Longbeach meets all your needs for a coastal family retreat!
1 step to entrance.
Ground Floor:
Living room: Freeview TV, Sky, Electric Fire
Kitchen/dining room: Electric Oven, Electric Hob, Microwave, Fridge/Freezer, Dishwasher, French Doors Leading To Garden
Living room 2: Freeview TV, Sky, Electric Woodburner
Utility Room: Washing Machine, Tumble Dryer
Separate Toilet.
First Floor:
Bedroom 1: Kingsize (5ft) Bed, Freeview TV, Sky Ensuite: Walk-In Shower, Toilet
Bedroom 2: Kingsize (5ft) Bed Ensuite: Walk-In Shower, Toilet
Bedroom 3: Double (4ft 6in) Bed
Bedroom 4: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds, Freeview TV, Sky
Bathroom: Bath With Shower Over, Toilet
Oil central heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Travel cot, highchair and stairgate. Welcome pack. Rear garden with patio, decked area and garden furniture. Bike/equipment store. Private parking for 2 cars. No smoking.
Beadnell is a popular holiday destination and offers local facilities including a village shop and family friendly pubs serving good food. The wide expanse of golden sandy beach, which Beadnell Bay is renowned for, is within a gentle stroll of this detached property. The area is a popular destination for walkers, birdwatchers and water sports enthusiasts with activities including sailing, sea kayaking, wind surfing and scuba diving. Beadnell Bay can truly be described as the jewel in Northumberland’s seaside crown.
This superb property offers spacious accommodation, perfect for a family holiday. Offering all it is superbly equipped with a full range of quality fixtures and fittings throughout. To the rear is an enclosed garden, patio and decked area with garden furniture to enjoy summer relaxation or al fresco dining. There is parking on drive for two cars and use of one section of the double garage for convenient storage of bikes, surfboards, or golf clubs.
Out and about, just two miles along the coastline is the traditional fishing port of Seahouses, where boat trips to the nearby Farne Islands, famous for its bird sanctuaries and seal colony, depart regularly from its harbour. Here you will find fish and chip shops, several charming tea rooms, quaint pubs, shops, fishing and golf. A further three miles up the coastline is the picturesque village of Bamburgh, with its beach and sand dunes in the shadow of its majestic castle. Further down the coastline is the fishing village of Craster, famous for its kippers, and just a short walk along the coastal path from the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle.
A few miles inland is the bustling market town of Alnwick, with its own dramatic castle and a film location for Harry Potter films. Visitors will enjoy a trip to Alnwick Garden, a spectacular garden including the grand waterfall, and where you can also dine within Europe’s largest tree house! With so much to see and do its easy to see why this is one of Northumberland’s top coastal destinations. Beach ½ mile.
The relatively unspoilt, rugged coast of Northumberland is often described as a birder’s paradise, but the inland landscapes of rolling moors, peat bog, wooded valleys, pristine rivers, and meadows and grasslands have much to offer a wildlife watcher too.
Managed by the National Trust, the Farne Islands are a group of rocky islands about two miles off the Northumberland coast and undoubtedly one of the best places for bird watching in the UK. They’re home to many breeding species of seabirds including puffins, shags, guillemots, fulmars, kittiwakes, and terns. In autumn, a large colony of grey seals arrive to pup on the islands, and it’s also a good time of year to look out for rare migrants that may have been blown off course. Access is via a boat from nearby Seahouses; depending on the time of year it may be possible to land on some of the islands to see the wildlife up close.
Also owned by the National Trust, is Embleton and Newton Links, a beautiful stretch of sand and dunes which is home to a breeding colony of terns at Long Nanny on Beadnell beach. Newton Pool nature reserve has bird watching hides where you can watch oystercatchers, redshanks, herons, and other waders along the shoreline.
Head inland to Northumberland National Park to see moorland species such as black grouse, golden plovers, and curlews, as well as crossbills and goshawks in the woodlands. Look up to see a rare hen harrier dancing in the skies above, while dippers, goosanders, and grey wagtails can be spotted alongside the numerous rivers and streams that meander through the park. Red squirrels, roe deer, and wild goats are also found.
At Kielder Forest, in the heart of the park and just three miles from the Scottish border, ospreys breed and there is a cabin where you have the chance to view these magnificent birds up close as they rear their chicks. At the northern end of Kielder reservoir is Bakethin reserve, where the open water and wetland habitats support whooper swans, barnacle geese, pochards, and mallards in the winter.
The dunes, saltmarshes, and mudflats of Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, located off the Northumbrian coast about 10 miles south of Berwick-upon-Tweed, are important for a host of migratory birds. Pink-footed geese, brent geese, wigeon, and bar-tailed godwits are just some of the species that arrive for the winter, while the hawthorn hedges attract redwings, fieldfares, and goldcrests. Birds of prey can regularly be spotted on the reserve too. Keep an eye out for kestrels and merlins. Access to the reserve is via a tidal causeway so check tide times and the weather before you go.
Hauxley nature reserve is owned by Northumberland Wildlife Trust and offers magnificent views across Druridge Bay. It supports a huge variety of birdlife such as tree sparrows, reed buntings, bullfinches, turnstones, and coots, and visitors in the summer will be treated to spectacular wildflower displays. You might even spot an otter or a stoat. With extensive facilities including accessible trails, bird hides, an eco-friendly Wildlife Discovery Centre, a café, shop, and play area, it’s the perfect place for a family day out.
