Another holiday! This time self-catering in Alnwick for a week.
- The house was fantastic - warm, comfortable, very nicely furnished, and with a well-equipped kitchen.
We visited:
- Cragside House
- This time we could look around the house as well as the grounds.
- The autumn colours were fab, and the sun came out as we walked around.
- Dunstanburgh Castle
- We walked from Craster, as the sun lowered towards the horizon but was still warm
- We tried to catch some arty photos:
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- The weather was a bit wetter, but we walked around the old town walls
- There were some impressive views across the harbour at the mouth of the Tweed
- Amble, Warkworth and Morpeth
- Another walk beside the sea
- A tasty lunch ("dutch-style poached eggs" on toasted muffins in a creamy butter sauce, with proper ham) at a cafe we spotted on the way into town
- then a wander around Warkworth and some interesting craft shops & galleries
- the photo doesn't show it very clearly, but I was convinced this spire was leaning!
- Holy Island
- we visited Lindisfarne Castle, which had an art installation of "Tiny Tales" which was miniature people displayed around the house.
- Alnwick - a very good base for our holiday
- We found a traditional pub which had been recommended to us - when we first walked in, heads turned and I thought I was the only female in the room... but we got chatting to some of the locals and felt very welcome. A very nice surprise.
- We had tapas one evening, which is one of my (our) favourite meals out. I love being able to relax over a bottle of red wine, with tasty treats appearing at our table and lots of bread to mop up the sauces. Happy memories.
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