It marks the traditional start of the county’s visitor season but, of course, that is not the case this year with everyone being urged to stay at home.
Here, we take a look back to Easter 2019 when thousands of visitors descended on coastal villages such as Seahouses and Bamburgh to bask in the spring sunshine....
1. Ice cream
Easter 2019 was glorious - and just to prove the point our photographer Jane Coltman felt compelled to make the most of it while at Beadnell - it would have been rude not to - wouldn't it?
Photo: Jane Coltman
2. Bamburgh
Bamburgh beach on Good Friday 2019. Picture by Jane Coltman
Photo: Jane Coltman
4. Fish and chips
Queues outside a fish and chip shop in Seahouses on Good Friday 2019. Picture by Jane Coltman
Photo: Jane Coltman