点评:Never been to Newbiggin-by-the Sea before and decided to pay a short visit whilst waiting for an appointment at nearby Wansbeck Hospital.
The town does feel like a run down place but definitely showing signs of regeneration.
There are only a couple of visitor attractions here really if you don't count the fact that Newbiggin is a hotspot for spotting dolphins / seals etc along the coastline.
One of the visitor attractions is the Maritime Museum situated at the end of the beach near the Church headland and just in front of the main (free) car park.
The museum is relatively small but does have a couple of impressive full size boats in the shape of a coble fishing boat and a retired RNLI lifeboat.
It is well curated and very interesting. There are toilets inside the building too and a small gift shop area.
Entry is £2.50 per person and I think they could and should charge more. I'd say a fiver an adult and £3 a child.
I think non-locals visiting for the first time generally would pay this and it is important to keep the heritage of local UK areas alive with museums like this.
There are some benches up some steps next to the museum where you can sit and look out over the sea.
Newbiggin has some fantastic positives but it still felt like a slightly run down former mining community but I guess I am from one of these communities in Yorkshire and can sense that feeling.
It could be a gem of a place if tidied up and more work was done making it look and feel more bustling and touristy.
Enjoyed the brief visit anyway and thoroughly recommend the museum.
翻译:我之前从未去过纽比金海滨小镇(Newbiggin-by-the-Sea),这次在附近的旺斯贝克医院(Wansbeck Hospital)候诊时,决定顺道去看看。
小镇确实感觉有些破败,但显然正在复兴。
这里真正值得一提的景点不多,除非你把纽比金作为海岸线上观赏海豚、海豹等海洋生物的热门地点算在内。
其中一个景点是海事博物馆,它位于海滩尽头,靠近教堂岬角,就在主停车场(免费)前面。
博物馆规模相对较小,但收藏了几艘令人印象深刻的全尺寸船只模型,分别是科布尔渔船和一艘退役的皇家国家救生艇协会(RNLI)救生艇。
博物馆的展品布置精美,非常有趣。馆内设有洗手间和一个小型礼品店。
门票每人2.5英镑,我觉得他们应该也完全可以收取更高的费用。我建议成人5英镑,儿童3英镑。
我认为第一次来的非本地游客通常都会愿意付费参观,而且像这样的博物馆对于传承英国各地的历史文化遗产至关重要。
博物馆旁边有一些台阶,上面有长椅,可以坐下来欣赏海景。
纽比金有很多优点,但仍然感觉像是一个略显破败的昔日矿业小镇。我想,我来自约克郡的某个类似小镇,所以能体会到这种感觉。
如果能好好整修一下,并投入更多精力让它看起来更热闹、更有旅游气息,它就能成为一个绝佳的去处。
无论如何,这次短暂的参观很愉快,我强烈推荐这家博物馆。