Ross Back Sands

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Ross Back Sands lies between Bamburgh and Holy Island, reached by a roughly one-mile walk from the hamlet of Ross across farmland and dunes. There's no car park at the beach itself — roadside parking is available in Ross, along the lane towards the coast.

Good to know

  • Roughly a mile's walk each way from Ross
  • No car park, café or facilities at the beach
  • Dogs welcome but must be kept on a lead or under close control, especially during bird-nesting season (May–September)
  • Part of the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve
  • Seals are often seen along the shoreline

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About Ross Back Sands

There's no car park behind the dunes, no promenade and no café overlooking the beach — you leave the car in the hamlet of Ross and walk the best part of a mile across fields and dunes to get here, and that's exactly why it stays so quiet.

The route passes through Ross itself, then opens out across golden farmland before the dunes rise up and the sea finally appears. Ross Back Sands stretches away in both directions, with Bamburgh Castle to the south and Holy Island to the north — and often, remarkably, nobody else in sight.

It forms part of an important wildlife area, so dogs should be kept on leads or under close control, particularly during the bird-nesting season between May and September.

One of the wildest, most rewarding beaches on this stretch of coast.