EnglandAlnwickAlnwick Castle55°24’53” N 1°42’31” W
6. August 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Alnwick Is a very interesting little town of which more latter.
Finally found our B&B after driving into a ladies yard next door. She helpfully said it was next door with the blue sign.
They hadWeiterlesen
DeutschlandBerlinMitteMuseum Island52°31’26” N 13°23’59” E 8. August 2018 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Plan to be awake in time for first shuttle to airport at 5am.
Awake since 1am for some reason, hotel quite, bed good, not to hot, must be thought of Manchester Airport Terminal 1.
EnglandPontelandMilbourne55°4’35” N 1°47’55” W 8. August 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Staying at Catch Seafood a seafood restaurant and pub in basically the middle of nowhere.
We drove past it two days ago and commented it was a strange place for seafood.
Now we are back and it is aWeiterlesen
EnglandRyedale DistrictNunnington54°12’25” N 0°58’25” W
9. August 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
An old Carthusian Priory and a manor house built in the old guesthouse in the 1880s as a holiday stay.
The rebuild was influenced by the Arts and Craft movement and has some very nice featuresWeiterlesen
EnglandRyedale DistrictNunnington54°12’25” N 0°58’24” W
9. August 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Another National Trust gem.
Tucked away at the bottom of the Howardian Hills (a site of outstanding national beauty, not uncommon English accolade but in this case not misapplied) the place isWeiterlesen
EnglandRyedale DistrictCastle HowardHenderskelfe Castle54°7’16” N 0°54’23” W
10. August 2018 in England ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Because Mark is an idiot we have never been here before despite driving almost by the front gate several occasions in the past.
What a great place.
Ancestral home of the Howard family, it’s beenWeiterlesen
EnglandSelby DistrictHambleton53°46’13” N 1°10’4” W
10. August 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
It’s amazing that they were able to put the place back together after the fire in 1944.
Saint Margaret’s Girls school had been evacuated there during the war and it appears they were veryWeiterlesen
EnglandBrodsworth53°33’27” N 1°14’16” W 10. August 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The was a bit of luck.
Slow drive with quite a few delays thanks to Friday afternoon traffic and we just made it to see the house.
Build by the terrifically named Charles Sabine Augustus ThellussonWeiterlesen
EnglandBrodsworth53°33’27” N 1°14’16” W 10. August 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The gardens are a topiary masterpiece.
However does the hedger is a god.
TOMB is now taking orders.
EnglandNewark and Sherwood DistrictSouthwell53°4’41” N 0°57’19” W
11. August 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
It was time to head South.
So much to see, so little time.
As soon as we saw there was a Workhouse to be see how could you miss it.
Last night was spent in a very pleasant country pub, The Owl, in aWeiterlesen
Reisender Kicked the vegan habit, then?