The dramatic chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head are puckered with caves and tunnels, including huge sea caverns you can explore on foot.

 Deep in the woods beneath the old railway station you will find waterfalls running down to Hayburn Wyke, a remote rocky bay clad with jungle-like foliage.

 Boggle Hole and Stoupe Beck Sands are quiet coves near Robin Hood’s Bay with its quaint red fishing village built up the hillside.

 At Runswick Bay the long stretch of sand has a backdrop of high cliffs with ‘Hob Hole’ caves – old hobgoblin lairs.

 Literary Whitby was home to Captain Cook and Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula.

 Skinningrove is a run-down old mine village. It attracts few visitors but has a stunning beach and an amazing old pier.

 Visit the King of Piel with his pub and ruined castle on Piel Island.

 This remote sand beach on the north coast of Walney Island has a deep tidal pool overlooked by Black Combein the Lake District.

 Cross the tidal causeway and visit Holy Island (Lindisfarne), birthplace of Christianity in England.

 Take a refreshing dip in one of the many beautiful rock pools near dramatic Bamburgh Castle’s beach.

 Football Hole cove is set between two of the most beautiful bays in Northumberland. The nearby Ship Inn serves excellent crab sandwiches.

 Dunstanburgh Castle is one of the most haunting ruins on the coast and is close to Craster village, famous for its seafood.