Visitor attractions and information for
Beadnell
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 Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh, Northumberland,
NE69 7D. Standing on a rocky outcrop overlooking miles of beautiful
sandy beach, Bamburgh Castle dominates the Northumbrian landscape.
A magnificent castle completely restored in 1900, it houses collections
of china, porcelain, furniture, paintings , arms and armour.
Tel: 01668 214 515. www.bamburghcastle.com. About 5 miles south of Beadnell. |
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Farne
Islands. The Farne Islands lie two to three miles off the Northumberland
coast midway between the fishing village of Seahouses and the
magnificent Castle of Bamburgh. As well as being the most famous
Sea Bird Sanctuary in the British Isles they also have a large
colony of Atlantic or Grey Seals. Join us on one of our many
year-round trips and explore this most wonderous of British archipelagoes
on one of our fleet of seagoing motor vessels. (All our passenger
carrying boats are skippered and equipped to meet the exacting
licensing standards of the 'Marine Safety Agency'.) Tel: 01665
720 308. www.farne-islands.com. About 8 miles north of Beadnell. |
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Dunstanburgh Castle, Craster, Alnwick, Northumberland,
Telephone: 01665 576231. Dramatic castle ruins which dominate
a lonely stretch of Northumberland's coastline with splendid
clifftop views, about 7 miles north of Alnmouth. Dunstanburgh
Castle is managed by English Heritage. Dunstanburgh Castle: The
Lilburn Tower at Sunrise (1797) by Joseph Mallord William Turner.
About 5 miles south of
Beadnell. |
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Howick
Hall Gardens has been rated by the BBC Gardener's World Magazine
as one of the top 5 coastal gardens in the country. Tel: 01665
577 285. www.howickhallgardens.org. About 8 miles south of Beadnell. |
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Beadnell is in Northumberland, a county that borders
Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south, Tyne and Wear
to the southeast, the Scottish Borders to the north and has nearly
80 miles of North Sea coastline. It is an area of uncrowded golden
sandy beaches, stunning countryside set amongst two Areas of
Outstanding Natural Beauty and the rugged Northumberland National
Park. There are more castles in Northumberland than anywhere
else in England and the Holy Island of Lindisfarne is the birthplace
of English Christianity.
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