Beadnell Bay - Northumberland

On an impulse last week Sat Nav (Gloria) and I set off for Beadnell Bay...blame it on the sunshine :-) We've had so little of it this summer so thought we'd take the opportunity to go to the beach. We packed our bags but had nowhere to stay. No problem, we'll find somewhere, said I, always the optimist.

We arrived in Seahouses around 4pm for fish, chips and mushy peas...and believe it or not, we didn't have jet lag!

My trusty mobile phone found us a gem of a 5* palace in Beadnell Bay called Beadnell Beach Guesthouse and the beach WAS just a few steps from our door.

Ellen with (white) Beadnell Beach Guesthouse behind her.

I can't praise Bob and Kath (owners) enough. This is a little haven of tranquility and luxury. An absolute find for us and we will definitely be back. Comfortable, ultra clean, peaceful, brilliant breakfasts with a fab view of the bay while you eat. Add to that the warm and welcoming personalities of Kath and Bob and you have Utopia. 

Beadnell Bay Harbour at Sunset

Beadnell Bay Sunset

These are some of the other places we visited. We were lucky to have brilliant sunshine and there was warmth to it. Although Craster harbour was a tad windy.

Lindisfarne Castle

Budle Bay

Bamburgh Castle

 

Craster Harbour

I'm a sand artist ready for a cup of tea and Kit Kat

Me and my shadow

Beadnell Bay Beach

Ellen Dean Recommends Beadnell Beach Guesthouse

Life's a Beach!

To celebrate the sunshine and a special date in our personal calender Sat Nav (Gloria) and I decided to have an away day. Because we live in the heart of the countryside we thought it would be nice to go to the beach for a change. Sat Nav had a yearning to see the sea. So we packed the car, told our dog Jack that he was in for a treat, and headed off to Filey.

As you probably know things never go as smoothly as one would wish in our camp! Our journeys are legendary.
Yesterday, Sat Nav was on good form until we reached a roundabout complete with diversion signs, that we hadn't seen until we were ready to come off the roundabout at the wrong exit. Sat Nav got in a flap when I said, 'a trip to the opticians might be in order!'

What followed was a very interesting and totally bloody confusing detour, zig zagging through an industrial estate, a large housing estate, ending up in a Morrisons petrol station.

Sat Nav went in to ask for help and the extremely kind and helpful cashier who used to live in Filey gave her perfect directions to get us back on course. A big THANK YOU is in order here.

We arrived at Filey expecting to see a deserted beach and a handful of people. Despite the sunshine it's still winter. So you can imagine our total shock to see that the world and his wife were there, complete with a nation of dogs and hardly a parking space to be found.

Of course we did find one because I always believe that I will and set out to join the throng.

We enjoyed a walk along the beach, were intrigued by the sculptured cliffs and the happy holiday atmosphere. Jack wanted to be everywhere at once, and he couldn't understand why this big puddle could move. Although he's not one for getting his feet wet in normal circumstances, he was desperate to take a closer look at the North Sea and tried to take me with him ;-)




You'll be pleased to know that our journey home was without hiccups. And, as with all of the best story's, we drove off into the most beautiful sunset you can imagine.

All-in-all a truly special day - although at one point I was on the verge of sacking Sat Nav!

One more thing. Beware! Inflation hits Filey - make a note that the middle 'attended' toilets will cost you 40p for a pee!!!!!!!! So if you need to go, don't go here!