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Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Newcastle & Alnwick 2016

Newcastle & Alnwick – Day Seven

We were all packed and ready to go before we went down for our last breakfast in the Courtyard Garden. During breakfast we realised that there had been a bit of a mix up over the number of nights that we were staying, our hosts were expecting us to stay another night. Before we set [...]

18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2016

Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013

Newcastle & Crookham – Day Four

We packed our bags, had breakfast and checked out of the hotel before setting off for Tynemouth in glorious sunshine.  We enjoyed a short walk around the Spanish Battery and the towering Collingwood monument before visiting Tynemouth Priory & Castle.  The site contains interesting history including gun batteries that were used in the first and [...]

16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 19th 2013