Great Coastal Railway Journeys — Season 1, Episode 12: Newcastle to Lynemouth

Episode synopsis

Michael heads north from Newcastle to the former mining town of Lynemouth. Along the way, he visits a work of landform art made from the spoil of a coal mine and learns sea shanties in Blyth.

About Great Coastal Railway Journeys

From the sea lochs of Scotland to the Jurassic Coast of Dorset, seasoned train traveller Michael Portillo immerses himself in the magnificent scenery of the nation's coastal regions.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Dunbar to Edinburgh
• E2Leith to Culross
• E3Stirling to East Neuk
• E4St Andrews to Stonehaven
• E5Forvie to Peterhead
• E6Inverness to the Cairngorms
• E7Cullen to Cawdor
• E8Invergordon to Tain
• E9Lairg to Caithness
• E10Thurso to Orkney
• E11Tynemouth to Bardon Mill
• E13Morpeth to Amble