Aurum Press Northumberland Coast Path: National Trail Guide

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The Northumberland coastline stretches from the outskirts of Newcastle up to the Scottish border at Berwick-upon-Tweed
- a popular holiday destination for its wild & sweeping landscape of endless beaches of pale s&, succession of spectacular castles like Bamburgh & Dunstanburgh, congenial resorts like Alnmouth, & unique offshore attractions like Holy Island & the Farne Islands. Now, Roland Tarr' s new Trail Guide maps out the walker' s route along the entire coast, starting from the centre of Newcastle & including an extension beyond Berwick to the seabird crags of St Abb' s Head. Along the way the guide covers the remarkable industrial heritage of this coastline
- the coalmining town of Ashington that gave birth to both the Ashington Group of Pitmen Painters & the Charlton brothers
- & its fabulous wildlife, with seals & puffins off the shore. From a handsome Tyneside city to a distinguished border town straddling the Tweed, this is a superbly bracing walking country for the ever-increasing number of tourists who discover Northumberland every year. About the author Roland Tarr, modern linguist & outdoor enthusiast, has served as Assistant Countryside Officer in Cheshire, Heritage Coast Officer in Dorset, & has worked as a consultant in informal countryside recreation for councils throughout the south -west, national government & the European Commission. He has always used photography to promote conservation & countryside recreation causes. Roland has been walking the cliffs of Devon, Somerset, & Cornwall for seven decades now, & 2018 marks his thirtieth anniversary of writing for the National Trail guide series.