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There is much to do offshore with plenty of places to anchor, ensuring that your cruise is memorable and fun. Visitors fall in love with the North East returning year after year when they discover its delights. Lone yachts woman Anje Valk from Holland has returned eight times and written a Dutch pilot "Vaarwijzer: De Engelse oostkust"
"a cruising area with a wonderful, rugged coast, a treasure of nature and culture and a magnificent history. Here, I have lost a piece of my heart."
The craggy scenery is home to a wide variety of seabirds, so when the seas are calm and the sky is blue, this is a great place to relax and watch guillemots, kittiwakes, razorbills, shags, fulmars, puffins and herring gull. Along with the seals, these birds are a feature of much of this coastline.
Anchor between the castles of Lindisfarne and Bamburgh, tucked in beside St Cuthbert’s Isle and you can find peace and tranquillity watching the sunset and the seals play. Go ashore to explore the ruined abbey, climb up to the castle or set off around the island to experience island life and the changing scenery of a national nature reserve.
Drop anchor in The Kettle on a glorious sunny day and while safely at anchor imagine the roaring seas faced by Grace Darling, the heroine of the Longstone Lighthouse. In September 1838 with her father the 23-year-old helped rescue eight sailors and one woman from the wreck of the Forfarshire. Her name lives on in history and legend. Landing on this nature reserve of 28 islands is allowed only at Farne Island, Staple Island and Longstone at certain times.
After safely navigating the Fills Rocks, anchor and get into your dinghy for the short trip ashore to Low Newton. Visit the village pub, The Ship, for good coffee, local beer or a fresh crab sandwich or walk south to Dunstanburgh Castle and Craster. This place is special, like so many hidden treasures along this coastline.
A picturesque bay with sandy beaches, cliffs and the former fishing village of Runswick with its brightly painted cottages offers good shelter in most winds, though not N thru E.
Find time to visit Staithes, a pretty seaside town, once the home to Captain Cook.
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