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Crimdon

Crimdon

With its sandy beaches, Crimdon has been a popular place for holiday makers for many years. From the 1920’s miners came to Crimdon for their annual summer holidays.

Crimdon beach is also a breeding ground for the Little Tern, one of Britain’s rarest sea birds. These birds arrive every year in May from West Africa. mainly nesting at Seaton Carew a little further along the coast, this  site is monitored by volunteer wardens who erect temporary fencing to protect the eggs and chicks from predators.

The dene is essentially a limestone gorge carpeted with layers of glacial clay, sand and gravel. It was carved by the water from melting ice at the end of the last period of glacial activity. The Dene was home for many years to the popular Miss Crimdon beauty pageant, which attracted crowds from afar.

There is now an onsite cafe, with toilets for all, open daily from 10 am – 4 pm serving an array of hot and cold drinks and snacks – a nice cup of tea to warm you up in winter or an ice cream to cool you down in Summer!  There is internal and external seating with fabulous vistas of the coast.

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