Tapp's Travels

Tuesday saw us relocating to Whitley Bay.  Angela and Bruce (the Bruce of several sideways comments on historical issues in earlier posts) had just returned from three weeks in Australia.  Before they went they had foolishly insisted that we should…

I’m not exactly sure where I got to – but I think it was Sunday (well, it WAS Sunday yesterday, anyway).  Clearly there are no Sunday trading restrictions in Newcastle.  The place was largely open – all day.  The only…

We are staying at the Lindon Hall Hotel at Longhorsley. Glenda used to come here with her father and their horses.  That was long before it was turned into a hotel.  So this is more nostalgia! The hotel is a …

Alnwick, a market town of 8,000 residents (in 2001 rising to 8,116 by 2011) including the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland and Harry Potter during term-time.  Situated in beautiful country… … some 35 miles North of Newcastle, it was, traditionally,…

Well that does it!  Scotland is a mere 30 miles up the road from here.  Here being Rothbury. This picture says it all.  My bench in the sun (bottom left).  Our car parked immediately behind the bench and “Aria” the…

Monday – another lovely morning.  Calm.  Blue sky.  Cool!  We walked from Easby Abbey to Richmond via the “South” bank of the River Swale.  Coffee at the old station  (much developed) … … before visiting the town centre. The church…

Yesterday we relocated from The Lake District to North Yorkshire via the A66.  Of course, the A66 was closed completely near Appleby and then reduced to one lane for miles approaching Scotch Corner.  Everyone seemed to be out for a…

Friday morning was for local walking.  We crossed the beck which flows from Brotherswater into Ullswater and headed Northish up the East side of Ullswater under Place Fell.  Place Fell is the hill our hotel faces.  The path gives superb…

When we booked our room at this hotel, I think it’s just possible that Glenda may have mentioned it was our wedding anniversary.  All part of the negotiation for an upgrade to a twin aspect room. Well, that was weeks…

One of you identified the errant spelling of the “Euro-Traveller” series.  However, having consulted page 3331 of 3742 in the “Shorter” Oxford English Dictionary… … I find that “travelers” can be spelt with either one or two Ls.  So, no…