Northumberland is known for its fine array of beaches, and with so many great ones to choose from it is hard to know where to visit first.
Here is how users of travel review site Tripadvisor have ranked Northumberland’s top coastal spots.
![5 star rating based on 307 reviews. "One of the amazing white sandy beaches of the Northumberland coast."](https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ4YTNkMjE5LTM0ZjQtNDk4Yi1hOTUxLTEyYjQ5MjI2NTAxZDoyNjlhYTg1MC01YzkyLTQyNDUtOTk0NC0wZWVkM2EzODE2NDc=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Embleton Bay
5 star rating based on 307 reviews. "One of the amazing white sandy beaches of the Northumberland coast." Photo: Jane Coltman
![4.5 star rating based on 394 reviews. "Definitely up there with the very best."](https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg3NWRjYzVjLTkwYjctNGY4MS1iMzRlLTk1ZjhhODk5NzhkNDpkMTgxMWY1Yi1hZDAzLTQ2ZjctOGE3Ni1hYTRhMjI4OTE2MzY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Low Newton by the Sea Beach
4.5 star rating based on 394 reviews. "Definitely up there with the very best." Photo: Jane Coltman
![4.5 star rating based on 428 reviews. "Went for a lovely bracing walk along the beach. We could have literally walked for miles."](https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY4N2VlNDczLWM3ODUtNDFlMy04N2I4LTMyODY2MmIzMDJjYzo0OTI2YTUxMS05OWJmLTRmOTctODE5Mi0xNWE4ZDU0NjNmZGM=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Alnmouth Beach
4.5 star rating based on 428 reviews. "Went for a lovely bracing walk along the beach. We could have literally walked for miles." Photo: National World
![5 star rating based on 234 reviews. "It is the most beautiful stretch of beach with Bamburgh Castle to the south and Lindisfarne Castle to the north."](https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk3OGYyMTY1LTdhZjgtNGQxMC05NjQzLWNhOTEzYTVmNjc5Zjo2NjUyOWQxYi05ODUxLTQ5NmItOThkYi1hM2RiOTRjYWZkMDI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Ross Back Sands
5 star rating based on 234 reviews. "It is the most beautiful stretch of beach with Bamburgh Castle to the south and Lindisfarne Castle to the north." Photo: supplied