Beadnell

"You should have seen her little face when she watched the tide coming in. Can’t tell you what it means to be able to get her down on the beach again."

Location

You will find us in Beadnell Station Road car park at the north end of Beadnell Bay. Our storage is in the facilities block but you will collect equipment from KA Adventure Sports who are also based in the car park. You will spot their containers and friendly faces! Generally equipment at this site needs to be booked in advance.

Nearest town

Beadnell

Post code

NE67 5EE

Parking

This is pay & display parking but free to blue badge holders.

Access to the beach

There is ramp access directly from the car park onto the beach. While the beach shelves slightly towards the sea it is relatively flat and sandy for the full length of it.

When the tide is high there can be very little beach to make use of, so it’s always advisable to check the tides before you come. You can do this using The Beach Guide website Opens in a new window.

Equipment

At Beadnell, we usually have

Please be aware the equipment available may change as we sometimes move equipment between sites.

Facilities

In main season Bait at Beadnell serve beach café style food from a food truck. There are a number places locally serving food and drinks including the Saltwater Café and Beadnell Towers, which also has ground floor bed rooms available.

Public toilet facilities are available at the entrance of the car park. There is one disabled toilet.

Dogs

Dogs are welcomed on the beach all year round but some restrictions may apply during bird breeding season where dogs must be kept on a lead. For detailed information you can check check Northumberland County Council Website Opens in a new window.

About the area

The beautiful Beadnell Bay beach stretches in a horse shoe shape for 2 miles. It is a sandy beach with dunes behind. It is widely used for a variety of water sports.

Upcoming events

Wheelchair line up 2022

After the success of our first event in 2019, we are thrilled to say we will be holding our second North East Wheelchair Line up…

Wheelchair line up 2022

Coming soon on August 29th (Bank Holiday Monday). Further details coming soon!

Latest news

Beach wheelchairs arrive at Spittal

We are thrilled to confirm that we are now ‘live’ at Spittal. This sees us move to our furthest point north and will definitely be…

Finalists!!

We are absolutely honoured to be selected as a finalist in the ‘Uniquely North East’ category of the North East Charity Awards. This category recognises…

Temporary closure at Whitley Bay

We are very sorry to say we have had to temporarily suspend our loan service at Whitley Bay. Unfortunately there are number of issues, but…

News from Newton!

Have you been to Newton by the Sea recently? If you have you may have noticed some accessibility improvements! While we want everyone to enjoy…

Annual General Meeting

Our annual general meeting is taking place on Tuesday 25th April at 7.30pm and will be held in the Sandpiper pub, Farringdon Road, North Shields.…

Cresswell to welcome a hippocampe

Cresswell will become the latest beach in Northumberland to have a beach wheelchair! This beautiful hippocampe was put together yesterday and will be delivered to…

Could you be a volunteer?

Everything that happens here at BANE happens because of a volunteer. We are currently looking for additional volunteers for Whitley Bay and a pool of…

Wheelchair line up 2022

After the success of our first event in 2019, we are thrilled to say we will be holding our second North East Wheelchair Line up…

Newton by the Sea…coming 17th July!

Finally we are thrilled to announce that loan of equipment at Newton-by-the-Sea will be live on 17th July! We will have a beach walker and…

First hippocampe available in Beadnell

We are excited to announce that the first chair to be based at Beadnell beach will be available to use from Good Friday. Massive thanks…

FAQs

When can I use the chair?

The scheme operates all the year round in all locations. Please book in advance by phoning 0300 999 4444 or use the contact us link.…

Will help be available?

Our volunteers are not able to assist in transfers or taking you on to the beach. The user must have an adult helper to assist…

What if the weather turns bad?

We would like to say it is always sunny on the North East Coast but sadly this is not the case and the weather can…