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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 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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Kent – Day 5: Canterbury

KarenFebruary 15, 2023October 31, 2025

Wednesday 15th February 2023 We headed off to explore Canterbury today and opted for the Park & Ride rather than battle our way around the city to try and find...

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Kent – Day 4: Bodiam Castle, Battle & Hastings

KarenFebruary 14, 2023October 31, 2025

Tuesday 14th February 2023 We couldn't have a day in Kent without a visit to a castle. Well, technically today we were heading into East Sussex and to visit Bodiam...

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Kent – Day 3: Walmer & Deal Castles and White Cliffs of Dover

KarenFebruary 13, 2023October 31, 2025

Monday 13th February 2023 One thing there seems to be plenty of in Kent is Castles. Not a surprise when you think about it. This coast was the closest to...

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Kent – Day 2: Dover Castle

KarenFebruary 12, 2023October 31, 2025

Sunday 12th February 2023 Spoilt for choice with places to see and visit but we opted to go to Dover Castle. To get there was an interesting drive to say...

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Kent – Day 1: HPB Sibton Park, Lyminge

KarenFebruary 11, 2023October 31, 2025

Saturday 11th February 2023 Our first ever stay in a Holiday Property Bond property and we'd headed over to Kent. It's an area of England we hadn't ventured to before...

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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 1: The Haywain

Kent – Day 7: Rye & Folkestone

Kent – Day 6: Canterbury

Kent – Day 5: Canterbury

Kent – Day 4: Bodiam Castle, Battle & Hastings

Kent – Day 3: Walmer & Deal Castles and White Cliffs of Dover

Kent – Day 2: Dover Castle

Kent – Day 1: HPB Sibton Park, Lyminge

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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