Find the nearest Beaches in Northumberland
Planning a trip to the Northumberland coast and looking for where the nearest beach is, our beach lists will help you discover the nearest beach to me. Then for each 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 and its facilities.
When on a beach page use our tools to search nearby Northumberland seaside towns and the surrounding coast for things to see and do or places to stay and eat.
If you are looking for an award-winning beach then you can browse our Blue Flag lists or Seaside Award lists.
Finding the right beach in Northumberland is easy – simply explore the beach links below, to find the closest hit the jump to my location compass or use the search bar to plan where your next Northumberland beach visit should be.
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- Warkworth beach is close to the fortified village of Warkworth. The village with its castle is built on a rocky spur within a tight loop of the River Coquet. Warkworth beach spans to the north of the river mouth and is golden sands and dunes overlooked by the castle. It is advised to keep away from the breakwater at the River Coquet. Toilets and free parking 500m from the beach.
- Berwick beach is a sandy beach to the north of the Tweed estuary pier.
- Spittal Quay beach is a sandy beach within the Tweed estuary. You can opt for the sea rather than estuary side at Spittal beach that has a promenade and shops.
- Longhoughton Steel is named after the rocks on the point. A number of small stretches of beach (Longhoughton Steel, Howdiemont Sands and Sugar Sands), mostly covered at high tide. The beaches are a mixture of sand, pebbles and rocks. No facilitates and to get to the beach it is best to walk along a track from the north end of Boulmer village.
- Fishermans Haven beach is a sandy cove backed by cliffs and a caravan site with paths leading down to the beach. Parking available on the cliff top.
- 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.
- 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 see past Berwick to the Border, while to the south Holy Island with it’s castle is in full view. Few beaches offer such excellent unspoilt views as this. Parking available.
- Cresswell beach spans either side of the village on the south part of Druridge Bay. To the north, you have a large sandy beach backed by large areas of sand dunes. To the south, the beach is backed by a caravan park and the headland at low tide exposes some rocks giving some rock pooling opportunities. The shallow beach makes it good for swimming and the surfing has an exposed beach break and also popular for sailing and fishing. Facilities at the beach include parking amongst the sand dunes just outside the village to the north. The south beach has a smaller car parking area alongside the road. The village has a small amount of parking and an ice-cream shop.
- 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 an important winter home to thousands of seabirds, particularly waders.
- 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.
- 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 small car park, toilets, variety of gift shops, restaurants, pubs, coffee shops in the village some 10 minute walk away.
- Amble Links beach is sand and shingle positioned on the outskirts of Amble just south of the harbour by a holiday park. Amble in Northumberland is a small fishing village with it’s own harbour and marina. As with most of the Northumberland coastline the coastal walks are excellent and sailing is also popular. Looking our to sea about a a mile you have Croquet Island with its 80 ft high lighthouse. The lighthouse is built on the top of a medieval tower. Croquet Island is an RSPB reserve for thousands of puffins, terns, eider ducks and the roseate tern. This makes the area a popular walking and bird watching area. Amble offers a range of charming shops, pubs, and restaurants.
