🌊Day 3 Bamburgh Castle to Seahouses🦤 4 Mile Walk🦤Boat Trip Farne Islands🌊

Day 3:
Friday 29th August

Day Trip / Coastal Walk:
Bamburgh Castle to Seahouses
Coastal Path short walk 4 miles
Boat Trip to the Farne Islands (Optional)
By Bus
Evening Event: Pub (Optional)

Visit the spectacular Bamburgh Castle along beautiful scenic coastline and take a scenic boat trip to the Farne Islands

Meet Alnwick Bus Station
Stand 5 at 9.50am
Alnwick to Bamburgh
Bus leaves at 10.05
Tickets: Return £6 cash / card
Arrive Bamburgh 11.15
Toilets nearby
Bamburgh to Seahouses 4 miles

Return: Seahouses to Alnwick
King Street Bus Stop opp Crown Pub at 17.00
X18 Bus leaves at 17.19
Bus Arrives Alnwick Bus Station 18.20

Farne Islands
14.15 Boat Trip 1.5 hrs
From Seahouses Harbour on the Northumberland Coastal Path
Lots of Wild Life
Cafes and Pubs for Lunch
Cost of Tickets: £20

Places Of Interest On The Walk

Bamburgh has beautiful beaches with dunes rich in flowers and rockpools as well as a stunning castle.
A cluster of cafes line Bamburgh’s stone-front streets with plenty of seafood places.
Once the capital of the 7th century Kingdom of Northumbria, Bamburgh is now a seaside village dominated by the magnificent Bamburgh Castle overlooking miles of silver sands to the east.

Bamburgh Castle stands on a massive, 180-foot high basalt crag, giving all-round views of the coast and surrounding countryside.
The church standing in the village dates from the 12th century, since 2016, the church has also been the resting place for the Bamburgh Bones. Remains of over 100 individuals who lived in the area in the 7th and 8th century were excavated by archaeologists from a cemetery in what is now an area of sand dunes.

Seahouses is a busy port which grew up in the late 19th century when the harbour was built to serve the inland village of North Sunderland.
Today, potting boats and leisure craft share the harbour with holidaymakers and wildlife spotters.
Next to the harbour the huge limekilns are a reminder of a busy trade in stone and lime in the 18th century, now used as storage by fishermen for their lobster pots.

The Farne Islands lie midway between Seahouses and Bamburgh. They are located at the most easterly point of the Great Whin Sill, an intrusion of volcanic rock which gives a distinct and spectacular character to the north Northumberland coastline. There are between 15 and 28 islands.
The Farne Islands are designated as a National Nature Reserve for their important seabird colonies and provide food, shelter and breeding space for Kittiwake, Fulmar, Guillemot, Razorbill, Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Shag and Eider Duck through the seasons. The islands are also a Special Conservation Area offering a haven to the grey seals which breed and rest there. Human activity is now limited to those caring for the wildlife and visiting via boat trips from Seahouses.
The Farne Islands are now managed by the National Trust.