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Bamburgh Beach
A vast sweep of pale sand and dunes below Bamburgh Castle, looking out to the Farne Islands.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Beadnell
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Beadnell
Beadnell works well as a base: 15 minutes from Embleton, 8km from Farne Islands.
Beadnell is in England, United Kingdom, with about 408 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Embleton, about 7 km away.
Beadnell is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is situated about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Bamburgh, on the North Sea coast, and has a population of 528(2001), increasing to 545 at the 2011 Census. It takes its name from the Anglo Saxon "Bede's Hall". The earliest written reference is foundRead more
in 1161.
Containing the only west-facing harbour entrance on the east coast of England, Beadnell is a tourist base, the town consisting largely of holiday homes, with some small-scale fishing. Two large caravan sites neighbour the village, as well as a handful of campsites.
The parish church is the Anglican Church of St. Ebba (named after Saint Æbbe the Elder, founder of abbeys and daughter of King Æthelfrith), built in the eighteenth century as a chapel and rebuilt in 1860. A sixteenth-century pele tower remains as part of the public house, The Craster Arms.
Near the harbour are historic limekilns dating from 1747, which were later used for curing herring. They are now owned by the National Trust. Beadnell is within the North Northumberland Heritage Coast and the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Beadnell Bay, a sandy beach stretching 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south, contains a nationally important colony of little tern and the largest mainland colony of Arctic tern in the United Kingdom. The beach was awarded the Blue Flag rural beach award in 2005.
In the summer months, the village generally attracts holiday makers and people from the caravan site which shuts down at the end of October.
There was a horse race meeting held at Beadnell in the 18th century but by 1840 it had moved to nearby Belford.
In 1902, a clock was installed at St Ebba's church to mark the coronation of Edward VII.
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What is there to see near Beadnell?
Within an hour or so of Beadnell: Bamburgh Beach (7 km), Bamburgh Castle (8 km), Bamburgh Castle (Indiana Jones, Macbeth, The Last Kingdom) (8 km), Dunstanburgh Castle (8 km).
Are there any good drives near Beadnell?
The nearest famous roads are Holy Island Causeway, College Valley and A68 Jedburgh to Edinburgh (Carter Bar).
Where is Beadnell?
Beadnell is in England, United Kingdom, about 7 km from Embleton.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 408
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 55.5567, -1.6325
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Beadnell
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Bamburgh Castle
Imposing Norman fortress perched on a volcanic outcrop above miles of golden beach, once the royal seat of the ancient Kingdom of Northumbria.
8 km · about 15 min drive
film location
Bamburgh Castle (Indiana Jones, Macbeth, The Last Kingdom)
The vast coastal fortress on a basalt outcrop has stood in for Camelot and appears in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Macbeth and The Last Kingdom.
8 km · about 15 min drive
castle
Dunstanburgh Castle
A vast ruined 14th-century castle on a remote headland, reached only on foot along the coast from Craster.
8 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
Farne Islands
An archipelago off Seahouses with huge colonies of puffins, guillemots and grey seals, reached by boat trips.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Craster
A small fishing village famous for oak-smoked kippers and as the starting point for the walk to Dunstanburgh Castle.
10 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Alnwick Castle
A medieval castle in Northumberland that doubled as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films, the second largest inhabited castle in England.
16 km · about 20 min drive
film location
Alnwick Castle (Hogwarts flying lessons)
The outer bailey of Alnwick Castle was Hogwarts for the first two Harry Potter films - the broomstick flying lesson and Quidditch practice were shot on its lawns.
16 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Beadnell
- 19 kmHoly Island CausewayThe tidal road to Lindisfarne, submerged twice daily; crossing outside the published safe times regularly strands vehicles.
- 33 kmThe CheviotThe highest hill in Northumberland at 815 m, a broad peat-capped dome at the northern end of the Pennine Way.
- 34 kmCollege ValleyA remote Cheviot valley reached by a permit-only single-track road, one of the quietest drives in England.
- 58 kmA68 Jedburgh to Edinburgh (Carter Bar)A rollercoaster of blind crests over the Cheviots crossing the border at Carter Bar, then across the Lammermuirs.
- 75 kmB6318 Military Road (Hadrian's Wall)General Wade's arrow-straight road along Hadrian's Wall, rolling over the whin sill with Roman forts on either side.
- 78 kmSteel RiggA car park and viewpoint on the Whin Sill giving the classic switchback view of Hadrian's Wall towards Sycamore Gap.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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