Woken at 7.30 am by a tipper truck delivering sand. But back to sleep till 9. On to Cragside today. Now owned by National Trust this estate was once owned by William Armstrong who owned numerous engineering works in Newcastle. This was the originally his weekend retreat, but was
Travelling on, from Rainton to Alnwick, still a very cold wind. Thirsk was our first stop, nice little shops and an independent cinema. The journey under the Tyne tunnel was uneventful, but the roadworks proved testing. But we made it along the coast and had a nice stop in Amble
A very cold day, earned by phone calls from Emily and Lucy. We did some to therapy on the way from Birmingham to Rainton, near Thirsk. Not really our thing, but managed a couple of purchases, including Marmite peanuts! I like both, by will I like them together! Sorry Lucy
Well it being a Sunday we decided on a day of rest, especially as we had walked about 20 miles in the last 3 days. Leisurely walk to the adjacent transport museum. Not really into old buses , but the history displays were very well done, and it was interesting to
An early start to make sure got to the Jewellery Quarter for 11 am. The city is quite quiet at 9 on Saturday morning, and in fact throughout the day send to have less traffic then I expected. After a walk round the Jewellery Quarter, window shopping and noting the