Northumberland Coast Path

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July 26, 2025
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Day 1
Saturday, July 26, 2025
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 371 ft
England Middleton Tyas 54.42828, -1.66656254°25’42” N 1°39’60” W
Off to a flying start
July 26 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Three became four after a pit stop to collect Mia. After an emotional reunion between father & daughter & three emergency porcupines we headed Norf for a few days of flat (hopefully) coast walking. Looking forward to finding a wild camp spot for 3 Dursons and Mia’s two person 3kg blackout tent!!! ⛺️
A lovely 10 mile walk got us to Amble where we played charades before setting up a lil wild camp ⛺️ ⛺️⛺️⛺️ To top the evening off nicely we had fireworks 🎆Read more
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Day 2
Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 43 ft
England Boulmer 55.446434, -1.58806755°26’47” N 1°35’17” W
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Amble > Dunstanburgh Castle
July 27 in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Awoke after a slightly less than peaceful night's sleep to find thankfully no rats had snuggled in with us, despite warnings from a well-meaning dog walker. First stop was a funky cafe in an art gallery for the first solid brew + cake! Then carried on to a STUN wild swim stop for a refreshing dip and napette and hot drinks. Made it just in time to a pub to eat kippers and cheer on the lionesses at the sole pub in a lil village before pitching up at the foot of a castle. Got approached by a couple of men not to move us on but offer us fish, as you do up north. Corker of a day really!!Read more
TravelerLooks like a fun trip. Good to see Robin carrying that backpack again. 😃
7/28/25Reply
Robin GardnerYeah...it's nice to be out walking again 🤗 only 62 miles this time - mostly flat. It's sooooo easy compared to the PCT 🙂
7/28/25Reply
Traveler Very brave to brave the North Sea!
8/5/25Reply
Traveler Love a Craster kipper.
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Day 3
Monday, July 28, 2025
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 308 ft
Scotland Grantshouse 55.907681, -2.32957555°54’28” N 2°19’46” W
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Craster > Budle
July 28 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The day started with a fab fried egg roll and mediocre coffee from the golf club. Debbie’s rating of the coffee 0-5.
Conflicted opinions of the route which we would later find out was due to the estuary walk only being open in July & August. After a lovely sunny days walking mostly inland we had to split the pack of 4 as Mia & Robin had had enough of us… 😉
For Debbie and I the end of the day came by way of a little campsite on the estuary near Budle where we cooked on our little stove and had a quick dip/wild wash in the Estuary. Robin & Mia crashed in a farmers field near Belford. Mia read her kindle in the long grass with the spiders 🕷️ while Robin drank rum.Read more
Traveler And the coffee was.....the signs were there!
8/4/25Reply
Traveler Don't be deceived......neat Rum!
8/4/25Reply
Traveler Love it.
8/5/25Reply
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Day 4
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 33 ft
England Northumberland 55.706509, -1.92561655°42’23” N 1°55’32” W
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Budle Bay - Goswick Sand Dunes
July 29 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Debbie & I left our free for hikers campsite to head inland. After a warm 7 miles & a missed turn came our first stop to get breakfast at a farm shop in Belford. Dare I say another low score for the coffee 1.5 / 5.
Diverse day with railway crossings that you had to phone ahead & get permission to cross, industrial area, a small forest to eventually be reunited with our missing cog, aka Robin after he saw Mia off on the bus to Berwick.
The rest of the day we tramped a total of 22 miles where we set up camp in the sand dunes.Read more
Traveler Great photo!
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Day 5
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 46 ft
England Scremerston 55.733005, -1.9613255°43’59” N 1°57’41” W
Goswick Golf Club - Berwick
July 30 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A 7:15am lie in today for Debbie and I while Robin was rudely awoken by the hound of the Baskerville at 07:30. Lazy lil sloth 🦥
Sun was shining for our last day on the Northumberland Coast Path Hike. Only 7 miles to our destination. Conversation mostly consisted of rating coffee & toilet humor. Robin bravely offered to take one for the team by trying the local arcade coffee. Rating a whole 2.5 / 5. Debbie went for an artisan coffee which got 2 / 5. I went for coffee on the train to Edinburgh and gave it 3.5 / 5.
Loved the hike for its flatness, golf course club houses for their opening times, chips (Robin & Mia), castles, Kippers (Debbie & Marianne) & the warm and welcoming people.Read more
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Day 6
Thursday, July 31, 2025
☁️ 19 °C
Altitude: 351 ft
Scotland City of Edinburgh 55.948635, -3.20043355°56’55” N 3°12’2” W
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Two nights in Edinburgh
July 31 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We have swapped our tents for two nights in the Belford hostel set in a converted church. Now to explore The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
*Marianne Karaoke
8/1/25Reply
TravelerWelcome to Scotland!
8/2/25Reply
Robin GardnerThank you!! Always love Edinburgh and managed to catch a couple of fringe shows as well 🙂
8/4/25Reply
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Day 8
Saturday, August 2, 2025
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 36 ft
England Ellington 55.239799, -1.54850555°14’23” N 1°32’55” W
Holy Island
August 2 in England ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
After heading back from Edinburgh we had a little detour to Holy Island.
Decided to walk the 3 miles across the causeway, excited to see 3 seals 🦭 sunning themselves as we enjoyed a sunny crossing.
Checked out the Priory and the church. A little tasting session at Lindesfarne Winery before catching the first of 4 busses back to our start point & car at Cresswell. Didn’t want the adventure to end so chilled on the beach watching the waves before pitching our tents in the dunes for one more night.
P.S. finally a 5 / 5 flat white for Debbie ☕️Read more
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Trip end
August 3, 2025