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Introduction
This short 2.5 mile walk follows good tracks,dunes
and one of the best beaches in the UK.
The walk can be done at any time but is best at low
tide when the beach views are at their best.
Walk
The walk starts at the parking area which is located
where the road from Cresswell to Widdrington Village turns inland
from the dunes / links or, if approaching from Widdrington Village
where the road turns sharp right at the dunes.
From the parking area follow the road north, on the
left are ponds which are nature reserve popular for bird watching.
You will soon reach a gate where the road becomes
a track. Follow this track until it rejoins another tarmac road.
This is part of the coastal cycle way which continues on to /amble.
Continue along this road until you eventually reach
a footpath to the right, which leads past another pond, through
the dunes to a footbridge which crosses a burn.
At this point you can walk down onto the beach.
The return route is to walk back along the beach,
but a detour up to the top of the high dunes provides superb views
along the coast to Cresswell to the south and Coquet Island to the
north.
After crossing a small burn that runs across the beach
you will find a path through the dunes that takes you back onto
the road.
This path should be obvious from the other peoples
footprints in the sand, depending on the time of day.
Notes
Good walking shoes or boots preferable.
Protect your camera from sand on windy days.
Map - Ordnance Survey Landranger sheet 81, Alnwick,
Morpeth and surrounding area.
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View south from top of dunes.
Footpath from parking area (view looking south)
Road behind dunes - area to the left used to be an opencast mine.
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