I've been visiting St Mary's lighthouse since I was little, and three years ago I got married here. It's still one of my favourite places to walk the dog on a light evening. I love living so near to the coast.
I'm at my happiest when I'm on a beach somewhere, or wandering through a coastal village. Years ago I would have told you I loved the cheesy seaside towns with ice cream shops and bars and amusements, but these days it's the quiet villages where people go to slow down and the boats have novelty names.
Shot in Cresswell and Alnmouth.
The annual post Christmas dip in the North Sea, Tynemouth beach. I was so busy looking through my viewfinder that my left foot accidentally took part.