There are two suggested origins of the place-name Amble. One theory suggests a Goidelic origin from Am Béal, meaning "tidal inlet", and is attributed to the historical presence of Irish missionaries in the area who spoke … See more

Sir Nikolaus Pevsner's guide of 1992 says that "Today Amble is a not unpleasant small town but has few buildings of distinction." Of those, he records the church of See more

Road
Amble is situated on the A1068 that runs along the north-eastern coastline. This road is the old corn … See more

Representations were made in 2006 for Amble to be included in the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which ends at the pier. The town is also adjacent to nature reserves operated by Northumberland Wildlife Trust See more

Various urns, cists, flint spearheads and other evidence of ancient burials were found near to Amble in the 1880s and 1890s. Some of those remains showed signs of cremation. See more

During the medieval period, Amble was a part of the liberty held by successive priors of Tynemouth, most of whom faced challenges to their … See more

Television
Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North East and Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees. Television signals are received … See more