Walk · Northumberland

Spittal promenade and Sandstell Point

Berwick upon Tweed · TD15 1RN

2.1MILES

1hON FOOT

15mCLIMB

Out & backSHAPE

Off-road 80% 20% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 70%Lane & track 10%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

The south end of Spittal promenade, off Sea Road TD15 1RN

Parking

Free promenade parking along Sea Road and at the Spittal beach end, roughly 60 spaces; full through July and August by mid-morning

Directions to the start →

Two miles there and back along the Victorian promenade at Spittal, from the far end of the sea wall north to Sandstell Point where the Tweed comes out, then a short way up the estuary shore towards the old jetty. Level tarmac the whole way with the sand alongside, so it works with a buggy or a stiff dog. Northumberland County Council's dog control PSPO names only Newbiggin and Blyth as seasonal dog-free beaches, so Spittal sand carries no summer ban and a dog can be off the lead here in August. The estuary end has strong tidal flow and the sandbars cover fast, and the Spittal play park is enclosed, which puts it out of bounds under the same order.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · NORTHUMBERLAND

GRID · 55.7551, -1.9860

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.NORTHUMBERLAND.GOV.UK/PUBLIC-PROTECTION/ANIMAL-WELFARE-AND-DOG-CONTROL

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