Embleton Quarry Nature Reserve

Embleton Quarry Nature Reserve

A small, free nature reserve just outside the village with a pond, friendly goats and plenty of birdlife, a nice detour on a longer walk.

Address:

Embleton, Alnwick, NE66 3XS

Hours:

Always open

Map

Good to Know

Embleton Quarry is a small, free nature reserve on the edge of the village, in an old quarry now taken over by a pond, scrub and grassland.

Why it's on our list: it's a peaceful little detour, good for spotting birds and pond life, and the resident goats are a hit with children.

Worth knowing: keep dogs on leads around the goats and the wildlife. It makes a nice add-on to a walk to Embleton Bay.

A Little Note From Heather & Sand

We haven't quite made it here ourselves yet, but it's on our list!

We're working our way around Northumberland, personally visiting and reviewing as many of the places featured in our Listed section as we can. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.

In the meantime, we do our homework. Before adding somewhere to Heather & Sand, we research it, look at what other visitors have to say and check that it has a good reputation. If the feedback isn't encouraging, it generally doesn't make our list.

Of course, a little online research is no substitute for muddy boots, a decent coffee and seeing somewhere for ourselves. So until we've visited, we'll leave the personal review to one side.

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