AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY 2020/21 FREE DRIVE LESS, SEE MORE - 16 PAGE PULL-OUT www.northumberlandcoastaonb.org Rocky Cove at Rumbling Kern The Northumberland Coast Area of further protection because of the rarity of ...to the Northumberland Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) their features; even the shallow seas have Coast Area of Outstanding Front Cover covers an area of 138sqkm along 64km been designated a European Marine Site of the coastline between Berwick-upon- because of their outstanding marine wildlife. Natural Beauty. This year’s front cover Tweed and the Coquet Estuary. It contains image was taken by some of Britain’s most important historic We hope you enjoy your free copy of the Our much loved annual Visitor Guide to local photographer and cultural sites, and some of the most Northumberland Coast AONB Visitor Guide. the Northumberland Coast AONB is full Gavin Duthie. dramatic coastal scenery in the country. If you have any comments or suggestions, of features and useful information to help There is solitude on even the sunniest days please contact the AONB team on you discover this stunning landscape. Gavin has worked with us over of summer contrasting with thriving villages 01670 620306 or email This year, we’ve included an extra the last 10 years to help us create with pubs and restaurants which serve [email protected] 16 page pull-out to help you get around a stock of images that we can use excellent food. Northumberland Coast AONB Partnership, the Northumberland Coast without a in our publications and media. This County Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, Explore car. Why not leave the car behind for a fantastic image of Dunstanburgh Amidst this striking landscape is the NE61 2EF few days and follow our advice for some Castle was taken during the summer evidence of an area steeped in history, great car-free days? It can be a fun and of 2018. covering 9,000 years of human activity. It Information contained within this guide is interesting way to explore - you can walk, is the home of Christianity in England and deemed to be correct at the time of going cycle or take the bus. Gavin said: “To me, Northumberland the capital of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria. to print (February 2020). Every effort has Welcome... Coast AONB is such a special area The combination of fertile seas for fishing, been made to ensure that information given We hope that this Visitor Guide will - the unspoilt and timeless qualities flat land for farming and good access for is accurate. Where appropriate, you should show you just why we think the it gives you at any time of the year transport and trade, all combined with check the information is still valid before Northumberland Coast is so special. You - is truly inspiring. The photo of strategic locations for attack and defence, making a specific journey or completing can be guaranteed a warm welcome at Dunstanburgh Castle, taken on a has left a fascinating legacy of historic sites. final plans. The Northumberland Coast the many fantastic businesses that make very hot July day in 2018 was one AONB Partnership accepts no responsibility this such a great place to visit and stay. of two extremes that year. July had These historic sites are set within the for loss, injury or inconvenience sustained You can help to do your bit by spending record breaking temperatures and stunning landscape of wide sandy as a result of information contained in a little money in local shops and on local little rain, and I’d never seen such beaches backed by high sand dunes, and this guide. Inclusion in the guide is not a produce to help ensure the future well- scorched grass on the coast. This punctuated by rocky outcrops. There are recommendation of the AONB Partnership. being of its communities. was preceded by the so-called internationally important seabird colonies, Beast from the East when extreme thousands of birds feeding on the rich Advertisements are included on a winter conditions hit the east coast mudflats in winter and one of the largest commercial basis. The AONB Partnership from Siberia. grey seal colonies in Britain. The dunes and cannot therefore hold itself responsible for whinstone outcrops are a blaze of colour in the accuracy, quality or suitability of goods These extremes symbolise spring, and large areas of the AONB receive or services provided. Cllr Jeff Watson, Northumberland Coast AONB, from Chair of the sublime beach to rugged rocky Northumberland Coast promontory, from ancient fortified AONB Partnership heritage to modern holiday cottage and from splendid isolation on a Photo Credits: Gavin Duthie, Ian Kille, beach with not a soul in sight to Crest Photography, Iain Robson, Gary a busy bustling harbour port and Woodburn, Coast Care. village. The AONB has it all, and I’ll Published by never tire of visiting at all times of the year, when simply walking along the coast offers up spectacular Offstone Publishing, Unit 1, Bearl Farm, Stocksfield, Northumberland, NE43 7AL. 01661 844 115 world-class locations such as this.” [email protected] ©Offstone Publishing 2020. All rights reserved. No part of this We enjoy seeing photos of your visit magazine may be reproduced without the written permission to the Northumberland Coast AONB. of the publisher. 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