natural wonder
Farne Islands
An archipelago off Seahouses with huge colonies of puffins, guillemots and grey seals, reached by boat trips.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Bamburgh
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Bamburgh
Bamburgh works well as a base: 10 minutes from North Sunderland, 7km from Farne Islands.
Bamburgh is in England, United Kingdom, with about 279 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is North Sunderland, about 5 km away.
Bamburgh ( BAM-bər-ə) is a village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census.
Bamburgh was the centre of an independent north Northumbrian territory between 867 and 954. Bamburgh Castle was built by the Normans on the site of anRead more
Anglo-Saxon fort. The Victorian era heroine Grace Darling is buried there.
The extensive beach by the village was awarded the Blue Flag rural beach award in 2005. The Bamburgh Dunes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, stand behind the beach. Bamburgh is popular with holidaymakers and is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Bamburgh?
Within an hour or so of Bamburgh: Farne Islands (7 km), Lindisfarne Castle (8 km), Lindisfarne Priory (9 km), Holy Island (Lindisfarne) (10 km).
Are there any good drives near Bamburgh?
The nearest famous roads are Holy Island Causeway, College Valley and A68 Jedburgh to Edinburgh (Carter Bar).
Where is Bamburgh?
Bamburgh is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from North Sunderland.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 279
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 55.6065, -1.7170
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Bamburgh
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Lindisfarne Castle
A Tudor fort on Holy Island remodelled as an Edwardian house by Edwin Lutyens, with a walled garden by Gertrude Jekyll.
8 km · about 15 min drive
ancient ruins
Lindisfarne Priory
The ruins of the monastery founded by St Aidan in 635, cradle of the Lindisfarne Gospels and target of the first recorded Viking raid.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Holy Island (Lindisfarne)
Tidal island accessible only at low tide via a causeway, home to the atmospheric priory ruins where the Lindisfarne Gospels were created.
10 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Holy Island Causeway
The tidal road to Lindisfarne, submerged twice daily; crossing outside the published safe times regularly strands vehicles.
11 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Dunstanburgh Castle
A vast ruined 14th-century castle on a remote headland, reached only on foot along the coast from Craster.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Craster
A small fishing village famous for oak-smoked kippers and as the starting point for the walk to Dunstanburgh Castle.
17 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Alnwick Castle
A medieval castle in Northumberland that doubled as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films, the second largest inhabited castle in England.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Bamburgh
- Right hereHoly Island CausewayThe tidal road to Lindisfarne, submerged twice daily; crossing outside the published safe times regularly strands vehicles.
- 29 kmCollege ValleyA remote Cheviot valley reached by a permit-only single-track road, one of the quietest drives in England.
- 30 kmThe CheviotThe highest hill in Northumberland at 815 m, a broad peat-capped dome at the northern end of the Pennine Way.
- 56 kmA68 Jedburgh to Edinburgh (Carter Bar)A rollercoaster of blind crests over the Cheviots crossing the border at Carter Bar, then across the Lammermuirs.
- 77 kmB6318 Military Road (Hadrian's Wall)General Wade's arrow-straight road along Hadrian's Wall, rolling over the whin sill with Roman forts on either side.
- 79 kmSteel RiggA car park and viewpoint on the Whin Sill giving the classic switchback view of Hadrian's Wall towards Sycamore Gap.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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