Dating from the late 1600s this gun was affectionately named the Armada Gun as it was believed to have come from the Spanish Armada vessel after the fleet was driven up the North Sea Coast. It was later confirmed as a Dutch trading vessel that was transporting cannons amongst a payload of other weapons. It [...]
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15 Comments CherryPie on Oct 29th 2018
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Bamburgh Castle
A brief history from the Bamburgh Castle website:
Spanning nine acres of land on its rocky plateau high above the Northumberland coastline Bamburgh is one of the largest inhabited castles in the country.
Bamburgh’s written history begins in the times of the Anglo-Saxons with one chronicler citing Bamburgh as probably the most important place in all of [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 27th 2018
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The Farne Islands…
…as viewed from Bamburgh Castle
The Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. There are between 15 and 20 islands depending on the state of the tide.[1] They are scattered about 1 1⁄2 to 4 3⁄4 miles (2.4–7.6 km) from the mainland, divided into two groups, the Inner Group and the Outer Group. The main islands in the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2018
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St Mary’s Lighthouse
Reached between the tides via a short causeway, St. Mary’s has all the fascination of a miniature, part-time island. The Lighthouse, completed in 1898 on a hazardous coast for shipping, remained operational until 1984 when it was superseded by modern navigational techniques. Since then the Lighthouse and former keepers’ cottages have been operated as a [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Oct 24th 2018
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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
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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 [...]
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