Beadnell

Originally two medieval hamlets, Beadnell is now an active hub for tourism, particularly in summer months when visitors flock to the bay for the sand, sea and watersports. In the winter, Beadnell becomes a place of tranquillity with deserted expanses of sand and wild waves.

Abundant local resources supported the early fishermen and farmers in the two hamlets of Beadnell and Benthall and a small monastic community and chapel at St Ebb's Nook. Over time, trade along the coast and a new harbour and kilns supplying lime for building and agriculture saw the settlements merge into one large village with St Ebba's Church constructed in the mid 18th century.  

The Long Nanny Burn, which flows into Beadnell Bay, is a nationally important site for Arctic Tern and Little Tern as well as other migrant birds such as Sanderling. In spring and summer, thousands of shorebirds return to breed and in the winter others stop here to rest and feed.