Getting Here

Starting from Cresswell

Arriving by train

You have two options:

Get off the train at Newcastle Central Station. Walk (20 minutes) or take the Metro to Newcastle’s Haymarket Bus Station and catch the Arriva X20/20 direct to Ellington. Cresswell is a 20 minute walk from here or there is accommodation in Ellington.

Get off the train at Morpeth Railway Station and take a taxi from there to Cresswell (£15-£20).

Arriving by ferry

Ferries from Ijmuiden (Amsterdam) arrive at the International Passenger Terminal at North Shields. Buses are available to transfer you to Newcastle and follow the above instructions from there.

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Arriving by car

If you are Parking is limited in Cresswell village, we wouldn’t recommend leaving your car for an extended period in the beach car park. 

There is no accommodation in Cresswell.

Arriving by Air

Newcastle International Airport is the nearest Airport to Cresswell. A rapid-rail link, the Metro, links the airport with Newcastle city centre. Get off the Metro at Haymarket and follow the instructions above.

Starting from Berwick-upon-Tweed

Berwick is served by Virgin East Coast and Crosscountry trains from all parts of the country.

Many of the Berwick car parks are maximum 24 hours or 72 hours - neither of which, unfortunately, accommodate walkers or cyclists on long-distance routes. However, there are a couple of options for longer stay car parking. At West End, Tweedmouth (just under the Royal Tweed Bridge on the south side of the river) there are several parking bays withoug restrictions in place.