Lady of the House, and I have just returned from a marvellous weekend …and under 3 hours by car! I have blogged before about Northumberland, the wonderful scenery, and the endless stretches of empty sands.
This time we stayed at the miniature port of Craster, with a tremendous view over the harbour both from the bedroom and dining-room of our lovely little Bed and Breakfast. ‘Harbour Lights’ looks over the port and is within sniffing distance of the famous Craster Kipper Smokehouse.
Mine host and hostess were in education and both retired to this little haven of tranquility…..so the kiddies’ loss is the tourists’ gain.
But with the wonderful weather we went off to see the massive National Trust property, Cragside House, Gardens and Grounds, with a seven-mile drive round. It had been built by a Lord Armstrong who was a very successful engineer, and who had put electricity into the house using water power. A full-day visit, which includes a labyrinth.
Barter Books is a great place for book-lovers. It is a second-hand bookshop par excellence, and is built in what had been the old railway station for Alnwick.
It’s amazing what you can do in a few days in one small corner of England!!
To relive our weekend, and get some more details about the above, click on… www.harbourlights-craster.co.uk
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-cragsidehousegardenandestate
July 15, 2009 at 4:27 pm |
Wonderful, that sounds like my kind of weekend!
July 19, 2009 at 2:06 am |
England is quite beautiful, especially by the sea.
The place you stayed looks wonderful!
July 19, 2009 at 8:55 pm |
We’re very lucky, in that the UK is very small but very diverse, and I think this is really the source of where Eden was…..with maybe Flighty as the gardener!
July 21, 2009 at 7:18 am |
I thought I’d commented on your lovely weekend away, but now realize I’ve put it as a response to your previous post!
July 23, 2009 at 8:11 pm |
Glo…..I think you need a holiday….LOL
July 22, 2009 at 9:37 pm |
You’re too kind!
July 27, 2009 at 1:20 pm |
sounds lovely…i love that the uk is so old–so historically rich–i must get there to do some proper touring soon. my husband doesn’t fly and i don’t sail so going abroad is a bit of a challenge for us.
July 27, 2009 at 6:23 pm |
How in heaven’s name do you get anywhere….i know you like driving about, but civilisation is going to have to invent some unique transport for the two of you!……now if only you had know all this when you first met….what would have happened?
August 11, 2009 at 12:08 pm |
This post brought back some lovely memories of a similar holiday we had a few years ago. We stayed in a cottage but visited the same sites. It’s a lovely area and I’d love to go back.