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Newcastle Cathedral

Newcastle Cathedral is Grade I listed and dates from the early 14th century. For over 900 years it has been at the centre of the city’s spiritual and civic life as evidenced by its memorials and ledger stones (grave covers) which, together, reveal much of the heritage of Newcastle and the wider region.
The Cathedral boasts one [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2021

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Newcastle at Night

4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2021

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Jesmond Dene

It is probable that the steep sided valley we know as Jesmond Dene has always been wooded, but gradually, industries crept in and by the 19th century the Dene was home to watermills, various quarries and pits and an iron foundry. Prior to the mid 1800s the woodland was probably more straggly than today and interspersed with a heavy undergrowth [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2021

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Kirkby Lonsdale

6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2021

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The Marriott Hotel – Durham

6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 10th 2021

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The Vermont Hotel

7 Comments CherryPie on Oct 8th 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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