Once a busy coal port, Amble retains a working fishing fleet with associated boat repair activity centred around the harbour, as well as the RNLI station which has been part of the community since 1842. The town sits on the edge of the National Landscape, with views of wildlife and waves providing a beautiful backdrop.
Today, the town caters for visitors and residents alike, with independent shops, pubs and eateries, regular markets on the marina, and harbourside pods offering a range of local produce and gifts. The Northumberland Seafood Centre, also on the harbour, hosts cooking demonstrations and opportunities to learn more about seafood at their lobster hatchery. Boat trips can be taken from Amble if you would like to get closer to the seabirds and seals.
Coquet Island, with its distinctive lighthouse visible on the horizon, is a vibrant RSPB seabird reserve lying about a mile offshore from Amble. It is home to 40,000 nesting seabirds including Puffin with their colourful beaks, Common Sandwich and Arctic Terns, and rare Roseate Tern. Coquet Island is home to 90% of the UK's Roseate Tern population and is the only place where they breed. The island is specially protected under European Law and the public are not allowed to land because of its importance to wildlife.
The Conservation Team is a volunteer initiative carrying out vital tasks.
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The Northumberland Coast Path is a 60-mile linear route along the coastline from Cresswell in the south to Berwick-upon-Tweed in the north, which can be separated into six stages.
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