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Located at the southern edge of the peaceful seaside hamlet of Low Hauxley this light property is a short walk from popular Amble. With plenty of restaurants bistros ice cream parlours and cafes Amble is perfect for enjoying a restorative meal after a long day of touring. Also within easy reach is Warkworth village home to medieval castle ruins and a range of independent shops galleries and eateries. Set out on foot to explore Low Hauxley Nature Reserve or have a go at the range of water sports available at the Coquet Shorebase Trust Water Sports Centre. Inside the accommodation is bright and spacious with a comforting home-from-home feel throughout. The kitchen/diner is a light and airy room with modern units a large dining table and a patio door to the enclosed patio. Elsewhere on the ground floor are two well-presented bedrooms one twin and one super king-size with dressing table and French doors opening onto the patio. The bedrooms share a downstairs shower room. Upstairs the lounge is a fantastic room with wooden flooring comfortable seating TV and patio doors opening onto a sunny balcony with sea views. On the first floor a super king-size bedroom benefits from an en-suite bathroom with shower. A double bedroom is accessed via the balcony and features a luxury en-suite bathroom with large shower cubicle and separate bath offering an additonal private space for a further two guests at an extra cost. Outside there is a large enclosed Indian sandstone patio with table and chairs for enjoying al fresco meals in the sunshine. There is also a secure shed for storing bikes diving equipment and wetsuits within the patio area. Need to know: 3 bedrooms 1 ground floor twin, 1 ground floor super king size, 1 first floor en suite super king . Additional fourth double bedroom with smart TV with bathroom with separate shower and WC with balcony and sea views available at an additional charge of 250 per week or 150 for a short break. 1 ground floor shower room, 1 bathroom with overhead shower. Electric oven and hob, dishwasher, washing machine, Nespresso coffee machine and fridge freezer. Sky TV with movies TV/DVD in the lounge. Wi Fi. Accepts up to three well behaved dogs. Enclosed patio area with garden furniture. Shed with tumble dryer and storage. Off road parking for 2 cars.
Beachcombers Retreat is a real stay in Amble, and it is here so you know it exists. But we have not been able to find a dog policy for it that we would stand behind, so we are not going to guess at one. No verdict, no stamp, no date.
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A two-mile loop from the Braid car park along the harbour front past the marina pontoons and the Harbour Village huts, out to the Little Shore, then back south along the Coquet estuary edge to the open grass of the Braid, where curlew and redshank feed on the mud at low water. Flat tarmac and gravel path throughout, so it suits an old dog. The county dog control PSPO puts no exclusion on the harbour path or the Braid grass, but the estuary is a bird feeding ground and a dog running the tideline will clear it. The enclosed play area at Paddlers Park is dog-free all year under the same order.
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.
Five miles in a shade over two hours, out along the shore past Bondi Carrs to Low Hauxley and back through the lakes and woodland of Hauxley nature reserve. Start at the Braid car park by Amble harbour, which is free and large, with the Little Shore and the coast path signposted from its far corner. The beach south of Amble has no seasonal dog restriction and is off-lead, but Northumberland Wildlife Trust asks for dogs on leads on the reserve paths, and Coquet Island’s tern colony means the shoreline birds are best given room in summer.
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