Although we live locally in the North East, there is nothing we love more than staying regionally in the beautiful seaside towns that the area has to offer.
Seaham in Sunderland is one of mine and my husbands’ favourite places to stay and when we both got some unexpected free time, we chose to stay at Apartment 7, which is part of the North Quay Apartments in Seaham and owned by Clearwater Developments. The images sold it to us, as did the description and previous reviews.
The apartments are located directly on Seaham’s sea front which is part of County Durham’s Heritage Coast. There’s a number of cafes and restaurants right on the doorstep, along with the Marina and beach and as we drove along, we were excitedly planning the next two days.
When you walk in the apartment itself, the first thing you notice is how bright and airy it is. It’s like sunshine itself. Spotlessly clean, modern, and fully equipped with everything you could possibly need.
It’s incredibly spacious. The living room area is cosy with a sofa, armchair and a flat screen TV. As we were off out exploring, I pictured myself here later, with a nice glass of wine and a book.
Our apartment had two double bedrooms, both with double beds, and more importantly, both made up with plush bedding and premium bed linens. I couldn’t wait to jump in! The family bathroom has a shower, WC and wash basin. There are other apartments there too, so you can choose which one to stay in.
After a full day exploring where we saw Tommy the World War I statue, and walked along the beach looking for Sea Glass, we stopped at Downey’s for fish and chips, which were exceptional by the way, and they certainly lived up to their glowing recommendations!
The intention was to go out that night, but once you get comfortable at this apartment, with its stunning views, it takes a lot of effort to budge, so we opted for a bottle of wine and an early night, after all, tomorrow was another day and we had plans to explore some more.
I can’t recommend North Quay Apartments enough, it was truly memorable for all the right reasons, and it may only be 20 minutes from our home but it felt like a proper break away.
We both said we’d definitely be back, only downside for us was that they are not dogfriendly, but it was a small price to pay, and Mia (the demanding pooch) took a little vacation of her own, at our son and his wife’s house!
I said at the beginning of this review that it was the images and other reviews that sold it to us – that might have been the case, but it’s the reality of staying there that will have us returning!