Amble and Low Hauxley 

Amble and Low Hauxley

Harbouring a hidden gem

Amble is a bustling traditional fishing port with a modern marina at the southern gateway to the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Beauty. Proclaiming itself as the ‘Friendliest Port’, Amble’s charm is centred around the harbour’s South Pier and promenade which provide a scenic walkway that’s attractively lit by night. 

Amble is also home to a flourishing independent shopping area, the main street called Queen Street was named in honour of Queen Victoria who was crowned the same year as the street was completed – 1837. Amble has won the coastal community in the Great British High Street Awards 2015. The recently opened Amble Harbour retail pods have a selection of outlets selling bespoke local arts and crafts. 

If you are after something to eat, you’ll be spoilt for choice. Amble boasts several great restaurants such as The Old Boathouse (voted Best Fish Restaurant in the Country 2016 and 2017), Sea & Soil, The Old Storehouse and even an award winning boutique ice cream parlour, Spurelli’s (it’s really hard to resist indulging!). 

The town hosts its very own annual Puffin Festival and is the stepping off point for Coquet Island, a RSPB reserve a mile offshore. Home to thousands of puffins, launches will take you close enough to the lighthouse capped island to see the rare roseate terns. Low Hauxley lies just south of Amble on the Heritage Coast and was originally a fishing village. The sandy beach of Hauxley Haven is a now a quiet dune hideaway ideal for taking a moment (or two) to relax and unwind. 

A day at the Beach

The beach just south of Amble, known as Amble Links, was listed by The Times as one of the 20 Secret Beaches in the British Isles (2009). A mile north of Amble is Warkworth Bay where the beach stretches all the way to Alnmouth offering miles of wide open sandy beach. 

These boots are made for Walking

To the south, Druridge Bay Country Park offers walks for people of all abilities in a breath-taking landscape. The pools, lakes and wetlands behind the dunes are linked together by a network of good paths and make it easy to plan circular routes. Amble’s Town Trail leads you to the village’s places of interest and hidden gems, many being quiet and secluded. 

Take to the Water

Amble is a hub for a variety of water sports including sailing, power boating, kayaking and surfing. The Coquet Shorebase Trust (based at Druridge Bay) provides training and courses for all ages and abilities and Northside Surf School offer surf and stand up paddle lessons on nearby beaches. 

Thou shall have a fishy when the boat comes in

Amble is a great place to head out on an angling trip guided by local experts. Amble Angling Centre can arrange charters on a local fishing boat to catch North Sea cod and mackerel on local reefs and wrecks. 

‘Give it a Go’

Sit on Amble promenade and watch the fishing boats land their catch, maybe even treat yourself to fish and chips! 

Take a Puffin Cruises boat trip around Coquet Island. 

Sign up for a surf lesson Amble based Northside Surf School. 

Go bird watching at nearby Hauxley Nature Reserve. 

Visit nearby Woodhorn Colliery Museum. Entry is free and it gives a fascinating insight into the history of coalmining in the region. 

The ‘Tea’ Trail

Sea & Soil, Queen Street – they do great brunches too. 

‘A few of our holidaymakers’ favourite things’

The boat trip around Coquet Island – we saw loads of puffins and seals and our children were enthralled. 

Going sea fishing for cod from the harbour – do it early in the holiday which gives you a chance to eat it! 

Walking on Amble beach on a sunny day followed by fish and chips and delicious ice-cream from Spurelli’s – just wonderful. 

Book your Amble Cottages today and sample these much-loved things todo!