CASTLE HOWARD: ONE OF YORKSHIRE’S GRANDEST STATELY HOMES We crossed out of Northumberland today and entered the historic county of Yorkshire. Once populated by Celts, then by Romans, Yorkshire was invaded by Danish Vikings in 866AD and York (Jórvík) dubbed its capital. The Danes left their mark on […]
OUR DAY TRIP TO DURHAM Just 15 minutes away by train from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne is the town of Durham. This small, unassuming university town was once an important pilgrimage site and a powerful city, home to the wealthy and influential Prince-Bishops of Durham. We went to see its 900 […]
ROMAN* AROUND NORTHERN ENGLAND Hadrian’s Wall stretches across Northern England, from Wallsend in the East to Bowness-on-Solway in the West. This 2,000-year-old, 135km-long stone barricade winds its way through some of the loveliest countryside in England and attracts hikers and history buffs from all over the world. Today […]
CASTLEMANIA IN NORTHUMBERLAND Today is our 22nd anniversary and we decided to reward ourselves for 2.2 decades of hard work and dedicated effort with a trip to 3 OF THE MOST EPIC CASTLES EVER! Castles are so awesome! Our day trip took us north of Newcastle […]
OUR GEORDIE SOJOURN Our only exposure to anything even remotely related to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne was 3 minutes (once, by accident) of that dreadful reality TV show “Geordie Shores*”. It was, therefore, with some trepidation that we stepped off the train this afternoon, having just left all the splendour of […]
Wandering Soles 