No day out is complete without some kind of hitch and Saturday was no different. I have got used to scaffolding obscuring my view so that didn’t worry me too much, in fact it becomes a bit of a challenge to get some decent photographs.
To have more time for exploring I decided it was [...]
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The Prawn Pot Incident
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 3rd 2009
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Day Trip to London
On Saturday I went on a day trip to London where I spent most of the day in the Tower of London. The picture I showed in my previous post showed the curtain walls that surround the more usual view of the White Tower. If you look closely at the previous picture you [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Nov 2nd 2009
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Out for the Day
I had a great day out yesterday but where did I go?
13 Comments CherryPie on Nov 1st 2009
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Shades of Autumn
For a few weeks now I have been wanting to go to Attingham Park to check out the autumn colours. Yesterday was the ideal opportunity. The weather was so lovely and for once I wasn’t already busy doing something else. It was even warm enough to sit outside in the sun and enjoy coffee and [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 19th 2009
Filed under Crookham 2009, Heritage, Holidays, Out & About
Dunstanburgh Castle
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 [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 1st 2009
Filed under Crookham 2009, Holidays, Out & About
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
