Follow our circular plotted walking route along Embleton Bay in Northumberland.<\/p>\n
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10.8 miles | 5 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n 1. Castle Beacon<\/strong><\/p>\n The beach is at its best on a sunny day at low tide. Start from the small car park in Low Newton-by-the-Sea and head steeply downhill to the village square. Resisting the lure of\u00a0the adjacent Ship Inn<\/a>, head down to the beach to begin\u00a0an exhilarating stride along\u00a0the sands.<\/p>\n You may also like<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> From St Mary\u2019s Haven, continue across the sands to pass a group of rocky outcrops known as Fish Carr, Out Carr and Jenny Bells Carr. A little out to sea is the Emblestone from which the bay takes its name. Oystercatchers will be probing the cracks and crevices of the hard, volcanic outcrops, or piping furiously from their perches. The route is never in doubt with Dunstanburgh Castle acting as your guiding beacon.<\/p>\n 2. Sandy toes<\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019ll have to remove your boots and socks to cross Embletonburn Mouth, though it\u2019s a pleasure to do this section of the walk across the sands bare foot. If you don\u2019t fancy wading across, you can turn a little inland to cross Embleton Burn on the footbridge before returning to the beach.<\/p>\n With the skeletal ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle drawing you in, leave the beach and climb the grassy path behind the shore\u2019s dolerite rocks. These grey-black boulders give the impression of abandoned cannon balls on the beach.<\/p>\n 3. Ruin with a view<\/strong><\/p>\n Take some time to explore the dramatic castle, exposed to the elements on this wave-battered coastline. The ruins are now in the care of English Heritage.\u00a0The great, twin-towered keep is a fabulous place from which to look back north\u00a0across the bay and south to Craster, famous for its kippers, a local delicacy. \u00a0 Swallows zip in and out of the fortress walls, feeding up before heading south for the winter.<\/p>\n Retrace your steps to Low Newton-by-the-Sea or, better still, explore the dune system behind the beach. For the latter, take the grassy path past the site of an old quarry and on through the dunes to pass Dunstan Steads car park.<\/p>\n 4. Coastal links<\/strong><\/p>\n Continue on St Oswald\u2019s Way and the Northumberland Coast Path <\/a>through the marram grass-knitted dunes. The way re-crosses Embleton Burn on a wooden footbridge to pass the golf club and Embleton Links.<\/p>\n 5. Pint at the ship<\/strong><\/p>\n Take a moment to explore Newton Pool Nature Reserve, home to two bird hides. This\u00a0is a great spot to look for coastal wading birds, including black-tailed godwits, sandpipers, lapwings and greenshanks.<\/p>\n Return to the path and turn left past Risemoor Cottage<\/a>, a former fisherman\u2019s pub. Continue beyond the boat yard and beside more cottages to the rear of the Ship Inn, before returning to the heart\u00a0of Low Newton village.<\/p>\n Kick off your boots and enjoy lunch and a pint outside the historic Ship Inn. The pub serves a mouth-watering range of locally caught seafood, and the beer comes from its very own brewery.<\/p>\n From the village square, return to the road and then turn right to continue north 6. Tiny terns<\/strong><\/p>\n Drop down to Beadnell Bay just beyond Snook Point and stride out along the second gloriously sandy beach of the day. Again, route-finding is easy as you head across the beach to Beadnell Harbour.\u00a0It\u2019s time to remove your boots and socks again as you wade across Long Nanny Burn where it enters the beach.<\/p>\n The rare little tern can be found nesting here among\u00a0the more common Arctic terns. This delightful little chattering seabird is the\u00a0UK\u2019s smallest tern and in August it will be leaving\u00a0British shores to return to\u00a0West Africa.<\/p>\n 6. Cobles and kilns<\/strong><\/p>\n Continue across the sands to enter Beadnell Harbour, home to three well-preserved lime kilns that date to the 18th century. Spend some time exploring this quaint little fishing port, looking out for cobles<\/i> \u2013 a small fishing boat with Viking origins \u2013 bobbing about on the water.<\/p>\n 7. Down in the dunes<\/strong><\/p>\n Again, you have the choice of returning to Low Newton back across the sands or through the dune system at the back\u00a0of the beach. St Oswald\u2019s Way runs from the harbour through the caravan park to skirt Featherblow Hill. Pass through Tughall Mill Links and cross Long Nanny Burn on a bridge before passing the tern colony into Newton Links. Rejoin your outward route at Snook Point and return to Low Newton. Time for another pint at the Ship?<\/p>\n![\""Sandy\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/01\/St-Ninians-Isle-Shetland-4edabc5.jpg?quality=45&resize=556,556"\" "\\"\"St\\"")
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