Having left our beloved Nunnykirk – probably for the last time, we battled with the everlasting traffic jam on the A1 over the River Tyne and past the Metro Centre. By the time we were under the shadow of the…
5. MORE NORTHUMBERLAND.
Corbridge is one of our favourite little towns to visit. It has excellent shops and bistros as well as easy parking and a riverside walk. A good combo. Always provided we both remember to carry our phones – preferably switched…
4. NORTHUMBERLAND’S GHOSTS – AND SHOES.
So, the good weather continues – as do the good restaurants! The Three Wheatheads is a favourite for Sunday lunch. Twice! This time with John and Maralyn. Beach walks continued even when Glenda was shopping. Here I am on Cresswell…
3. MISTS, FRETS AND SUNSHINE!
As usual, this is running late! Very late! After a busy time visiting (and revisiting) old haunts in the Lake District, like the Inn on the Lake in Glenridding … … and having viewed Blencathra from all sides, … we…
2. SIGNS
We’ve seen some odd sights and signs while we’ve been trudling round the nether-regions of the North Lake District. There’s a man after my own heart! Some signs are distinctly worrying, like the indicator of the flood level in Cockermouth.…
1. WORCESTER GHOSTS!
It’s that time again. Off on our tour of Northern England, but first a reminiscence of a wild party and ghoulish happenings in Worcestershire. A very spooky county by all accounts! Reaching our temporary resting place in Flyford Flavel, near…
15. BRITTANY AND HOME!
[pmb_print_buttons] This year, we have agreed a policy of staying at campsites we haven’t visited before. With three repeat sites already this trip, you would be forgiven for not recognising this plan! However, we have another opportunity to hit new…
14. LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE!
[pmb_print_buttons] The road to Camping Serpolin from Bressuire was narrow and untypically bumpy. Not “speed-bumpy”, just very uneven. We were expecting lots of stuff to have fallen out of cupboards and the milk in the fridge converted to butter. While…
13. TRAGEDY.
It transpires that we are camped less than 30 km from Oradour-sur-Glane. The martyred village. We’ve visited before, but it’s such a moving place, we want to go again. In the morning of 10 June 1944, almost exactly 80 years…
12. BUMPS AND ASTROBLEMES.
Camping Alouette in Cognac-le-Forêt is our next target. But getting there involves a fairish journey on N and D roads. The French have REALLY taken to speed bumps. It must be a love affair. Otherwise they would be up in…