Hi Mr & Mrs A-M,
I've been out of circulation for the past 18 months or so - I had a boating accident that bust my pelvis and hip. Before that, a lady friend and I were regulars around the NE scene, but maybe a little further up the coast than you. We used to range from Bamburgh down to (about) Cresswell - with the odd trip as far as Blyth/Whitley Bay.
I'm mobile again now, but my partner has moved down to Hertfordshire so until I hit lucky again I'll be lurking/watching. Although you're telling us things are pretty dead at the moment, any chance you can PM me with any info on new locations around our neck of the woods that I might not know about??