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Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 4 – Haltwhistle to Corbridge

Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 4 – Haltwhistle to Corbridge

Following yesterdays entry into Hadrian’s Wall Country, Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 4 enabled us to visit a further three Roman forts as we continued our journey. It was yet another lovely sunny day as we left our little cottage at Haltwhistle.    Our first fort of the day was Vindolanda Roman Fort. It is an impressive place to visit.    As well as the archaeological remains there is also a museum containing an impressive range of Roman artefacts and telling the story…

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Coast and Castles South Day 2 – Whitley Bay to Alnwick

Coast and Castles South Day 2 – Whitley Bay to Alnwick

Following our gentle introduction to our Coast and Castles South tour, Coast and Castles South Day 2 was our first proper day of touring. Leaving the excellent York House Hotel in Whitley Bay we picked up the NCN 72 cycle coastal path towards Blyth.    We passed the Blyth Battery Museum and decided to have a look round. Staffed by an enthusiastic group of volunteers it provided an interesting insight into British coastal defences during the two world wars along…

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Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall

We seem to have gotten a little behind with our posts! Last Sunday afternoon we drove over to see the National Trust property Rufford Old Hall which is on the way to Southport. It is not somewhere that I have been before but was certainly somewhere that I would like to go back to again! It is another old Tudor house. There was only a small part of the house (the old hall) that you are allowed to take photographs…

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A day at lovely Lavenham

A day at lovely Lavenham

Our last day in East Anglia (our previous days – Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday) took us to the village of Lavenham in Suffolk, noted for it’s half-timbered mediaeval houses, and it’s 15th century church. Having parked at the far end of the village we first visited the church.    We then wandered down the main street and were soon amongst the mediaeval timber buildings. National Trust own Lavenham Guildhall (Guildhall of Corpus Christi) the home of a former religious guild and…

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Cromer – A Brew With a View

Cromer – A Brew With a View

We had enjoyed Friday, Saturday and Sunday relaxing in East Anglia. Bank Holiday Monday was a further day for exploration including a trip to Cromer. Travelodge Norwich Central Riverside Cycling around Norwich I had been determined to enjoy some cycling, and Monday morning was the opportunity. We followed the Purple pedalway, one of a series of cycling routes around Norwich, this one encircling the city and being the longest.   The ride takes in a number of paths such as…

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