I am from Newbiggin. Born in Ashington in 73 lived in Newbiggin till I was 13, and moved back when I was 18. Moved away again 1 year later. I live 6 miles away and visit several times a week with my friend, my fav place. We always go to the maritime centre to have a cup of tea or coffee as its over looking the bay.
Lovely little seaside town, very underrated. If the car parks in Amble and Warkworth are too busy, I’d highly recommend popping down the coast to see this hidden gem.
That's a great suggestion! The Northumberland coast is littered with too many seaside towns to count, but Newbiggin certainly doesn't get the press of some of its more northerly counterparts, even though it really is a fascinating place to visit :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
What a lovely video, my Mum is originally from Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. I lived there for a short time years and years ago. Thank you for sending me down memory lane. Cheers!!
Great seaside resort newbiggin, I enjoyed your walk today. I watched all your walking videos, and there all great and awesome, the history is good and the view is beautiful. Looking forward to your next walking video soon. 😀😀
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the walk around Newbiggin, it's a riveting little place and an icon of the windswept Northumberland coast :) Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to comment on the video as always!
I can imagine! Church Point is properly scenic whether on a sunny day or some day slightly more windswept - you're very fortunate to have stayed there :) Otterburn I've heard many good things about - looking forward to checking it out at some time in the near future! Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video :)
Wonderful to hear! I'm really glad that you enjoyed the video - and it shows what a great town Newbiggin is given you got some great memories from just a short time living there :) Thank you so much for watching!
Thanks again for the video. I had a great 24 hours here, stayed at the Old Ship (thanks to Jackie and all the friendly locals), dined at Due Fratelli (seafood linguini) and breakfasted at Endeavour (thanks to Michelle). Walked around the churchyard and read gravestones. People seemed either to get to a few weeks or months old, or into their 20s, or into their 70s and 80s, even an old lady of 95 with not much in between. I shall come again!
That sounds like it was a great stay indeed! The churchyard too is a great window into Newbiggin of the past as you mention, and along with the many eateries you visited you certainly had a good look at this lovely seaside town :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Really enjoyed the video (after just having watched the Blyth one). My wife and I are frequent visitors to the town and always enjoy a pint (or so) and a coffee in the Queen's Head - can't wait for it to reopen. It's a fascinating little town which we will never tire of visiting.
Thank you so much! A short hop up from Blyth, I'm sure you're more than aware of how nice a day out Newbiggin can offer by the seaside - and of course the chance for a pint in one of its many wonderful pubs :) Thank you very much for watching - I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed the video!
@@LetsWalkUK You're most welcome - I'm so pleased that somebody chose to celebrate the virtues of such a wonderful town and showcase them to the world. Have you considered adding vocal commentaries to complement your videos - yes, I know you're probably shy and I'd personally baulk at the prospect of doing that but you've taken the plunge in making the videos and adding a written commentary so why not go the whole hog and transform your wonderful videos into something sensational?
Brought up as a child in Newbiggen, many days playing in the "big dipper" and at "the needles eye ". before the new promenade wall was built. Returned to live here in 2020 Appreciating the small town and it's history much more now after having lived abroad for 40 years. People are very friendly and Christmas Eve in St Bartholomew on the church point is a must!!! Very pretty.
Wonderful! Newbiggin is an absolutely wonderful place as I'm sure you know well - I hope you're having a lovely time living there and getting some good snaps of that stunning seafront :) Thank you very much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
My partner was born in New Biggin, although she now lives in the West Midlands and still has relatives that live there who we visit, lots of childhood memories during the fifties especially Bertorelli's opposite the coble Inn
Wonderful to hear! It's a lovely seaside town and that beachside promenade with the Coble and all the rest makes it an absolute delight to visit - and I'm sure a lovely place back in your childhood :) Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!
Just stumbled across this and awas just there on Tuesday it’s so sad the industry this place had and lost still a beautiful place and a loved it as a kid of 9 year old kid we went on caravan holidays there from Gateshead spent are nights in that pub it was just great times thanks for the memories 👍👍👍👍💙
I am a fan of TH-cam video tours: this is one of the best, because the light is beautiful, and it feels like a leisurely stroll before dusk. John Braine was working in the branch library in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, when he received news that Room at the Top was to be published. Later he transferred Newbiggin to North Yorkshire in another novel, The Queen of Distant Country: this book features The Coble pub. I would very much like to attend a service in Saint Bartholomew's Church: I will drive down from my home in Scotland.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed the video - interestingly this video was filmed around midday, though in the winter in Northumberland that's not too far away from dusk :) Fascinating to know of John Braine's link with Newbiggin, I didn't know about that! I'm sure you'd have a wonderful time if you came to Newbiggin to visit. Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comments!
Quaint is a great word to describe Newbiggin, laced with some pretty dramatic scenery too - particularly St. Bartholomew's as you mention :) Thank you so much for watching and commenting as always - I'm always very happy to hear your thoughts on places all around the UK!
Thank you! Most interesting. Tomorrow (15/09/2021) I shall be driving to here from Ravenglass on the West coast at the start of a 6-day odyssey driving between here and Skegness. I will be staying at the Old Ship. BTW I am a nerd and impressed jointly with your walking speed and the smoothness of the video. Once again, thanks.
Wow! That sounds like an amazing trip up the east coast - you'll certainly see some spectacular sights and pass through some amazing towns, cities and villages! Best of luck with it - and I hope your stay at the Old Ship was good :) Thank you so much for watching and for your very kind words on the video - I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
The britz I am descended from came to America from here sometime during the Ellis island era. Always had a Lotta questions about this place what’s the people sound like were there any call British bands from there and what kind of places it. Thank you for this
Redcar lifeboat station is from 1802 but it has moved buildings. Many years before Newbiggin's . Maybe Newbiggin's is the oldest one in continuous use. Coble boats are designed to be dragged across the sand, that's their main attribute. But I'm amazed I've never been to Newbiggin, it looks great
Thanks for the info! I imagine Newbiggin's lifeboat station takes the crown of 'oldest operating' because it's in the same building as when it opened? But either way Redcar is indeed as old as it gets when it comes to lifeboats when you say :) I didn't know that about coble boats either - thanks for sharing :) I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - Newbiggin is a fascinating and spectacular place to visit!
No worries! Thank you very much for watching - Newbiggin has indeed changed a lot over the years - but it still retains a distinctive charm different from many other Northumberland seaside towns :)
Thanks for clearing that up! I found out what was going on on the local news a few days later - but as you say Newbiggin is almost always a very peaceful seaside town to walk around :) Thank you for watching - I hope you enjoyed the video!
Ha ha - back in 2000 I don't imagine anybody could have foreseen TH-cam in the way it is today, but even so I do wonder what's in that time capsule - it would be fascinating to see opened in 79 years' time :) Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!
Please watch online: *A World of My Own: John Braine/ Yorkshire Film Archive.* Released online in 2020, this black and white documentary from half a century ago is a gem. Braine never wrote a dull book. He has a wonderful eye and refreshing honesty. A man of deep feeling who loved the North.
It’s a pity that the ubiquitous Air B+B’s are creeping into the town driving the genuine Northumbrian’s out…I hope the Town Council spots the problem before it gets out of hand. If you’re lucky you can still catch the local French like burr in the Northumbrian accent…sadly it seems to be on the decline with the rise of TV and the internet. I went there when I was a kid in the early 1960s, digging in the deep sand on the beach I found a Fairbairn Sykes commandos knife with a chunk out of the handle…standing on Church Point looking over the bay it always reminds me of a little Town on the Normandy coast… maybe it was a WW2 training ground? It’s a great place to spot Dolphins.
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I am from Newbiggin. Born in Ashington in 73 lived in Newbiggin till I was 13, and moved back when I was 18. Moved away again 1 year later. I live 6 miles away and visit several times a week with my friend, my fav place. We always go to the maritime centre to have a cup of tea or coffee as its over looking the bay.
Thank you so much for 1,200 subscribers! I'm really glad to hear that you're enjoying the videos - I hope you enjoy a windswept walk around Newbiggin!
Lovely little seaside town, very underrated. If the car parks in Amble and Warkworth are too busy, I’d highly recommend popping down the coast to see this hidden gem.
That's a great suggestion! The Northumberland coast is littered with too many seaside towns to count, but Newbiggin certainly doesn't get the press of some of its more northerly counterparts, even though it really is a fascinating place to visit :)
Thank you so much for watching - I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
What a lovely video, my Mum is originally from Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. I lived there for a short time years and years ago. Thank you for sending me down memory lane. Cheers!!
Great seaside resort newbiggin, I enjoyed your walk today. I watched all your walking videos, and there all great and awesome, the history is good and the view is beautiful. Looking forward to your next walking video soon. 😀😀
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the walk around Newbiggin, it's a riveting little place and an icon of the windswept Northumberland coast :)
Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to comment on the video as always!
Stayed in caravan at church point last year. Beautiful views. Also stayed at sandy Bay a couple of times. Otterburn another brill place 😁
I can imagine! Church Point is properly scenic whether on a sunny day or some day slightly more windswept - you're very fortunate to have stayed there :)
Otterburn I've heard many good things about - looking forward to checking it out at some time in the near future!
Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video :)
I have known Newbiggin since mid 1970s I'm from the West Midlands but lived up their for 12 months as a 14 year old great memories!!
Wonderful to hear! I'm really glad that you enjoyed the video - and it shows what a great town Newbiggin is given you got some great memories from just a short time living there :)
Thank you so much for watching!
Thanks again for the video. I had a great 24 hours here, stayed at the Old Ship (thanks to Jackie and all the friendly locals), dined at Due Fratelli (seafood linguini) and breakfasted at Endeavour (thanks to Michelle).
Walked around the churchyard and read gravestones. People seemed either to get to a few weeks or months old, or into their 20s, or into their 70s and 80s, even an old lady of 95 with not much in between. I shall come again!
That sounds like it was a great stay indeed! The churchyard too is a great window into Newbiggin of the past as you mention, and along with the many eateries you visited you certainly had a good look at this lovely seaside town :)
Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Really enjoyed the video (after just having watched the Blyth one). My wife and I are frequent visitors to the town and always enjoy a pint (or so) and a coffee in the Queen's Head - can't wait for it to reopen. It's a fascinating little town which we will never tire of visiting.
Thank you so much! A short hop up from Blyth, I'm sure you're more than aware of how nice a day out Newbiggin can offer by the seaside - and of course the chance for a pint in one of its many wonderful pubs :)
Thank you very much for watching - I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed the video!
@@LetsWalkUK You're most welcome - I'm so pleased that somebody chose to celebrate the virtues of such a wonderful town and showcase them to the world. Have you considered adding vocal commentaries to complement your videos - yes, I know you're probably shy and I'd personally baulk at the prospect of doing that but you've taken the plunge in making the videos and adding a written commentary so why not go the whole hog and transform your wonderful videos into something sensational?
Brought up as a child in Newbiggen, many days playing in the "big dipper" and at "the needles eye ". before the new promenade wall was built. Returned to live here in 2020 Appreciating the small town and it's history much more now after having lived abroad for 40 years.
People are very friendly and Christmas Eve in St Bartholomew on the church point is a must!!! Very pretty.
Loved the town so much as a child I have actually moved here in October 2020 and take a great deal of photography of wonderful Newbiggin.
Wonderful! Newbiggin is an absolutely wonderful place as I'm sure you know well - I hope you're having a lovely time living there and getting some good snaps of that stunning seafront :)
Thank you very much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
What’s it like to live there please
My partner was born in New Biggin, although she now lives in the West Midlands and still has relatives that live there who we visit, lots of childhood memories during the fifties especially Bertorelli's opposite the coble Inn
Wonderful to hear! It's a lovely seaside town and that beachside promenade with the Coble and all the rest makes it an absolute delight to visit - and I'm sure a lovely place back in your childhood :)
Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!
I am from Newbiggin and also live in the West Midlands, I love going back up there . ❤️
Just stumbled across this and awas just there on Tuesday it’s so sad the industry this place had and lost still a beautiful place and a loved it as a kid of 9 year old kid we went on caravan holidays there from Gateshead spent are nights in that pub it was just great times thanks for the memories 👍👍👍👍💙
I am a fan of TH-cam video tours: this is one of the best, because the light is beautiful, and it feels like a leisurely stroll before dusk.
John Braine was working in the branch library in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, when he received news that Room at the Top was to be published.
Later he transferred Newbiggin to North Yorkshire in another novel, The Queen of Distant Country: this book features The Coble pub.
I would very much like to attend a service in Saint Bartholomew's Church: I will drive down from my home in Scotland.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed the video - interestingly this video was filmed around midday, though in the winter in Northumberland that's not too far away from dusk :) Fascinating to know of John Braine's link with Newbiggin, I didn't know about that!
I'm sure you'd have a wonderful time if you came to Newbiggin to visit. Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comments!
Quaint little town. Love St bart's. THX
Quaint is a great word to describe Newbiggin, laced with some pretty dramatic scenery too - particularly St. Bartholomew's as you mention :)
Thank you so much for watching and commenting as always - I'm always very happy to hear your thoughts on places all around the UK!
Great little video 😊
Thank you! Most interesting. Tomorrow (15/09/2021) I shall be driving to here from Ravenglass on the West coast at the start of a 6-day odyssey driving between here and Skegness. I will be staying at the Old Ship. BTW I am a nerd and impressed jointly with your walking speed and the smoothness of the video. Once again, thanks.
Wow! That sounds like an amazing trip up the east coast - you'll certainly see some spectacular sights and pass through some amazing towns, cities and villages! Best of luck with it - and I hope your stay at the Old Ship was good :)
Thank you so much for watching and for your very kind words on the video - I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
Newbiggin raised Canadian lad now almost makes me homesick
I came from blyth and my brothers use to take me there to see auntie olive beautìful church
The britz I am descended from came to America from here sometime during the Ellis island era. Always had a Lotta questions about this place what’s the people sound like were there any call British bands from there and what kind of places it. Thank you for this
Redcar lifeboat station is from 1802 but it has moved buildings. Many years before Newbiggin's . Maybe Newbiggin's is the oldest one in continuous use.
Coble boats are designed to be dragged across the sand, that's their main attribute.
But I'm amazed I've never been to Newbiggin, it looks great
Thanks for the info! I imagine Newbiggin's lifeboat station takes the crown of 'oldest operating' because it's in the same building as when it opened? But either way Redcar is indeed as old as it gets when it comes to lifeboats when you say :)
I didn't know that about coble boats either - thanks for sharing :) I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - Newbiggin is a fascinating and spectacular place to visit!
At 12min:19secs. a good feature "a then and now " juxtaposition , but i think on the reverse side of the street. Thanks for the spin.
No worries! Thank you very much for watching - Newbiggin has indeed changed a lot over the years - but it still retains a distinctive charm different from many other Northumberland seaside towns :)
There isn't always that many police! There was an incident on the beach not too long ago meaning it had to be cordoned off for a short time
Thanks for clearing that up! I found out what was going on on the local news a few days later - but as you say Newbiggin is almost always a very peaceful seaside town to walk around :)
Thank you for watching - I hope you enjoyed the video!
Nonce lives here 3 Storey Cres, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea NE64 6LG
Which part is the conservation area?
At 17:24, a time capsule from 2000 to be open in 2100 ? Whose idea ? At that time, they will just watch TH-cam old archives !
Ha ha - back in 2000 I don't imagine anybody could have foreseen TH-cam in the way it is today, but even so I do wonder what's in that time capsule - it would be fascinating to see opened in 79 years' time :)
Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!
Please watch online: *A World of My Own: John Braine/ Yorkshire Film Archive.*
Released online in 2020, this black and white documentary from half a century ago is a gem.
Braine never wrote a dull book. He has a wonderful eye and refreshing honesty. A man of deep feeling who loved the North.
It’s a pity that the ubiquitous Air B+B’s are creeping into the town driving the genuine Northumbrian’s out…I hope the Town Council spots the problem before it gets out of hand.
If you’re lucky you can still catch the local French like burr in the Northumbrian accent…sadly it seems to be on the decline with the rise of TV and the internet.
I went there when I was a kid in the early 1960s, digging in the deep sand on the beach I found a Fairbairn Sykes commandos knife with a chunk out of the handle…standing on Church Point looking over the bay it always reminds me of a little Town on the Normandy coast… maybe it was a WW2 training ground? It’s a great place to spot Dolphins.
why so many police cars?
Well done dodging all the dog poo