Dunstanburgh Castle
| Walk leader | Ron |
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| Route | Coastal beach walk from Craster to Low Newton, returning along the West side of Dunstanburgh golf club and through Dunstan Steads. |
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| Weather | Dry and sunny in the morning, becoming overcast but still relatively warm for the time of year. |
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| Walkers | Ron, Sandy, Diane, Richard, Bernie. |
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| Excuses | Michelle and Michael - in Cambodia Ken - painful shoulder George - eye operation Ashley - involved in his birthday celebrations |
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Comments |
The car park in the large Craster Quarry was expensive at £8.50 for the day. It was an impressive walk along the coast with very high waves breaking and creating large mists above the waves. People were playing on the golf course despite a lot of water lying on the surface of the ground. We managed to eat lunch whilst sitting on three benches in the Low Newton grassy square in front of the Ship inn. There were lots of waders to observe from the Low Newton hide, then an easy walk back via a concrete path back to the car park. Wildlife: Lots of birds including: oystercatchers, flocks of lapwing, ringed plovers, sanderling, Canada geese, one shag, pochard, eider ducks, pintails mallards and greylag geese. In addition there were two horses, a family of rabbits, a large dead trout on the beach and a dead hare in a hedge. |
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| Meal | ||||
Chinese New Year at Princess Garden Restaurant, Ponteland. Joined by George and Evelyn. Nice meal, busy restaurant!
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| Photo Gallery |
February Walkers |
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Distant Castle |
Unfortunate fish |
Birds over the sea |
Misty Castle |
Lunch at Low Newton |
The Castle Appears |
Walking up the Golf Course |
Ruby by the Cottages
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