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Timetables valid until October 2018. Services are subject to change Welcome to the Coast Area so always check before you travel. You can find the most up to date times at Nexus Travel. of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). There Buses to and through Be rwick upon-Tw is no better way to experience our extensive Tickets and Passes eed A flora, fauna and wildlife than getting out of Berwick - - - Newcastle Arriva Runs Daily your car and exploring on foot. Plus, spending X18 Scremers N Discover North ton just one day without your car can help to look Cheswick orks Northumberland Tickets Traveller’s Guide after this unique area. 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Nort journey times h Embleton Charlton Dunsta 19 23 33 39 53 57 63 74 79 86 89 95 103 107 115 n Craste 51 3 46 r Weather Sout h Rock It is important to be warm, comfortable and dry Alnwick - Amble - Ellington - - North Seaton - Newcastle Arriva Present your valid Arriva, Travelsure, PCL Charlton Howick when out exploring so make sure you have the X20 Runs Mon - Sat Renningto Travel or Border, Borders Buses bus ticket at X18 n d appropriate kit and plenty of layers. g e a the following attractions for 20% off full price Longhoughto in nc Ro e ss tre ra s an l ro n t d ge X15 L e C e n n n admission. n ly c l C E n la a t r la ps ce e e in o d h e Boulme u P o la ev rc a ti o rc k Nexus n C et h P L u M ta te ar r io n, k ys S t , h o , S Wo n 464 at io ar a e e tn g s p s , I ym Denw t t w at rk S u Re as u n re a ick Visit www.Nexus.org.uk for timetables, ticket S ta , M r st a n lo , H B to t H • us S h u E M to P h , a en e B h rt Fo , g n, ut ck on Se C tl Lesbur information and everything you need to know k ut o , on w, in o o e t r t as 477 Alnwick y ic o w le t Ro r t m sb g e n c • Priory (only with 477 journeys) w m rk b ds dd ng e n in th e w Alnmout ln ln m a ed i lli n sh o eg e about bus travel in the North East. 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Not valid with any other offer. ln e il il m Discover days out and walks by bus www.visitnorthumberland.com A We Gr Sh Sh Wa A Approx journey times Ticket prices and content correct at time of going to Look out for our Traveller’s Guides for other areas or download them print but please check before you travel. at http://tinyurl.com/y7g4wpyq 81 01 72 1 35 42 Treats Head down to the Harbour and you DAY OUT TWO will find Amble Harbour Village, a quirky collection of “pods” selling a variety of art, crafts, jewellery and local food and drink. If you are a fan Cullernose Point of seafood then the Northumberland Rocky Reefs Seafood Centre and Hatchery is a must (open Thursday-Saturday). The hatchery isn’t just an interactive and & Sandy Havens Howick DAY OUT THREE informative tourist attraction, it is also an important project to help ensure future stocks of shellfish for the local Howick Hall DAY OUT ONE fishing industry. A stroll amongst the Distance: 3.9 miles www.visitnorthumberland.com/ Time: Approx. 2 hours Terns, Treats gift-shop/amble-harbour-village Budle Point and A walk from Alnmouth to Craster dunes from Seahouses OS map: OS Explorer Map Trails Harkess 340 or OS Landranger Map 75 Sugar Sands Rocks Discover this beautiful section of the Heather Cotts Visit the historic harbour town of Amble (also known as Warkworth Distance: 3 miles Maps are for illustrative purposes only. Path. From the ancient port of Alnmouth, head north to to Bamburgh Always take an OS map. Newton Harbour). Take a boat trip around the RSPB reserve of Coquet Time: 1.5 Hours , a former smugglers haven. The rocky shore beyond Island to see some of the 35,000 breeding seabirds, including the OS map: OS Explorer Map 332 has hidden sandy havens, ideal for a picnic and a paddle. The rare roseate tern and thousands of puffins. Treat yourself to some route then passes Cullernose Point, a seabird colony in summer, The fishing village of Seahouses has had a harbour since at least Bamburgh or OS Landranger Map 81 before reaching Craster, home of the famous Kipper. local art or gifts from the quirky Amble Harbour Village. Sample 1318, although it is now home to more touring boats than fishing Islestone some of the local seafood from the Northumberland Seafood boats, as it is a great starting point for a boat trip to the Farne Warkworth From Alnmouth, follow the small road to the north of the golf Centre and Hatchery or one of the many local restaurants. Discover Trails Islands. There is a good range of shops, pubs and cafés to visit (not Helsay course. At the small car park, bear left uphill and follow the The Friars one of the Telegraphs top 20 beaches and take a stroll along the Head towards the town square and Queen Street, Amble’s main Boulmer to mention the famous fish and chip shops) and the RNLI lifeboat path to the next golf course (beware of flying golf balls). Please D Howlet u estuary to the historic village of Warkworth. shopping street. Turn left off Queen Street to follow a path over station is often open to the public. After exploring a while follow n follow the way mark arrows across the golf course, around the e the braid, past the marina and boatyards out onto the estuary. Hall the road North out of Seahouses. At the end of the village, take s clubhouse and onto the road. Red Barns the path through St Aiden’s Dunes and follow the beach north to The estuary is tidal, providing rich mud for wading birds and Dukesfield Bamburgh. (At high tide the beach may be not be accessible, please habitat for wildfowl in winter. In spring the estuary is a stopping Old Turn right and head to the beach. The path is on the beach here Boulmer Haven Greenhill Rocks Terns Boat trip: off point for migrant waders heading back to the arctic and Barns check the tide times before you set off) Greenhill Fm tundra to breed, herons frequent the weir and occasionally Maudlin and there is no inland alternative. Take care when the tide is little egrets might be seen, a species which are becoming more high. approx. 1-2 hours common on the Northumberland Coast. Bamburgh was founded in 547 by King Ida and was once the capital of the aincient kingdom of . Perched on a rocky outcrop Monks House This trip is best done between April and August when the Gloster Leave the beach via the concrete steps , turning immediately breeding birds are on the island, with mid June to mid July Arriving into Warkworth, follow the main road into the village New Hill is the imposing Bamburgh Castle. The castle remains the home of the Rocks right to follow the path between the huts. Follow this path, Fowberry being the peak period of activity, but you can take a cruise square, this is where you can catch your bus home. The services Barns Armstrong family and is open to day visitors from April to October. are regular so why not enjoy afternoon tea in one of the cafés or past the farm, then on to Boulmer . Continue through Boulmer to see the grey seals until October. Map Seaton Point Get 20% off entry when you show a valid bus ticket. a well earned pint of local beer? If you have time, you can visit heading north along the coastal track. the 13th Century Warkworth Castle where you can get 20% off Burton is an RSPB reserve about one mile off Cemy New admission when you show your bus ticket. Another place worth a visit is the Museum, dedicated Shoreston Amble. On the island several thousand nesting Sandwich, The route takes you past Howdiemont and Sugar Sands, ideal Foxton Hall Shoreston Arctic and common terns accompany the roseate tern, one to the plucky 22-year-old who risked her life in an open boat, to help Hall New Amble places for picnic and a paddle. Cross the footbridge over the Humbleton Hill of our rarest nesting seabirds. It’s also a great chance to Hall the survivors of the wrecked SS Forfarshire in 1837. The Tumblers see the thousands of Puffins who inhabit this bird paradise. Howick Burn, before bearing right and following the coastal Railway Station Hipsburn path, past the Bathing House and Cullernose Point, to Craster. Carr End Arriving in Amble, head for the dock steps at the harbour BAMBURGH TO SEAHOUSES BY BUS to board your boat for the Coquet Island Cruise. Puffin WARKWORTH TO AMBLE BY BUS Breakwater Cruises offer boat trips around the Island aboard their SERVICE JOURNEY TIME FREQUENCY PROVIDER SERVICE JOURNEY TIME FREQUENCY PROVIDER Seahouses

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two passenger vessels, one of which is a restored RNLI Hope Ho CRASTER TO ALNMOUTH BY BUS 6 0

Lifeboat. Pre-booking by phone is recommended 1 X18 PER Moorhouse

7 2 HOUR SERVICE JOURNEY TIME FREQUENCY PROVIDER A (www.puffincruises.co.uk, Tel: 07752 861914 or X18 Alnmouth Alnmouth Bay 418 11 HOURLY Braidcarr Point 01665 711975) . You will be able to view the breeding X20 birds at their nesting sites and possibly spot the Grey Seal T01 X18 Snook or North colony on the east side of the island. When you return to 7 HOURLY Sunderland Point the harbour, look out for the eider ducks, there should be Distance: 8.7 miles ducklings by June. Time: Approx. 4.5 hours If your feeling peckish after your trip then why not try OS map: OS Explorer Map 332 fish and chips from one of the many fish and chips shops around the harbour?