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A Local Wander…

… to find where I needed to go for a routine check up (boob squash) later this week.

The booking arrangements had changed since my previous visit (four years ago) and the letter with directions was confusing.
I walked through the hospital grounds to find the testing unit in the same place it has always been so [...]

Comments Off CherryPie on Oct 13th 2021

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A Sunny Sunday Adventure

As I was drifting in and out of sleep Mr C arrived with a morning cup of tea, then a few minutes later he returned, announcing ‘I have news for you. We are going out for the day’.
He had chosen Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire which he had checked to see if it was open. I [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2021

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Hadley Locks & Leegomery Pool

2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 11th 2021

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Newcastle & Durham – Day Eleven

The good news was the bread for the continental breakfast was not stale. The bad new was that there was no bread at all. Leaving breakfast slightly underwhelmed, we put our luggage in the car and checked out of the hotel.
Our first stop was Barnard’s Castle to visit the ruined castle which we had found [...]

9 Comments CherryPie on Oct 6th 2021

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Newcastle & Durham – Day Ten

When we arrived at breakfast I found to my disappointment the bread that accompanied the continental breakfast selection was stale and inedible!
We had booked tickets to visit Auckland Castle, the former home of the Prince Bishops of Durham. We arrived with plenty of time to spare so we used the opportunity to book tickets to [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 5th 2021

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Newcastle & Durham – Day Nine

After breakfast which was almost back to normal, we headed off to the National Railway Museum. Our second attempt at visiting was successful and we arrived before the museum had opened. The museum is interesting, telling the progressive story of ‘Locomotion’. One of its prized exhibits is the original Locomotion No. 1, designed by George [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2021

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Newcastle & Durham – Day Eight

We arrived at breakfast to find that most items were in short supply, causing us to hurry through breakfast rather than tarry a while.

We walked to Durham Town square to see various features including the History time line that is featured on the pathway across the square. We ventured into the market to see its [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2021

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