Walks you can reach from Alnmouth by train

Recommended: Stunning views of the Bass Rock and the North Sea. A gorgeous, flat and easy route on very well-surfaced paths, almost entirely off-road. Passes through farmland, woodland and the Tyne estuary and with a dramatic final clifftop approach to Dunbar along the edge of the golf course and beach. Follows the John Muir Way. Plenty of bird life along the Tyne estuary; look out for seals in Dunbar harbour, and emus and llamas at the back of East Links Family Park.

Coastal: three fifths along the coast.

Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

End-of-walk reward: Ice cream may await on Dunbar High Street.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Recommended: Coastal walk with some climbing, partly inland and along main roads.

Coastal: four fifths along the coast.

Time: 11h (8h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 1h break)

Warnings: Some climbing, two stretches on main roads, and paths sometimes unclear.

Walk details: Railwalks.

Similar walk: Slow Ways (inc. GPX).

Recommended: Interesting, fairly flat walk, though both stations are some way inland.

Coastal: half along the coast.

Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Widdrington has only around three trains a day.

Walk details: Railwalks.

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Cracking views along the river. An urban route with a mix of green and built-up spaces, following the banks of the River Tyne and only leaving the river to skirt industrial units. Almost all tarmac or paving and accessible for wheelers and with a minor detour at a stepped railway crossing near Blaydon. A peaceful bridleway start; cracking river views. Follows the Hadrian's Wall National Trail (Hadrian's Way) and the Keelmans Way cycle path along the Tyne, rich in wildlife including the world's most inland kittiwake colony, peregrine falcon and shelduck (best at low tide). Information boards cover the history of industrial Tyneside; the 'Dunston Staiths' timber jetty is visible across the river.

Waterway: three fifths beside rivers and canals.

Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Lunch: The Italian bistro Liosi's is on the route; no toilet stops along the riverside.

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk. Crossing the river at Scotswood Bridge is a little fiddly, walking beside the busy A695 traffic.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Time: 8h (6h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)

Warnings: A track between roughly NZ4003 1630 and NZ4036 1628 may be blocked and impossible to walk; be prepared to divert.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Lots of lovely nature and panoramic views. A long route mixing town road-walking with field paths and farm tracks across open country, with panoramic views and lots of nature. Many field paths are poorly maintained, lost or heavily overgrown with nettles and brambles and very wet and muddy after rain. Passes under the A1 near Darlington; there is an ice cream shop at Walworth a short detour off-route.

Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Many field paths are overgrown, lost or blocked and need hacking through nettles; some require detours around farms. Parts cross or run beside the busy A6072 and A1, and the A1 underpass can flood. Tough going for adults and impractical with wheels away from the towns. Can be muddy.

Walk details: Slow Ways.