If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature’s way.
Aristotle
Archive for the tag 'Newcastle'
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 19th 2021
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Jesmond Dene & Cornhill 2018
Cullercoats
Cullercoats is a sandy bay enclosed by small piers:
The village has been popular with generations of visitors with its secluded bay the highlight. The beach has a Seaside Award and is ideal for bathing. The south of the bay is used as a launch site for recreational crafts. Cullercoats had a thriving fishing industry in [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 23rd 2018
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Jesmond Dene & Cornhill 2018
Jesmond Dene
We enjoyed our brief visit to Jesmond Dene and hope to return soon to further explore the tranquil delight.
In the 1850s, William Armstrong acquired the land which is now known as Jesmond Dene:
It is probable that the area we know as Jesmond Dene has always been wooded but, prior to the mid 1800s the wood [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Jesmond Dene & Cornhill 2018
Ted on His Adventures
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 5th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Jesmond Dene & Cornhill 2018
On a Newcastle Rooftop in Mid September
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2018
After I was dressed I took advantage of the roof terrace as the sun emerged before it was time for breakfast. It was wonderful. The breakfast wasn’t quite Fawlty Towers but the service was a little slow and the requested brown sauce arrived after Mr C had eaten his breakfast. The food, however, was excellent.
After [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2018
I awoke good and early but drifted off to sleep again and the next thing I knew it was 9.20am. There was no sign of Mr C and no sign of a cup of tea so I leapt out of bed, at which point Mr C, having been distracted by something on his computer, realised [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2018
