Farne Lighthouse

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Off the coast of Northumberland lies a little archipelago of islands which takes it name from Farne, the largest and nearest to the land. These islands, situated in the main deep water coastal shipping lanes, make navigation in the area hazardous.
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- Farne Lighthouse
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- Farne Islands
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- Longstone Lighthouse
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  Situated on Longstone Rock, one of the Outer Staple Islands. One of the essential lighthouses around the Farne islands. Lighthouse has a visitor centre, although you will need to take the official tour that includes a boat trip around the Farne islands and a 30 minute tour of the lighthouse.
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- Heugh Hill Lighthouse
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- Holy Island (Lindisfarne) Beach
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  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.
- Cheswick Sands & Cocklawburn Beach
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  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.
- Spittal Beach
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  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.
- Berwick Beach
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  Berwick beach is a sandy beach to the north of the Tweed estuary pier.
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- Berwick Holiday Park
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  Berwick is a Haven Holiday Park located by two small beaches on the outskirts of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. You don’t just have the beaches but both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, sports facilities and fun activities.
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