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Amble north pier and the Coquet Island view

Amble · NE65 0AP
N 176 YD
1.2MILES
40mON FOOT
5mCLIMB
Out & backSHAPE
Off-road 80% 20% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 30%Lane & track 50%Road with traffic 20%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at
Amble harbour mouth, at the end of the marina road NE65 0AP
Parking
The Braid pay-and-display car park, five minutes' walk back; there is no parking at the pier root itself
Directions to the start →

A short mile and a bit out and back along the north breakwater from Amble harbour mouth, straight at Coquet Island and its lighthouse a mile offshore, with roseate terns crossing overhead through May and June and grey seals on the water below. Flat concrete deck with a low parapet. The county dog control PSPO carries no restriction here, but this is the least sheltered ground in Amble: the deck takes green water in any northerly blow and the drop to the rocks on the harbour side is unfenced, so a lead is the sensible call from the pier root outwards. Coquet Island itself is an RSPB reserve with no public landing at all.

THE SMALL PRINTNo council dog restriction, but the breakwater is unfenced and overtopped in rough weather. Coquet Island is a closed RSPB reserve with no landing for anyone.
REGION · NORTHUMBERLAND
GRID · 55.3345, -1.5805
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.NORTHUMBERLAND.GOV.UK/PUBLIC-PROTECTION/ANIMAL-WELFARE-AND-DOG-CONTROL
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