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
