…The sun came out!
It was still pretty chilly though.
Archive for the tag 'Castle'
Filed under Holidays, Kent January 2011
After the House Tour…
18 Comments CherryPie on Feb 9th 2011
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
Clifford’s Tower
Clifford’s Tower is the castle keep and originally it was surrounded by a moat fed by the river Foss. It has three essential parts:
The grass-covered earth mound which dates from William the conquerors reign
The stone keep that was built on the orders of Henry III in the mid-thirteenth century
The gatehouse that was erected in the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 24th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Crookham 2009, Heritage, Holidays
Edinburgh Castle
It had been a long time since I last visited Edinburgh Castle so during my stay in Northumberland I ventured across the border to see how it had changed since my last visit. I mostly managed to miss the rain. It only rained for 20 minutes in Edinburgh, but back across the border in England [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 15th 2009
Filed under Crookham 2009, Holidays, Out & About
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
Filed under Heritage
Do You Know Your Castles?
What is unusual about Richard’s Castle on the Shropshire/Hereford border?
What was significant about the fall of Bamburgh Castle in 1464?
What do Deal, Pendennis, Hurst and Walmer Castles have in common?
Which English castle underwent a major siege in 1266?
Of what type of castle is Beaumaris an example?
What did Sir Walter Scott call Norham Castle, which overlooks [...]
23 Comments CherryPie on Sep 5th 2009
Filed under Heritage
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The future will be better tomorrow.
Dan Quayle
20 Comments CherryPie on Jul 5th 2009
