Category: Northumberland

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Colourful old fishing ropes

A heap of ropes in various shades, intertwined and overlapping, forming a complex and textured arrangement.

There are often visually interesting details in harbours beyond the obvious boats and seascapes. Ropes and cray pots can often be overlooked. I really like the texture and patterns of these intertwined and overlapping ropes. Especially the colourful nature of them. That purple rope really stands out. This scene was taken in the small picturesque Craster Harbour in Northumberland. It is definately an improvement over this Blue Rope Detail photograph from 2010 taken in Wales. Maybe someone reading this knows why the ropes are coloured? Surely it isn’t just for the interest of photographers?



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Blyth Beach Huts

Blyth Beach Huts

Driving up the coast of Northumberland in the north east of England I was expecting light houses and the occasional pier but I hadn’t expected to come across such a brightly coloured row of beach huts. It seemed a little odd that their doors were facing in land rather than out to the beach and sea. You can see the north sea in the background on the edges of the photograph.

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St. Mary’s Lighthouse

St. Mary's Lighthouse

The tiny St Mary’s Island is just north of Whitley Bay on the North East coast of England. Sadly I didn’t get the time to walk across to the island, but at least I was able to capture the above photograph from Whitley Bay. The lighthouse no longer functions as a working lighthouse, but is open to visitors and has a small museum, a visitor’s centre and a cafe. It was built in 1898 on the site of a monastery.

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Tearoom Sign

Tearoom Sign

On the main street running through the small fishing village of Alnmouth I was invited to join a couple of close friends for afternoon tea (or cream tea). This was the hand painted sign on the wall just outside The Village Gift and Coffee Shop. We all agreed that the tea and scones were both excellent, with a warn and friendly welcome from the owners. Next time I am in the area I will look forward to returning to this coffee shop for a cup of tea!