Following our gentle introduction to our Coast and Castles South tour, Coast and Castles South Day 2 was our first proper day of touring.

Leaving the excellent York House Hotel in Whitley Bay we picked up the NCN 72 cycle coastal path towards Blyth.

  

We passed the Blyth Battery Museum and decided to have a look round. Staffed by an enthusiastic group of volunteers it provided an interesting insight into British coastal defences during the two world wars along the north-east coast.

Leaving Blyth we continued up the coast.

Lunch was at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea where we took the opportunity to admire their new sculpture out on the breakwater Couple.

In the afternoon it was back along the coast road.

  

We cycled through National Trust‘s Druridge Country Park.

Then through Amble.

We visited the marvellous English Heritage property Warkworth Castle, once the home of the Duke of Northumberland.

  

  

We cycled past Alnmouth.

Finally we reached Alnwick. In the evening we visited a pub recommended to us called The Tanners Arms. It was just a 100 yards from the youth hostel.

It had been glorious weather and we had cycled nearly 44 miles today. By the end of the day we were ready for a rest! Tomorrow Lindisfarne.

You can view our Coast and Castles South Day 2 route below:

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