As you can see the castle itself is very dramatic and dominates the coast line.
The principle castle remains date from the 14th century when the Earl of Lancaster (a cousin of Edward II of England) began the construction of a massive fortress which was later enlarged by John of Gaunt.
The castle is the largest in [...]
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Dunstanburgh Castle
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 1st 2009
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The Pathway to Dunstanburgh
Stepping away from the village of Craster there wasn’t a signpost to warn less able people quite how far they would have to walk to get to the castle. I think there probably should have been a signpost showing the miles on the gate you have to pass through. Here are some of [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Sep 30th 2009
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Craster
To be able to visit Dunstanburgh Castle I found out that you have park up and walk. The nearest you can get to the castle is Craster:
Craster is a small fishing village on the Northumbrian coast of England. It has a small and attractive harbour and offers a view northwards along the rocky shore to [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2009
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The Coach House
The Coach House at Crookham was just as wonderful as I remembered. You can see from my new mosaic the little changes that have been made to my favourite room. It was a lovely place to sit and relax with a pre dinner Sherry before making the way to the dining room for interesting conversation [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 28th 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
People say true friends must always hold hands, but true friends don’t need to hold hands because they know the other hand will always be there.
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16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 27th 2009
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Thoughts of my Hols
Today I have spent a lot of time sorting out my holiday photographs, all 445 of them. I seem to have got a bit carried away, thank goodness for digital cameras!
Northumberland ranks as one of my favorite places in the world. It has everything I love; dramatic landscapes, gardens, castles and history. [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 26th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Twisted
Just got back from a break in Northumberland, so I am busy catching up with everything and everyone. I managed to take over 400 photographs, so they are going to take a lot of sorting out!!!
Here is one to be going on with. It is from the ruined Etal castle, showing traces of its [...]
47 Comments CherryPie on Sep 25th 2009
