HEATHER LEAZES FOOTBRIDGE (BLACK BRIDGE)

Destroyed in 2008 floods
(see picture below)

This footbridge is situated downstream from a ford (Moor Ford, see picture below), which can be reached from a minor road from Gloster Hill in Amble. Crossing the Coquet, the road continues to a caravan site and across the railway to Guyzance or Shilbottle. This is a pleasant stretch of river, heavily wooded and a good angling spot. Heather Leazes is to the south west of Warkworth and walking there from the footbridge gives good views of the castle.

The river bends frequently after the Hermitage in Warkworth and runs south before turning west again upstream from the bridge. This is a peaceful spot and worth a walk. The two lower pictures are courtesy of Northumberland County Council.

Heather Leazes Footbridge Facts

Constructed - not known
Type - beam, on concrete piers, concrete deck, (replaced wooden decks in 1972 and 1992) with wooden approaches.
Position: 1 mile upstream from Warkworth, Northumberland.
Grid Ref: NU 234 050

Black Bridge/Moor Ford

HEATHER LEAZES FOOTBRIDGE (BLACK BRIDGE)

Destroyed in 2008 floods (see picture below)

Destroyed in 2008 floods
(see picture below)