Walks you can reach from Reston by train

Parkland, woodland and a stretch of the Northumberland coast — beach, dunes and the village of Alnmouth.

Time: 3h30

1 highlight: the Northumberland Coast Path (A coastal trail along the Northumberland shoreline forming part of the England Coast Path, here running past Buston Links and Alnmouth bay)

Warnings: Some field sections lack defined paths and can be boggy when wet.

Walk details: Northern Railway (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

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. Extensive woodland.

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

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Recommended: Varied but mainly flat walk following the King Charles III England Coast Path.

Warnings: Limited train service to Widdrington.

Walk details: Railwalks.

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

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

Walk details: Railwalks.

Similar walk: Slow Ways (inc. GPX).

Recommended: Very pleasant route; A lovely, varied route; great views north and south; Lots of vistas both north and south. A lovely, varied and well-surfaced route with very few steep sections and only one set of steps, passing through woodland and farmland with great views north and south. Mostly traffic-free, well-signposted and still direct and used by walkers and mountain bikers. Follows the John Muir Way, signposted all the way; extending to or from Dunbar makes a full day. Passes close by North Berwick Law, well worth climbing. North Berwick and East Linton are both historic and worth exploring. Extensive woodland.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Walk details: Slow Ways.