Time for another lesson known gem! Dunstanburgh Castle was first built in 1313, though it took years to finish and was twice besieged during the Wars of the Roses. At […]
THINGS TO DO: Dunstanburgh Castle
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ADVENTURES
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THINGS TO DO: Norham Castle
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Norham Castle wasn’t somewhere I had ever been or even heard of before my family holiday. My parents, however, are always off adventuring and they discovered on one such trip. […]
THINGS TO DO: Holy Island
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In the second of my stay-cation posts, I thought I’d talk to you about the place that is probably very well known before we move on to some of the […]
THINGS TO DO: The Forbidden Corner
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After years and years of saying we were going to visit, Sam, April and I finally made it to The Forbidden Corner. For those of you that don’t know, The […]
A Visit to St Andrews
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It has only taken a year but I have finally made my way back to St Andrews. Don’t get me wrong, I have really, really missed my tiny Scottish town […]
THINGS TO DO: Bowes Museum
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Even though Bowes Museum isn’t that far from me and everyone raves about it, it isn’t somewhere I tend to go. Thankfully, I recently got a chance to rectify that. […]
THINGS TO DO: Bolton Castle
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Now that I have a little bit of time off, I’m keen to make the most of my local area and head off on some mini-adventures again. Luckily for me, […]