Beadnell

Beadnell - the only west facing
harbour on the east coast.

Beadnell is a village situated about 6 km south east of Bamburgh, on the North Sea coast. Beadnell Bay offers spectacular views of Newton Point and the rugged ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle to the south.

Containing the only west-facing port on the east coast of England, Beadnell is a tourist base, the town being largely comprised of holiday homes, with some small-scale fishing. After many, many lashings by the icy rough sea the harbour is in a state of disrepair and the small pier is barely passable. Two large caravan sites neighbour the village, as well as a handful of campsites.

The Parish Church is the Anglican Church of St. Ebba, built in 1746 and restored in the nineteenth century. A sixteenth century Pele tower remains as part of the public house The Craster Arms

Near the harbour are historic Limekilns, now owned by the National Trust. Beadnell is within the North Northumberland Heritage Coast, and Beadnell Bay, a sandy beach stretching 3 km (1.8 miles) to the south, contains a nationally important colony of Little Tern and the largest mainland colony of Arctic Tern in the United Kingdom. The beach was awarded the Blue flag rural beach award in 2005.

Article adapted from the Wikipedia online encyclopedia.

How to get to Beadnell:
By road from the south: take the main A1 trunk road from Newcastle upon Tyne. About 40 miles north of Newcastle you will pass the small hamelet of Brownieside on the left. Take the next right after Brownieside and follow signs for Beadnell and Seahouses.
By road from the north: Take the main A1 trunk road from Edinburgh and Berwick upon Tweed. About 15 miles south of Berwick you will come to Belford, with it's distinctive grain silos on the left. Turn left at the junction next to the silos and follow signs for Seahouses then Beadnell.
By rail: The nearest station is Chathill, but the services there are very infrequent. Your best bet is to get a train to Alnmouth for Alnwick station and take the local 518 bus service to Alnwick, before catching the connecting 501 bus service to Beadnell.
By bus: Arriva Northumbria service 501 runs between Newcastle upon Tyne and Berwick upon Tweed and passes through Beadnell.

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