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 [...]
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Newcastle Cathedral
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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The Vermont Hotel
7 Comments CherryPie on Oct 8th 2021
For breakfast I chose the continental option which was delicious. Afterwards, we returned to the Cathedral to appreciate some of the things that I had learned about in the guidebook I purchased the previous day. Some of the Cathedral’s features were now temporarily covered over for a student graduation event. It was lucky that we [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 26th 2021
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Newcastle & Durham – Day Two
The Vermont breakfast was up to its usual standard. We had become accustomed during our recent hotel stays to table service being the only option due to Covid safety issues but unexpectedly the usual buffet service was on offer. However, a time slot needed to be booked in advance to restrict the flow of people in [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 23rd 2021
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Newcastle & Durham – Day One
We surprised ourselves by being ready to set off on our holiday adventure early. The Satnav took us on a delightful route through Hodnet, Whitchurch and Tarporley. Just before we joined the motorway south of Warrington, we stopped off at Hollies Garden Centre in Little Budworth, Cheshire for a late breakfast. I chose a danish [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 21st 2021
