Northernmost Point In England

Have you ever sat back looking out the window on a rainy day or had an evening in the bath and thought to yourself, "Where is the northernmost point in England?" Well wonder no more as we have found this out ourselves!

This exact point where you are the furthest north in England sits within a little area called Marshall Meadows Bay, right at the top of Northumberland. Now if you look at a map you can see that the border between England and Scotland runs diagonally north east so this point sits just north of Berwick On Tweed on the coast.

If you fancy you can have a foot in both England and Scotland claim yourself as the King Of The North to the nearby sheep!

The border wasn't a beautiful and peaceful place as it is now. After centuries of skirmishes and shifting power between English kings Scottish kings and various noble families there were a series of treaties in the 13th and 14th centuries that fixed most of the boundary from the Solway Firth in the west to the North Sea in the east.

The Treaty of York in 1237 is usually cited as when the border was more or less established as it is today. Even after that the borderlands were still a wild place where local clans and families known as Border Reivers raided across the boundary. So if you wanted a hike around here back then, in addition to your hiking boots and fruity malt, you would probably have needed to pack your sword!

Wandering along the top, there are plenty of signs for Cuddy Trail, and for fans of Northumberland history you may think this was to do with our celebrity Saint Cuthbert as that was his nickname. In this case a Cuddy is Scottish for a donkey.

Reading the sign we discovered that this shoreline and cliffs housed several coal pits and the cliffs still show signs of where ropes and chains were used to lift sacks to the bottom of the Cuddy Trail. The donkeys were used to transport this coal and also fish from the shore up to Lamberton and Great North Road.

By the 19th century railways and modern roads arrived and you can wander over to the railway line and see the northernmost railway crossing in England too!

From the car park it's short a short five minute wander down to the northernmost point. But once you're done, wander back up the coastline and treat yourself to Lamberton Skerrs and 5 whole points in the Fabulous North league table!