About Hauxley Nature Reserve
This coastal wildlife haven near Low Hauxley offers excellent birdwatching opportunities with an onsite restaurant for refreshments. Parking and toilets provided, though access may prove challenging for pushchairs and wheelchairs.
What's nearby
- The Lookout Cafe next door
- Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre next door
- Silver Carrs Coastal Park 350m away
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
Good to know
Parking
- ✓Paid car park
- ✓Paid street
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible parking
- ✓Accessible entrance
Payment
- ✓Credit cards
- ✓Debit cards
- ✓Contactless
Details via Google — worth confirming with the attraction before you travel, especially for access needs.
Photos
Photos via Google
Opening hours
- Monday
- 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Thursday
- 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Friday
- 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Saturday
- 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Sunday
- 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Current hours may differ from the usual schedule above (e.g. holidays) — check Google Maps for today's hours.
What visitors say
So good we visited twice in a week. Excellent hides and connecting paths around the pools, with good signage both for directions around the site and in the hides, telling you what you are seeing. Nice cafe with a great view, although fairly small and easily filled when it rains. Helpful, friendly staff and volunteers. The car park machine (a whole £2 for the the day) was a bit temperamental, so take two £1 coins rather than relying on contactless cards.
· via Google
Lovely nature reserve using some old open cast workings near the sea. Half a dozen or so bird watching hides along a 2.5km path around the lakes. Nice cafe and friendly staff and all for a £2 parking charge. Excellent
· via Google
Lovely place with a circular walk,lots of hides and a great cafe,and helpful staff Plenty of birds and wildlife flora and fauna to be seen
· via Google
Great place to spend a few hours in the afternoon. Good place for wildlife watchers. The walk is about 2 miles all way round. Cafe, toilets, and car park (£2). Well worth a visit.
· via Google
Visitors say this nature reserve offers excellent birdwatching hides and well-maintained circular walking paths, with abundant wildlife and diverse bird species. They also highlight the welcoming and friendly staff and volunteers, along with a lovely cafe serving delicious coffee and fresh scones. Guests mention the convenient £2 all-day parking and good accessibility for those with mobility issues.
Summary via Google
At a glance
- Address
- Morpeth Get directions
- Category
- National Parks & Reserves
- Guest rating
- 4.8 / 5 (222 reviews)
- Suitable for
- All Ages
- Setting
- Outdoor
- Dogs allowed
- No
- Good for children
- Yes
- Destination
- Amble