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Travel Notes Arrival and Departure: Newcastle Regional Airport: Newcastle Trains every half hour from central London to Newcastle (3 hrs) Amsterdam Two coaches a day from central London Daily overnight ferry from Amsterdam to to Alnwick (8 hrs) Newcastle or from Rotterdam to Hull 4 Day 1 Day 3 Day 4 WARKWORTH CASTLE, AMBLE AND BAMBURGH CASTLE AND THE THE HOLY ISLAND OF LINDISFARNE HOWICK GARDENS FARNE ISLANDS AND BERWICK-UPON-TWEED Start from Newcastle, visit the Drive north to the harbour town of Visit Holy Island, a historic and magnificent medieval castle ruins Seahouses and take a boat trip out picturesque location regularly at Warkworth Castle including to the Farne Islands for one of the reached by a causeway only the nearby Hermitage, a religious UK’s top wildlife experiences. Here accessible at certain states of the building carved out of rock. Enjoy you can view up to 23 different bird tide. See Lindisfarne Castle and lunch in Amble with time to explore species, as well as a huge colony of Lindisfarne Priory, the epicentre of the village and lobster hatchery. grey seals. After lunch, stop off at Christianity in Anglo Saxon times. Weather permitting, take a boat Bamburgh Castle, the royal seat of Spend some time exploring the trip out to Coquet Island, an RSPB the kings of Northumbria offering Elizabethan walls and museums reserve - famous for puffins and dramatic views over the surrounding of Berwick-upon-Tweed before Roseate terns. Alternatively explore countryside. Don’t miss the Grace returning to Newcastle. the beautiful gardens and arboretum Darling Museum before spending the at Howick Hall and indulge in night in Bamburgh. a traditional English tea at the Earl Grey tearooms. Overnight in Alnwick. Day 2 ALNWICK Visit Alnwick Castle, the second largest inhabited castle in England and film location for some of the Harry Potter films. Go on to nearby Alnwick Gardens with lunch up in the treetops in their unusual Treehouse restaurant. Explore the town of Extend your trip! Alnwick in the afternoon or drive out to Craster, famous for its kippers, Why not combine a visit to a local delicacy, and walk along Northumberland with Durham the coast to the dramatic ruins of and the North East? Dunstanburgh Castle. Overnight in Alnwick. Learn more on page: 18 BE INSPIRED VISIT OUR TRADE PORTAL AT: ENGLANDSCOAST.COM 5 North York Moors. Credit : Mike Kipling_NYMNP : Mike Credit Moors. North York YORKSHIRE Heritage Coast Yorkshire offers some of the most rugged and charming coastal scenery, not least the breath-taking North York Moors. Discover historical fishing villages and England’s first seaside resort. Travel Notes Arrival and Departure: Hull Teesside International Regional Airports:LeedsAirport: Newcastle Bradford, and Durham TrainsTwo trains every an half hour hour from from central central London TeesTeesside Valley International Airport, Londonto Hull (2 to hrs Durham 45) (3hrs) and every hour Humberside or Doncaster Sheffield to Hartlepool (3hrs30) Three coaches aa dayday fromfrom centralcentral London Daily overnight ferry ferry from from Amsterdam to Londonto Hull (6 to hrs Durham 30) (7hrs) and two a day NewcastleRotterdam to Hull to Hartlepool (7hrs) 6 Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 BRIDLINGTON AND ROBIN HOOD’S BAY AND WHITBY STAITHES FLAMBOROUGH HEAD Visit the ancient fishing village of Explore the quaint fishing village From Hull, head north stopping Robin Hood’s Bay on the edge of of Staithes, the artists’ capital of at Burton Agnes Hall, filled with the North York Moors with colourful Yorkshire and home of the Captain beautiful historic treasures and houses winding higgledy-piggledy Cook and Staithes Heritage Centre. North York Moors. Credit : Mike Kipling_NYMNP : Mike Credit Moors. North York award winning Gardens. Have down to its ancient harbour. Visit Follow the Painted Illusion trail and lunch in Bridlington while enjoying the Old Coastguard Station or wander through the art galleries and the variety of boats in the ancient walk along the Cleveland Way to studios. Enjoy a leisurely local lunch fishing harbour. Then head on to the Ravenscar, a scenic spot rich in and then head back to Hull with dramatic cliffs at Flamborough Head industrial history. Drive on to Whitby optional stops at Beverley Minster or and view the huge seabird colonies and visit the Captain Cook Memorial Sewerby Hall. at nearby RSPB Bempton Cliffs. Museum. Overnight in Whitby. Overnight in Scarborough. Day 4 Day 2 WHITBY SCARBOROUGH Visit Whitby Abbey, the inspiration Spend the day exploring for Count Dracula stories, for Scarborough with a visit to the spectacular views from the gothic spectacular cliff top Castle and ruins and explore its history at the the Rotunda Museum to find out visitor centre. Then take a round more about the area’s unique trip on the heritage North Yorkshire geology. Options for the rest of Moors Railway and steam through the day include a boat trip, surf or the heart of the beautiful North paddleboard lesson or for the less York Moors National Park. Whitby energetic a visit to Scarborough’s is famous for its fantastic fish and Sealife Sanctuary. Overnight in chips so make sure you try this Scarborough where there are classic British dish either from a numerous evening entertainment traditional takeaway or one of the Extend your trip! options. town’s excellent seafood restaurants. Overnight in Whitby. Why not combine a visit to Yorkshire with Durham and the North East? Learn more on page: 18 BE INSPIRED VISIT OUR TRADE PORTAL AT: ENGLANDSCOAST.COM 7 Wells-next-the-Sea EAST COAST Natural coast Soak up the natural beauty of the East Coast viewing rare birds and seal pups, the magnificent Holkham Hall and a boat trip on the relaxing Norfolk Broads. Travel Notes From Hull to Harwich Regional Airports: Humberside, Norwich Two trains an hour from central London to and London Southend Hull (2 hrs 45) and Harwich (1 hr 30) Three coaches a day from central London Daily overnight ferry from Rotterdam to to Hull (6 hrs 30) and one a day to Hull or Hook of Holland to Harwich Southend-on-Sea (2 hrs 15) 8 Day 1 Day 3 Day 4 EAST LINCOLNSHIRE THE BROADS NATIONAL PARK AND SUFFOLK AND ESSEX COAST From Hull head south to Donna Nook THE SUFFOLK COAST View the four meter high steel Nature Reserve, ideal for viewing Start the day by exploring the inland structure, Scallop on the Beach in both birdlife and, in November and waterways of the Broads National Aldeburgh before driving south into December, seal pups. Alternatively Park - Britain’s largest protected Essex. Stop off at the significant Wells-next-the-Sea spend time in the attractive market wetland and a wildlife haven.