The seaport of Amble is situated at the mouth of the River Coquet and is an ideal place for exploring Northumberland. A centre for boatbuilding, Amble offers a marina, a harbour, sandy beaches and coastal walks to the bird sanctuary at Hauxley and country park at Druridge Bay. Large fishing boats moor along the harbour wall and land a variety of fish, prawns, crabs and lobsters. A mile south of Amble is Coquet Island, an RSPB reserve with a large population of terns, puffins and eider ducks and boat trips around the island can be arranged. The villages of Alnmouth and Craster and numerous beaches are only a short drive away.
