Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Gatwick Airport
Sunday 12th July 2026 Time to farewell northern England and drive south to Gatwick Airport for our overnight stay in preparation for our flight back home departing Monday at 10am &
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Day 5
Saturday 11th July 2026 Woodhorn Museum and 2nd Birthday Kate, Richard and Conker took us on a drive to the north today to visit the Woodhorn Museum at the former Ashington Collier
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Saturday 11th July, 2026 After our excursion to the Ashington Colliery we drove on towards the coast, which was a short drive, to visit Newbiggin-by-the-Sea and have a morning coff
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Day 4
Friday 10th July 2026 This was a fun morning. Two wonderful sisters related to Geoff through the McAndrew clan had been in email contact for several months, and we agreed to meet a
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Day 3
Thursday 9th July 2026 This morning we set off by 9am to drive out to Hadrian’s Wall at Housesteads. It’s one of the best examples close by Newcastle being less than a one hour
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Day 2
Wednesday 8th July 2026 Blue skies, sunshine and 26C at 5:30pm. What a glorious day to be out and about exploring the local area with Richard and Kate. We donned our walking shoes
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Day 1
Tuesday 7th July, 2026 We set off down the road to find the closest Metro and travelled into the city centre. We followed the suggestions of our hosts and spent hours in the Discov
Bowness-on-Windermere to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Monday 6th July 2026 Today was a travel day from the Lakes District across the Pennine Mountains to Newcastle. We had a stop off on the way at ancient Appleby-In-Westmorland. This
More Beatrix Potter
Sunday 5th July 2026 There just so many interesting facts and a lot of fun when it comes to Beatrix Potter, I thought she deserved another post, plus we had such a great day.  
Beatrix Potter
Sunday 5th July 2026 Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) Just a little more on Beatrix – born to wealthy parents she grew up in London. In most instances she was left to her own devic
Beatrix Potter Hill Top House
Sunday 5th July 2026 We are in Windermere again today and are devoting our time to Beatrix Potter, the whole reason we have travelled to the Lakes District. Our first stop was down
Bath to Bowness-on-Windermere
Saturday 4th July 2026 Today was a travel day. We drove from Bath on the M5 & M6 to the Lakes District. We’ve checked into a good old fashioned English accommodation house, w