Those of you who followed my weekend in York closely will recall my personal thoughts on Bridlington. The town does however does have some interesting history which is described briefly on Wiki:
The origins of the habitation of Bridlington are unknown but can be traced back to ancient times. The nearby Dane’s Dyke on [...]
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Filed under Holidays, York 2010
Bridlington
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
Castle Views
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 10th 2010
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
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
William Shakespeare
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 30th 2009
