Coastal walk… 1mile
Newton Pool, Northumberland
Enjoy a gentle walk alongside the Northumberland coast with plenty of wildlifespotting opportunities along the way. Remember to bring your binoculars as there
are great views and lots of birds to spot from the beach and wildlife hides. The first
part of the walk (points 1 to 4) is an all-ability trail.
Start: Car park (not NT)
Grid ref: NU239248
Maps: OS Landranger 75 & 81 / Explorer 332 & 340
How to get here & local facilities
By foot: Northumberland Coast Path (part of the North Sea Trail) passes through
Newton Point from Beadnell Bay in the north and Craster in the south
By bike: National Cycle Network route 1 passes through Embleton village, then 2 miles
along minor roads to start of walk. See www.sustrans.org.uk
By bus: A bus service runs along the B1330 from Bamburgh to Alnwick, passing
Embleton and occasionally High Newton, Monday to Saturday. Links to buses from
Berwick upon Tweed station, Alnmouth station, Morpeth and Newcastle
By train: Alnmouth station, 9 miles
By road: off A1, Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed, then B1340 from Alnwick onto
B1339 which runs parallel to the coast. Minor roads lead to Newton
Car park and two accessible car parking spaces in Low Newton Square; pub; WCs
(including accessible WCs) behind the Ship Inn; National Trust holiday cottage
overlooking Newton Point, visit www.nationaltrustcottages.co.uk
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/walks
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/walks
Look out for oystercatcher
(pictured) and other shore
birds around the
Emblestones, an outcrop of
hard volcanic rock protecting
Newton Haven from the main
ravages of the north sea.
Sometimes seals can be
spotted basking at the far
end of the rocks.
© www.northeastwildlife.co.uk
The beach at point 7 is a
great place to go rock
pooling. Look for marine
creatures such as sea
anemones, limpets, crabs
and starfish.
© NTPL / Paul Wakefield
Things to look out for…
t Bird Reserve
Stop off at the wildlife hides at point 4 to enjoy the great views and to see how many
different birds you can recognise using the visual guides and your binoculars. One
hide is fully accessible for wheelchairs; the other has steps to climb to enter.
t Low Newton Square
An 18th-century fishing hamlet, with white-washed cottages and an historic pub set
around a pretty village green.
Savour the great views of the
magnificent ruin of
Dunstanburgh Castle
(pictured) to the south and,
on a clear day, the distant
Farne Islands to the north.
© NTPL / Joe Cornish
Directions
Distance, terrain & accessibility
Points 1 to 4 is an all-ability route. From point 5 the ground
becomes uneven and has a steep set of steps.
Allow about one hour for this 1 mile (1.6km) walk, following well made pavements and
tracks from points 1 to 4, then an uneven grassy path. One steep hill at point 1 and
steps leading down to the beach at point 5. Responsible dog owners are welcomed with
dogs on leads near to the bird hide at Newton Pool at point 4.
1.
Start at the public car park above Low Newton. Head down the
hill to the village square – the road is quite steep. You can’t miss
the spectacular view of the ruins of 14th-century Dunstanburgh
Castle straight ahead.
2.
As you arrive at the square in the village take the right hand turn,
following the road behind the square by the National Trust
information board. The first ½ km to Newton Pool hides has a
surfaced track suitable for wheelchair access.
3.
Turn left behind the Ship Inn and follow the road south past the
back of the cottages, parallel with the sea shore. Continue past
the Boat Park, checking the field to your right for visiting wetland
and coastal birds on the muddy scrape.
4.
Continue on the track past Risemoor Cottage, a former
fisherman’s pub, through a small woodland path until you see the
two wildlife hides on your right hand side facing into the waters at
Newton Pool.
© Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey. All rights reserved. Licence no. AL 100023974
You can now reverse your route back to Low Newton or
continue on to point 5.
5.
Continue southward from the bird hide, and after about 30m the
path forks. Take the left track past some beach bungalows in the
dunes. Head for the centre of the green space where a way
marker shows the path through bracken leading to wooden steps
to the beach.
6.
Take in the spectacular views of Dunstanburgh Castle across
Embleton Bay before turning left on the beach and heading back
toward the village. As you arrive back in the village square of Low
Newton by the Sea take time to relax on the beach, picnic on the
village green or explore the shoreline and rock pools.
Contact us
Telephone: 01665 576117 Email: northumberlandcoast@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/embletonewtonlinks
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everyone can enjoy the beauty of the outdoors for generations to come.
Find out more at www.nationaltrust.org.uk