The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit this morning. The weather was glorious so we popped over the Tyne to walk along …
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The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. Very thick fog on the Tyne today. Loved the atmosphere. View all photography for …
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The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. View all photography for this entry
Our first visit to Allen Banks & Staward Gorge, a National Trust property in Northumberland. It was a lovely sunny …
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The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. Today saw the long awaited opening of the new transport hub. A lot of …
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The annual bus show at Seaburn today. After looking at the buses & Carrs, we took a walk along the …
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Another visit to the fabulous Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne View all photography for this entry
We’d booked up for the National Trust tale “Walking the Line” via Norma at Cherryburn. The walk followed the early …
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Over to South Shields today. The Tyne was busy today, with cruise ship AIDAsol at Northumbria Quay and the car …
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Unexpected time off work led us to the peace and quiet of Cherryburn. At the height of summer, this place …
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To Tynemouth for picnic at the priory. The garden was bursting with life, both flora and fauna. After, we walked …
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The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. View all photography for this entry
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. The Neptune Hellas was leaving the Tyne as we started our walk today. View …
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The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. View all photography for this entry
Gladioli at home and the usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. View all photography for this entry
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. There was fuel on the surface of the water in the gut, and the …
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The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. View all photography for this entry
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. View all photography for this entry
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. View all photography for this entry
Off to Woodhorn for the annual classic car show then a walk around the lake at the QEII country park.. …
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The procession form the Mouth of the Tyne Festival was the highlight of the day. View all photography for this …
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Our final visit, this was on out way back to our overnight hotel in France. Heidelberg is famous for its …
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A day of showers today, but still warm, so it didn’t spoil our day in Lindau. We walked around the …
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Like many major towns and cities, Nuremberg was largely flattened by bombing during WWII. Luckily, many old buildings have been …
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So, mixed feeling about visiting the rally grounds. The German people battled for many decades with this question – what …
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I thought this would be the highlight of the holiday, and whilst I wasn’t disappointed, I rarely get the most …
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After a busy start to the holiday, today brought a much needed rest and time to investigate our base town …
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The afternoon saw our visit to the second town on the Romantic Road. I loved this place, the very large …
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Our first stop on the Romantic Road. Rothenburg is a very traditional looking Bavarian town, one of very few that …
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After our ferry from Dover and travel through France, including and an overnight stay in Creutzwald (included here for ease) …
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