NORTHUMBERLAND'S Alnmouth, hailed by the Telegraph as "possibly the coast’s most attractive" village, is a place many locals would rather keep secret.
The Northumberland coast is home to some of the sandiest, most picturesque, and, due to its relative isolation, secluded beaches in the country.
Though the coastal path stretches 62 miles from Berwick-upon-Tweed in the north to Creswell in the south, meaning beauty spots are abundant along the way, Alnmouth, as Helen Pickles highlights, may be the region's most striking, and a place she admits residents would prefer to keep to themselves.
Sitting just four miles southeast of Alnwick, itself recently dubbed the best place to live in the county, Alnmouth is the town's smaller, more colourful counterpart, sitting a stone's throw away from the blistering North Sea.
Due to the village's many pastel-coloured houses, the county's tourism board have coined Alnmouth "the Tobermory of Northumberland".
Visit Northumberland adds that Alnmouth, located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is one of the region’s best-kept hidden gems, a fact also spotlighted by Robson Green on a recent season of his popular BBC Weekend Escapes series.
In the village, "gems" like the Bistro 23 and the Hope and Anchor have been lauded on TripAdvisor for their "fresh" produce and "excellent" service, and long-standing shops like the Aln Gift Shop & Gallery have earned a reputation for quality gifts, artwork and cards.
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Follow the River Aln estuary to the ocean and take in a diverse selection of wildlife along the way. The soft and tranquil beach, one of the village's standout features, has been noted as an excellent spot for bird-watching, dog-walking and family activities, like sandcastle building and kite flying.
Alnmouth can be reached by car via the A1 and directly by rail on the East Coast Main Line from cities like London, Newcastle, Edinburgh, York and Leeds.
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