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In July 2020, partly because of the Covid 19 pandemic, we decided to take our first UK "staycation" in 15 years and spent a week exploring Northumberland and the North Sea coast. For me it was a welcome opportunity to revisit a region I have always loved since living there briefly as a child. I was especially taken by the town where we based ourselves, the small sea port of Amble, and here are some impressions.