunes. The bay is part of the Northumberland Coast AONB. Facilities include parking (charges apply Easter – October), toilets, harbour and cafe/restaurant. Read more…
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