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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