View all photography for this entry After yesterday’s grey start, we were hoping for a little sunshine today. The Gods …
Continue reading “7th November 2020 South Shields – Fog on the Tyne & Sunshine”
View all photography for this entry Today started out very foggy, so we decided to not go far from home …
Continue reading “6th November 2020 St Mary’s Island – Seals, birds and grey skies”
View all photography for this entry The last time we were at Bowes museum to see the Norman Cornish exhibition, …
View all photography for this entry After damaging my back I haven’t been out of the house much lately. With …
Continue reading “2nd November 2020 – A country park walk with ducks & coos”
View all photography for this entry We have been to Wylam walking before, but it was well worth a return. …
Continue reading “18th October 2020 Wylam – a walk along the river and the history of the railways”
View all photography for this entry We’ve often driven past Preston cemetery in North Shields but never taken a look …
Continue reading “11th October 2020 Preston Cemetery – what better way to spend a Sunday morning?”
View all photography for this entry After the torrential rain all day on Saturday, we decided it was time to …
Continue reading “4th October 2020 Warkworth – a walk along a very swollen River Coquet”
View all photography for this entry A walk on a chilly day in North Shields/Tynemouth. The wind wasn’t high, but …
Continue reading “27th September 2020 North Shields – High tides and rough seas”
View all photography for this entry The seasons are turning and as the summer draws to a close,. we decided …
Continue reading “19th September 2020 Prudhoe and Aydon – The last of the summer sunshine?”
View all photography for this entry This is the first time in many years I’ve walked around Seaham. I grew …
Continue reading “17th September 2020 Seaham – Going back to my roots”
View all photography for this entry I wrote in the last diary entry for Beamish that the weather is always …
Continue reading “15th September 2020 Beamish Museum – The sun is shining again”
View all photography for this entry Time to set off home. The weather was still very changeable, and it made …
View all photography for this entry I’ve always wanted to visit the Isle of Skye. It wasn’t a disappointment. We …
Continue reading “11th September 2020 **SCOTLAND 2020** The Isle of Skye – 4 seasons in a day”
View all photography for this entry To be honest, I wasn’t that excited by the prospect of visiting Mallaig. It …
View all photography for this entry Another free day. We decided this time to walk along the road in the …
Continue reading “9th September 2020 **SCOTLAND 2020** A walk along the loch”
View all photography for this entry Today was a free day. Fort William was only a 40 minute walk from …
Continue reading “8th September 2020 **SCOTLAND 2020** Fort William – The foothills of Ben Nevis”
View all photography for this entry COVID-19 has caused quite a few holiday changes this year. Our trip to Croatia …
View all photography for this entry Due to the lockdown, I thought I wouldn’t get a chance to see the …
Continue reading “31st August 2020 Bowes Museum – A visit for the Norman Cornish exhibition”
View all photography for this entry On an unusually cold day, we set off for Hexam in Northumberland. Hexham is …
Continue reading “30th August 2020 Hexham – A cold summer’s day”
View all photography for this entry A bit of a chilly day today, but needed to get out of the …
Continue reading “23rd August 2020 Bolam and Belsay – Back in the hall and swans galore!”
View all photography for this entry It’s been a while since I last visited Aydon Castle. Situated 2 miles outside …
Continue reading “9th August 2020 Aydon Castle – a journey through time”
View all photography for this entry Just a short walk today along the quayside and through Northumberland Park. On the …
Continue reading “2nd August 2020 Weekly Walk – Boats and Ducks”
View all photography for this entry We’ve really missed Beamish, the open-air museum in Country Durham. So when it was …
Continue reading “31st July 2020 Return to a much missed Beamish”
View all photography for this entry What to do on a sunny, breezy summer’s day in the North-East? Hadrian’s Wall …
Continue reading “30th July 2020 Along the Wall (Hadrian’s, of course)”
View all photography for this entry A walk along the tyne for lunch at Tynemouth. We walked along the quay, …
Continue reading “12th July 2020 Tynemouth Priory and Northumberland Park”
View all photography for this entry As the English Heritage properties slowly started to open after lockdown, we headed to …
Continue reading “5th July 2020 Belsay – emerging out of lockdown”
View all photography for this entry Following a visit to Bolam Lake, we stopped off in the lovely Northumberland village …
Continue reading “23rd June 2020 Whalton – a quiet village in Northumberland”
View all photographs for this entry A run out in the car along the Northumberland coast. The weather was good, …
Continue reading “26th May 2020 Druridge, Amble & Warkworth – the Northumberland coast”
View all photography for this entry During lockdown, you have to make the most of the quiet streets for your …
Continue reading “17th May 2020 Hexham – a quiet town in lockdown”
