Amble Little Shore

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

here · spans 24 counties

Castle after castle strung along empty sand, with puffins and seals just offshore if the boat trip's running

0.1 km W

Loop of the River Coquet cradling a medieval village of stone houses climbing to a castle, with a beach and river hermitage nearby.

2.5 km W · Northumberland

Seven-mile arc of dune-backed sand.

5.1 km S

One of the quietest coastal beaches in the county, with dunes, estuary views and the colourful village behind.

6.1 km N

Pastel-fronted estuary village on a sandy spit where the River Aln meets the sea, ringed by dunes and one of England's oldest golf courses.

6.2 km NW · Northumberland