The mini-heatwave of recent days has illustrated that lockdown is coming to an end, with visitors heading to the coastal delights of Bamburgh, Seahouses and Beadnell now that car parks and public toilets have reopened.
Here are 14 pictures of the county’s glorious coastline on a beautiful summer’s day….
9. Seahouses (North) beach
Beachgoers at Seahouses (North) beach. Photo: Ian Smith
10. Seahouses wind break
A sparsely populated Seahouses beach looking towards the Farne Islands. Photo: Ian Smith
11. Seahouses refreshments
Visitors enjoying an ice cream and fish and chips in Seahouses. Photo: Ian Smith
12. Seahouses village
Seahouses is reopening for business after lockdown. Photo: Ian Smith