r/Northumberland

I'll be visiting Craster for a few days in September and staying in a cottage for a few nights. Is there a store that sells basics like bread, sandwich meat, snacks, crumpets, eggs, etc.? I plan to eat dinner out each night. Also, I won't be driving because I'm too anxious to try to drive over there. (I'm in the U.S.) I'm taking the train from York to Alnmouth Station since the taxi ride is shorter from Alnmouth to Craster. I see that there is no luggage storage at the station, so I can't store luggage and go to a store there. I don't know that I could walk to a store from the station anyway. I'm coming in on a Tuesday afternoon if that makes any difference. Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone, it’s been a long time coming but my new page @the_newcastle_eye is finally getting underway with weekly posts.

Had a really good response in this chat over a year ago when I first suggested making an online newspaper that focuses on old school, quality journalism, face to face conversations, and no adverts.

The first two stories I have published include one anniversary piece about Albert Dryden, and another article on a man who runs a rather unconventional funeral home in Newcastle.

Instagram Page

Substack

Have plenty more to come so please check it out:) thank you.

My wife and I love Berwick upon Tweed and are seriously considering relocating to the area.

We haven't seen anywhere we like/can afford in Berwick itself, but have seen 2 or 3 in Wooler, which looks nice from what we can see.

Any thoughts from those local to the area? Is it a nice place? Good public transport to Berwick? What about hospitals and doctor services? And is there a lot in the town?

Thank you in advance

Hello everyone, just curious to hear some experiences of which networks are best for mobile data in Northumberland.

I work as a delivery driver and my area ranges from Morpeth to the Scottish Borders and everything in between.

Currently with EE which is decent but my service still drops out now and then.

I know you can check network coverage online but from my experience that’s not always accurate.

Cheers

Me and my partner came for a week's holiday recently, and I wanted to pop back to this group to firstly say thanks for the useful advice and comments I got re my queries, and also to say what a lovely time we had, and how impressed we were by Northumberland.

It had been some years since my last visit and I had forgotten just how lovely it is.

We found some lovely beaches which I had not known of before eg at Alnmouth, and we were struck how lovely and peaceful the countryside is.

We enjoyed the nature too...you have good healthy hedgerows and we noticed lots of small birds such as yellowhammers on the country lanes, and weasels and stoats which was lovely.

Billy Sheil's boat trip to the Farne Islands was outstanding and they were great with me, re my mobility issues (let me board first, made sure I was ok). Highly professional.

Bamburgh castle was wonderful but we found the village a bit overwhelming with the amount of visitors, which I suppose is not surprising.

We liked Amble and enjoyed fantastic fish and chips there from the Harbour Fish bar. The beaches around there are also great.

We liked the little nature reserve at Hauxley, the visitor centre is very nice and we went a couple of times.

We left some things for our next trip eg Lindisfarne, that means we will be back.

Finally, we wanted to say how very friendly and nice everyone was, - my husband is African, he got chatting with everyone 😁 and we felt very welcomed.

Thank you Northumberland, you are a gem of an area 😊

Highlights include:

• 100 million cheaper journeys using the Mayor’s Fares across bus, Metro, local rail and Ferry and thousands of free travel passes for young people leaving care.
• The creation of 1,900 new jobs and 600 jobs safeguarded.
• An Integrated Settlement for the region which unlocks £1.87bn of investment. 
• Creation of the first region-wide ‘Child Poverty Action Plan’, backed by £28.6m of funding.
• Launch of the UK’s first AI Growth Zone in the region – expected to create more than 5,000 new jobs and bring in £30bn of investment. 
• 95 new electric buses in operation across the North East and an additional 32 new EV charge points up and running.
• 1,905 baby boxes delivered to new families.
• 4,000 plus homes ready to be unlocked through brownfield housing programmes. 
• Support for 121 SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises to make savings on their energy bills.
• Funding for formal qualifications for 68,000 residents.
• Over 3,000 households helped with energy saving advice, measures and installations.
• £70m North East Fund launched to support local businesses with £7m already invested across 21 local businesses.
• A new £104m package agreed to turbocharge the region’s creative sector – including funding for Crownworks and a new arena at Gateshead Quays.
• Publication of the mayor’s Plan for Green jobs which will create 25,000 additional green jobs by 2035.  
• Work to extend the Metro to Washington and re-open the Leamside Line and £10.9m in funding to complete Northumberland Park Station on the Northumberland Line.

 

Hi all,

I’m walking from Alnmouth to Berwick in the next few days and encountering the notorious issue of lack of camping around certain areas of the coast.

I’m looking for somewhere between beadnell + dunstanburgh. Trying to avoid extortionate club campsites, which also seem to have no availability. Any ideas? Any pubs that let you pitch outside etc?

Thanks!

Where can I buy a shed in person? I've had terrible luck trying to order one online, and when I search the internet, I only get shown online retailers. No matter how specific I am in my search of wanting an in-person shopping experience, I cannot find what I'm looking for.

Just take a video and submit it here.