Seaham to Amble

Little Lobo, Tynemouth

Awesome little place serving Mexican food, so good on our first night that we returned later in the trip for a second go!

Hidden on the Harbour, Seaham

A coffee each here before setting off for the first morning's walk

Barca, Tynemouth

We had a pre-dinner drink here on Friday, and then again later in the week. As the website describes, a quirky, cosy bar. Very good craft beer but the wine wasn't up to much.

Allards Lounge, Tynemouth

We had dinner here on Friday evening - a tapas sharing dish type place. This came with recommendations (and a discount code!) from our airbnb host, but Allards must have been having a bad day in the kitchen as, when it eventually arrived, the food was well over done and not particularly enjoyable. We'd been waiting a long time by then so we just put up with it. Oh well.

Michael's Cafe, South Shields

Not far from the ferry on the south bank of the Tyne, we had very welcome second breakfast here on the way to the start of our second walk. Not fancy and unexpected chips with our sausage butties - which went down very well! Ridiculously cheap and extra sausages for dogs.

Fishnet Tavern, North Shields

A pub in North Shields on the coast path near to the northern side of the ferry. A welcome cheese and ham toastie and a pint - looked like there were fancier places to dine on that road, but this did the job for us towards the end of a long day.

Iztuzu, Tynemouth

We ate here on Saturday evening - tasty Turkish food and welcoming service

The Beach House, Whitley Bay

The destination for breakfast, around a couple of miles into Sunday's long walk north from Tynemouth. Dog friendly and good food.

Castaways Tea Shop, Seaton Sluice

A quick coffee break here before walking up the beach towards Blyth

Lola Jeans, Tynemouth

Sunday night burgers here to recharge after our very long day's walking!

The Drift Cafe, Cresswell

Location for second breakfast on Monday morning, en route to Amble. Dog friendly and classy breakfasts.

Cafe Needles Eye, Newbiggin

Looked nice inside but not dog friendly so we sat outside in the semi-rain for a quick coffee and snack. Bit of a shame.

The Grand Hotel, Tynemouth

After dinner drinks here on our last night, after our second visit to the fabulous Little Lobo Mexican.

Crusoes, Tynemouth

Breakfast cafe on the beach, very close to our accommodation, highly recommended by our hosts. We'd been looking forward all week to leisurely breakfast here before the long drive south, but in the event it was a bit disappointing - might have been something to do with the 40 mile an hour gales lashing the beach, but the staff were less than welcoming, and the food was overcooked :(