Originally Posted by
WAStraveller
How's the driving on the coast (east- Alnwick etc. up to Edinburgh (so A1068 then A 1)? We were going to try to go to Holy Island as you also suggested (if there isn't a risk of getting stuck).
It's fine. Once you get north of Morpeth, the A1 is mostly only one lane in each direction, and it can get busy but just take your time. The Northumberland Coastal Route makes a pleasant (but slow) alternative.
Holy Island is absolutely fine, as long as you check the timetable! Every year, somebody thinks they know better, and become astonished when the tide arrives at the published time and destroys their car...