Manchester to Newcastle

After waking up and a coffee, we got ourselves sorted and then checked out and got on the road. We stopped about half an hour away at a roadside cafe called Cosy Cabin, just off the M62, for what turned out to be a very good breakfast.

The rest of the journey took just over two hours, and we arrived at Debbie and Richard's just after 1 p.m.

We had a coffee and some snacks and then went for a walk from the house to the George Stephenson Railway Museum. This is a lovely little free exhibition which includes the third oldest steam locomotive in the world, an example of one of the first metros in Newcastle, and some other big engines.

From here we had a short walk to the Shire Horse Inn where we had a few drinks outside and then walked back to their house.

By now it was time for food and Richard cooked up some delicious chicken skewers, sausages and burgers. Even though it was getting late we managed to have those outside.

As it got dark, we moved inside for the rest of the evening.Read more