Seahouses campsites

Saunter along the bustling harbour of this colourful fishing village and browse an Aladdin’s cave of shops in this popular seaside holiday resort.

Board a Billy Shiel or Serenity boat trip bound for the Farne Islands, during the breeding season around 150,000 seabirds vie for space here. Sailing all year round to the islands, one of Britain's most spectacular wildlife habitats, they offer different trips throughout the year from landings, photography trips, whale watching to seal trips. They also have an onboard wildlife guide to help you.

Grab your camera and spend some time with local professional photographer and blogger Andy Craig and he’ll share his enthusiasm for the natural world. You’ll learn about atmosphere and light, how to find that elusive WOW factor photograph in a landscape and how to make beautiful, natural photographs that document the story of the landscape as you pass through it.

Seahouses’ fishing past lives on at Swallow Fish, who operate the UK’s oldest operating smokehouses. Visitors are welcome at The Fisherman’s Kitchen where historic fishing memorabilia and curios are displayed alongside the local catch of the day.

Perhaps you’re looking for a bit of fun, The Bunker boasts an exciting play facility combined with 18 holes of crazy golf. Highlights include three monster slides, a daring climbing wall and awesome zip wire, as well as all the usual suspects like bridges, tunnels and ball pools. The outdoor crazy golf is a fun 18-hole course with great coastal views.

Why not take your fishing nets, buckets and spades and go rock pooling? The beaches have miles of golden sand and rock pools just waiting to be explored, don't get nipped by a crab. There are glorious beaches to the North and to the South of the town, with most popular being to the North of the harbour. This wide sandy beach backed by golden sand dunes has the glorious backdrop of Bamburgh Castle.

The beach to the north of Seahouses, also known as St Aidan's Beach, is popular place for watersports. Not only does it offer the wonderful views of Bamburgh Castle and the Farne Islands, but it also provides some good waves for surfing near to the harbour and has good conditions on the main beach on a south swell.

Diving is also popular from Seahouses, with the many wrecks from the treacherous rocks of the Farne Islands being the main draw. The water is exceptionally clear here and there is usually numerous inquisitive marine wildlife that will come along and say hello! This includes the Atlantic Grey Seal that live and breed on the Farne Islands, they like to check out what you're up to. There are many wrecks around the Farnes including the Somali, a 450-foot Steamer that was sunk in 1941.

Or fulfil a life-long ambition to gallop along Seahouses’ pristine sands. Seahouses provides horse riding across miles of quiet country lanes, bridleways and open countryside. The beaches make for particularly spectacular riding experiences, you can gallop across miles of deserted sand and take in some our fantastic coastal views and castles. Head inland and take an exhilarating upland hack in the stunning Northumberland National Park or the wild expanse of the North Pennines.

The Northumberland Coast is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and as such offers some of the best coastal walking in the country. The Northumberland Coast Path runs from Beadnell in the South, through Seahouses and on towards the magnificent Bamburgh Castle in the North. Seahouses makes an excellent base for walkers.

Have you got eagle eyes? Or a nose for clues? Put them to good use on the Seahouses Treasure Hunt Trail! It’s a great test of teamwork. This seaside spot has hints hidden here, there and everywhere, on statues, monuments and landmarks - what a great way to explore the town.

Just north of the town and worth the drive brings you to Bamburgh.  Here you’ll find the famous Bamburgh Castle perched atop a volcanic outcrop.  The castle is filled with hundreds of years’ worth of dark tales, rebellion, myths, millionaire benefactors and more.  The Grace Darling Museum and Longstone Lighthouse Visitor Centre.

Alnwick, south of Seahouses is also worth the visit offering castles, gardens, museums and farms.