Blast Beach

Amazing place!Loads of car parking spaces for free of charge!Large sand beach and rocks area.

Beautiful beach, steep slopes at one end and steps further along.Beautiful scenery and nice and quiet.

Very steep walk down! You need to be fit and able bodied and still could dangerous in bad weather. Beach is very quiet, covered in stones of all shapes and sizes. I found there to be quite an overpowering smell, maybe from he black sand?! But all in all worth a look for nice quiet walk.

Nice beach to walk along, I'm new to the area so wasn't sure how to get down there. The entrance near the car park can be a little dangerous so be careful but if you walk along the cliff top path towards the end of the beach you will see some stairs that go down to the beach below which is much easier. The pools are still toxic and you can find an entrance to a mine, It has bars to stop people going inside. A lot of history here, very interesting landscape. Well worth a visit and the parking is free and loads of spaces, also a nice place for a picnic on the cliff top.

Nice walk down the blast beach. Bit of a steep hill to get down, I'd recommend walking boots due to the ground. Beautiful peaceful walk with only a few other people on the beach.

Excellent for kids, plenty of rock pools for finding crabs etc.Access isn't great as there are no steps or concrete walkway. All you have is fairly steep decent on gravel

It's hard to believe how few people visit here. Blast Beach is stunning, you can immediately see why it's part of the Durham Heritage Coast. There's plenty of parking near Nose's Point or its an easy 30 minute walk from Seaham (40 from the station).Thanks to the National Trust's cleanup project, you'd never know this was previously the home to the biggest coal mine in Europe. Interestingly, we also found out that Blast Beach was used in the in opening scenes of Alien 3, no doubt for its otherworldly vistas.We saw a lot of dogs having the time of their lives, and a few kids hunting sea-glass. We were told you could see Dolphins swimming in the bay on a good day, but we weren't so lucky.There's no food options close by so make sure to bring plenty. If you're in the mood for an ice cream, there's a truck at the parking lot that takes cash only.

extraordinary beach with backdrop to cliffs with nesting birds and very unusual ponds due to clay and other strange rock structures.its a wobbly pebbly beach itself so whilst great to explore the various changes in terrain its not one for towels deck chairs and sun cream. Me and the dogs loved it even in the rain

absolutely stunning views! Very dark brown sands something new to discover. Enjoyed our visit.