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Looking down the beach southwards I was amazed to see that everybody and their dog had stopped at Bamburgh beach!
In celebration of our Ruby wedding we had taken all the family up to Holy Island for a long weekend, and on the way home we took them to the Tree House Restaurant in Alnwick Gardens. This is an extrenal view of the Tree House Restaurant.
This is what it looks like inside the building.
We visited Warkworth, which has a fine castle, but the joy for me was getting this shot of a heron perched on a rock in the River Coquet.
Another day we took a trip back into Scotland (the Borders to be precise) and visited Kelso and Melrose. This is a view down the main street in Melrose.
We had a trip to Holy Island and visited Jamie and Carol, (where we had stayed with the family for a long weekend for our Ruby Wedding celebrations.)
This is what it looks like inside the building.
We visited Warkworth, which has a fine castle, but the joy for me was getting this shot of a heron perched on a rock in the River Coquet.
Another day we took a trip back into Scotland (the Borders to be precise) and visited Kelso and Melrose. This is a view down the main street in Melrose.
We had a trip to Holy Island and visited Jamie and Carol, (where we had stayed with the family for a long weekend for our Ruby Wedding celebrations.)
The view below is taken in the churchyard on Holy Island and shows the St Aidan Statue and Lindisfarne Castle in the background.
Just in case you didn't find him on the previous shot, here he is, perched on a gravestone!
When we are in Bamburgh we usually dine at the Victoria, which is the building behind the lamp post at the end of the row on the left. This is because the pub is advertised as Doggie friendly. You can take your dog into the bar and the bistro part of the restaurant. But we also dined at the Castle Inn, which is a little further down Front Street.
Whenever we visit Holy Island we always have a meal at the "Barn at Beal" which is on the road over to Holy Island. We discovered this place about four years ago, when it was newly opened, and when speaking to the Maitre D we learnt that he used to manage the Restaurant at the Lindisfarne Inn which at the junction of the A1 and the turn off to Holy Island.
The view from the Barn it Beal is quite spectacular. If you are dining outside you can see Holy Island and Lindisfarne Castle to your left, the Farne Islands to the centre, and Bamburgh Castle to your right.
Whilst I was in the Churchyard I came across a friendly little Robin. If you look carefully you will find him perched roughly in the centre of this shot!
Just in case you didn't find him on the previous shot, here he is, perched on a gravestone!
When we are in Bamburgh we usually dine at the Victoria, which is the building behind the lamp post at the end of the row on the left. This is because the pub is advertised as Doggie friendly. You can take your dog into the bar and the bistro part of the restaurant. But we also dined at the Castle Inn, which is a little further down Front Street.
Whenever we visit Holy Island we always have a meal at the "Barn at Beal" which is on the road over to Holy Island. We discovered this place about four years ago, when it was newly opened, and when speaking to the Maitre D we learnt that he used to manage the Restaurant at the Lindisfarne Inn which at the junction of the A1 and the turn off to Holy Island.
The view from the Barn it Beal is quite spectacular. If you are dining outside you can see Holy Island and Lindisfarne Castle to your left, the Farne Islands to the centre, and Bamburgh Castle to your right.
Before returning home we visited Alnwick. The Castle here is where a lot of the Harry Potter films were made. The Barbican (or entrance gate) has carved stone figures on top of it. The idea was that during the night any attackers would be put off by these figures, thinking that they were guards!
This is a view of the Castle from across the River Aln.
This is a view of the Castle from across the River Aln.
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