"You'll not go short of fish & chips......." Seahouses by leics

Seahouses Travel Guide: 14 reviews and 23 photos

Fishing boats in Seahouses harbour - Seahouses

Seahouses is a fishing village which morphed into a classic small English seaside resort.

You'll find fish & chip shops galore, bingo, pitch-and-putt golf, children's playgrounds, amusement arcades, rock shops (rock is a traditional English seaside sweet), caravan parks and b&bs.

Not my sort of place at all, to be honest, although there are still some of the original fishing-village houses to be seen, an interesting lifeboat station with museum and a museum about Grace Darling, Victorian local heroine and a very brave girl indeed. Look her up on Wiki.

Seahouses also has a proper working harbour, and fantastic boat trips (in season) to the nearby Farne Islands. These are now uninhabited, mostly just large rocks (a few have some grass on them, and deserted buildings). They are truly superb for seeing birds close-up (thousands of them!) and grey seals......highly recommended, but don't expect a smooth ride...the sea can be pretty choppy around the Farnes at any time of year.

I've been before, and taken a brilliant boat trip. But it was still worth a brief stop on a wild and windy October afternoon, to stretch my legs and see the waves crashing against the harbour walls, and the distant shape of Bamburgh castle garding the coastline.

So these are a few images from that very brief stop.

Lobster pots and nets, crashing waves beyond

Wild sea, birds and Bamburgh castle

Pros and Cons

Pros:Coast, sandy beaches, trips to the Farne Islands
Cons:Can be very busy in summer season
In a nutshell:Seaside fishing village

Last visit to Seahouses: Oct 2009
Intro Updated Mar 12, 2011
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Reviews (4)

Why lifeboats and recues matter. - Seahouses

Grace Darling Museum Things to Do (4)

Grace Darling was the daughter of the Keeper of the Longstone lighthouse, on the Farne Islands. In 1838 there was a... more travel advice

Lifeboat station and museum (above) - Seahouses

Visit the lifeboat museum Things to Do (4)

UK lifeboats are not funded by the government (amazingly). The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity. It is... more travel advice

Choppy sea in the outer harbour area - Seahouses

Wander the harbour Things to Do (4)

It's a proper harbour, with working fishing boats as well as pleasure craft. So there is almost always something going... more travel advice

Go to the Farne Islands Things to Do (4)

Really. There are so many birds to see, and so many seals. They are used to the boats, so you can get really close to... more travel advice

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davesut Nov 29, 2009 at 1:38 PM

I love the Northumberland coast, I think you covered everything there is to do in Seahouses from memory or maybe you missed the opportunity to mention to fill up with petrol to explore the coast a bit.
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unaS Oct 31, 2009 at 11:19 AM

Now that does look interesting!