Wanting a fun-filled holiday to the seaside? The thriving harbour town and fishing port of Seahouses is known by locals as the gateway to the Northumberland coast and the ideal place in which to taste that notorious northern fresh air. With lots of holiday homes offering you panoramic sea views, you can take your pick from a plethora of charming and characterful cottages and make the most of your time away in this special location.
This small harbour town offers a novel experience where ancient fishing and marine traditions combined with wildlife spotting and good sightseeing create a place that teems with character. A popular place with locals and visitors, Seahouses is a town that really knows what makes people tick. This is also mirrored in its array of traditional holiday cottages. Offering fabulous age-old amenities like a roaring open fire, pine wardrobes and a stone-based floor, this is a place that you and your loved ones will immediately want to call ‘home’. If you add that to more contemporary amenities such as complimentary Wi-Fi, a widescreen TV with DVD player and a fully functioning dishwasher, you get the perfect package and a cottage that everybody, no matter their age or tastes, will enjoy living in.
From Seahouses’ picturesque harbour, you can take a trip to the heavenly National Trust owned Farne Islands, one of the UK’s top wildlife experiences. With grey seals and colonies of over 150,000 seabirds to be seen, you and your loved ones are encouraged to get snap happy and fill up those cherished photo albums that you’ve saved, especially for your time in the welcoming embrace of Northumberland life. Why not talk about your day roaming around the island at the large oak dinner table that night? The ideal interlude whilst enjoying a game of cards with the family or playing an array of laugh out loud board games.
One of the many benefits of enjoying a self-catered holiday cottage is that you can pick and choose when and where you want your meals. By bringing your own food and storing it in the many nooks and crannies of the fully-furnished kitchen, you have the perfect combination of your favourite culinary experiences, coupled with a happy, satisfied atmosphere. How about buying some fresh fish from a local Seahouses fishmongers or smokehouse, such as Swallow Fish with its award-winning smoked kippers and sprucing them up to just how you and your loved ones like it? Alternatively, you can take advantage of the views in your lush, green garden and grill your catch of the day on the onsite BBQ. What could be better than a delicious plate of food in one hand and a glass of chilled sparkling wine in the other, whilst in the midst of a colourful Northumberland sunset? No, we can’t think of anything either!
For its outstanding natural beauty, unspoilt beaches and close links to powerhouse northern cities such as Newcastle, Alnwick and Durham, you won’t find anywhere better to explore the whole of Northumberland, for loved up couples, avid walkers and adventurous families, than from the mesmerising and vibrant seaside town of Seahouses.