East Sleekburn to Lynemouth
(Our overall day number 67 - Part of The KC3 ECP Leg 56b and 57 - Seaham to Amble)East Sleekburn to Lynemouth
8th October 2024 | Miles 9.1 | Elevation gain 392ft
Just over nine miles in wet weather, passing through some less scenic areas than previous days on this trip to the North East (based on the weather forecast, we had swapped days with the onward walk to Amble, so that we could walk up the fabulous beach north to Amble in sunny condition rather than rain!). Notwithstanding the conditions, there was plenty of interest on this stretch - after Cambois a brief dip inland to cross the weir, and then back to the coast, past a holiday park to reach Newbiggin-By-The-Sea hoping for a hot drink by then - not much open unfortunately on a wet October Tuesday, and the one beachfront cafe we did find wouldn't allow us inside with the dog, so we sat and shivered over a quick coffee before moving on. Around Beacon Point and past Lyne Sands, we reached the power station at Lynemouth, and then the end of our walk.
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Getting there and back
We parked on the street in Lynemouth (Bridge Road) and caught the No 1 bus back through Ashington to the St John's Road stop in East Bedlington , from where it's about a five minute walk to reach the coast path near the Sleekburn Grange Farm
Weather conditions
Rainy - full wet gear required
Walking difficulty
Easy and mostly flat - just made a bit harder by the conditions
The story of our day in photos
.jpg "Getting the bus from the Resource Centre in Lynemouth back to East Sleekburn")
Getting the bus from the Resource Centre in Lynemouth back to East Sleekburn
.jpg "Full wet gear")
Full wet gear
.jpg "Flooding in places")
Flooding in places
.jpg "The River Wansbeck")
The River Wansbeck
.jpg "And it's weir")
And it's weir
.jpg "Crossing via the weir")
Crossing via the weir
.jpg "Looking back out to the coast from the north side of the River Wansbeck")
Looking back out to the coast from the north side of the River Wansbeck
.jpg "Heading back to the coast")
Heading back to the coast
.jpg "Looking back down the beach towards Blyth")
Looking back down the beach towards Blyth
.jpg "Spital Point")
Spital Point
.jpg "Coming into Newbiggin-by-the-Sea - still raining")
Coming into Newbiggin-by-the-Sea - still raining
.jpg "Newbiggin-by-the-Sea - not much open on a Tuesday in October")
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea - not much open on a Tuesday in October
.jpg "Same could probably be said of most other pubs on this coast!")
Same could probably be said of most other pubs on this coast!
.jpg "Lynemouth Power Station")
Lynemouth Power Station
.jpg "Rock formations near Beacon Point")
Rock formations near Beacon Point
.jpg "Getting closer to Lynemouth")
Getting closer to Lynemouth
.jpg "Circumnavigating the seaward side of the power station")
Circumnavigating the seaward side of the power station
.jpg "Bit of beach, but our walk ends before that")
Bit of beach, but our walk ends before that
.jpg "The circumnavigation of the power station had some less attractive parts!")
The circumnavigation of the power station had some less attractive parts!
.jpg "Looking in the other direction")
Looking in the other direction
.jpg "Finishing the day - just need to walk back up the road to Lynemouth")
Finishing the day - just need to walk back up the road to Lynemouth
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