On our way back to Burton-on-Trent, we went to Housesteads Roman Fort, on Hadrian's Wall.
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Holiday. 9, Holy Island, Northumberland
Sep. 24th, 2010 09:13 am
The village on Holy Island. One gets to the island over a causeway, which one can use for a few hours a day. The rest of the time the causeway is flooded.
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Holiday. 8, Edlingham, Northumberland
Sep. 12th, 2010 08:08 pmOn the way back from Cragside, we spotted a sign to Edlington Edlingham Castle. It's off the beaten track, so it's free of charge, without attendants, amenities, and gets few visitors.
We visited first the small, still functioning, church.
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Holiday, 7. Cragside, Northumberland
Sep. 12th, 2010 06:01 pm
Cragside Hall is a Victorian mansion, built by a Lord Armstrong. He was ahead of his time in installing mod cons, including an hydro-electric plant. By the standards of the time, he made conditions convenient for his staff.
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Holiday, 1. Seahouses
Aug. 28th, 2010 06:54 pmDisclaimer: a lot of my holiday photos were taken by my brother-in-law, usually the better ones!
We stayed for a week in a small holiday town called Seahouses, on the north-east coast of Northumberland. It is an attractive place, but may be gloomy in the winter months. It was a fishing village, famous for kippers, now it is mostly holiday houses. The boats to the Farne Islands and the Holy Island leave from Seahouses.