Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Jesmond Dene & Cornhill 2018
Cullercoats is a sandy bay enclosed by small piers:
The village has been popular with generations of visitors with its secluded bay the highlight. The beach has a Seaside Award and is ideal for bathing. The south of the bay is used as a launch site for recreational crafts. Cullercoats had a thriving fishing industry in [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 23rd 2018
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Jesmond Dene & Cornhill 2018
We enjoyed our brief visit to Jesmond Dene and hope to return soon to further explore the tranquil delight.
In the 1850s, William Armstrong acquired the land which is now known as Jesmond Dene:
It is probable that the area we know as Jesmond Dene has always been wooded but, prior to the mid 1800s the wood [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2018
There is a single Truth but the wise call it by different names.
Rig Veda
16 Comments CherryPie on Oct 21st 2018
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Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
…Leads to a sunny excursion to Attingham Park
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2018
Unfortunately the duty manager that we had chatted to on the first night of our stay was not on shift so we were unable to say goodbye or thank her. We checked out after breakfast and headed to Corbridge Roman Town.
During our journey, just after we had left Jedburgh, we turned a corner to be [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2018
After breakfast we set off through the pretty countryside to Traquair, stopping along the way to photograph the River Tweed. We managed to arrive a little early but the gate was open and the kiosk manned so we were able to go in. One again the weather was glorious so we chose to look around [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2018
