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Northumberland Day 8: Hebburn & Newcastle

KarenJuly 4, 2026August 5, 2026

Time to say farewell to Lucker Hall and start our journey back home. We were taking the opportunity to visit friends and family in Hebburn. We'd booked rooms at the...

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Northumberland Day 7: Holy Island

KarenJuly 3, 2026August 15, 2026

A bucket list trip today: a visit to Lindisfarne or Holy Island. It can only be reached at certain times of the day via a tidal causeway. The timings were...

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Northumberland Day 6: Dunstanburgh Castle & Sunset Sail

KarenJuly 2, 2026August 23, 2026

Jon's still not feeling 100% so we ended up having a more leisurely day than we initially planned. We woke up to a howling wind and brilliant sunshine. A total...

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Northumberland Day 5: Beadnell & Bamburgh

KarenJuly 1, 2026August 5, 2026

Today was planned to be a more relaxed day. Priority for today was trying to secure tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum when it moves to...

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Northumberland Day 4: Rosslyn Chapel, Flodden and Etal

KarenJune 30, 2026August 14, 2026

Jon is a massive fan of the Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons films based on the Dan Brown Books. He's not a fan of Paris, so haven't retraced...

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Northumberland Day 2: Berwick-upon-Tweed

KarenJune 28, 2026August 5, 2026

We all slept really well last night. It was about 8am before anyone stirred. We slept with the window wide open and it was a little chilly in the morning...

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Northumberland Day 1: Lucker Hall – Warkworth Cottage

KarenJune 27, 2026August 5, 2026

The weather this week down south has been too hot. High 30s on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday made it uncomfortable both day and night. Record high temperatures for June were...

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Cotswolds – Day 6: We Saw The Whole of the Moon

KarenOctober 28, 2025January 28, 2026

A trip to the picturesque and historic town of Tewkesbury today. It was about 30 minutes away from our base at Buckland Court and just north of Cheltenham and Gloucester....

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Cotswolds – Day 5: Nuclear Bunker and the Bizzare!

KarenOctober 27, 2025January 27, 2026

When Jon was looking at what there was to do in the area, he discovered there was a Nuclear Bunker you could visit by Broadway Tower. This was the one...

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Cotswolds – Day 4: Shakespeare’s Birthplace

KarenOctober 26, 2025January 27, 2026

Gained an hour's sleep overnight as the clocks went back and surprised at how long we slept in. Callum emerged just before 9.30am and we set off to Stratford shortly...

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Cotswolds – Day 3: A Day Of Steam

KarenOctober 25, 2025August 15, 2026

Today's plan was to ride the Steam Trains on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) as they had their Autumn Showcase special event running. As well as special steam...

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Cotswolds – Day 2: Welcome to the Cotswolds

KarenOctober 24, 2025January 27, 2026

Awake reasonably early today - our bed was really comfortable and got a good night's sleep. We met Sally in the morning as we returned the registration form and she...

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Cotswolds – Day 1: The Haywain

KarenOctober 23, 2025January 29, 2026

We set off for our cottage in the Cotswolds after Jon had finished work for the day. It was one of the closest sites to home - just 90 minutes...

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Kent – Day 7: Rye & Folkestone

KarenFebruary 17, 2023October 31, 2025

Friday 17th February 2023 A more leisurely day today to end our tour of Kent. Callum said he REALLY didn't want to see any more castles (!) but didn't mind...

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Kent – Day 6: Canterbury

KarenFebruary 16, 2023October 31, 2025

Thursday 16th February 2023 Back into Canterbury again and we were meeting up with our nephew as he's at university in the city. We were hoping he would be able...

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Northumberland Day 8: Hebburn & Newcastle

Northumberland Day 7: Holy Island

Northumberland Day 6: Dunstanburgh Castle & Sunset Sail

Northumberland Day 5: Beadnell & Bamburgh

Northumberland Day 4: Rosslyn Chapel, Flodden and Etal

Northumberland Day 2: Berwick-upon-Tweed

Northumberland Day 1: Lucker Hall – Warkworth Cottage

Cotswolds – Day 6: We Saw The Whole of the Moon

Cotswolds – Day 5: Nuclear Bunker and the Bizzare!

Cotswolds – Day 4: Shakespeare’s Birthplace

Cotswolds – Day 3: A Day Of Steam

Cotswolds – Day 2: Welcome to the Cotswolds

Cotswolds – Day 1: The Haywain

Kent – Day 7: Rye & Folkestone

Kent – Day 6: Canterbury

London: Gourmaze Adventure

Lords Cricket Ground: The Hundred Final

Southern Brave v Manchester Super Giants

Southsea: The D-Day Story

London: Postal Museum

Northumberland Day 8: Hebburn & Newcastle

Northumberland Day 7: Holy Island

Northumberland Day 6: Dunstanburgh Castle & Sunset Sail

Northumberland Day 5: Beadnell & Bamburgh

Northumberland Day 4: Rosslyn Chapel, Flodden and Etal

Northumberland Day 2: Berwick-upon-Tweed

Northumberland Day 1: Lucker Hall – Warkworth Cottage

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