After leaving Edinburgh, we drove south towards Alnwick Castle, aka Hogwarts! Unfortunately it was completely packed out, and absolutely nowhere to park, so we had to make do with a photo from down the road
Then we headed to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne where we went for a wander around town
The Black Gate
The Stephenson Monument
Tyne Bridge
Cathedral Church of St Nicholas
Queen Victoria Statue
Newcastle Castle
High Level Bridge
We left Newcastle this morning intending to see Hadrian’s Wall, but locked gates and Mother Nature conspired against us. We had quite terrible rain and sometimes fog on our drive across to Windermere. The rain finally eased up as we arrived at the Beatrix Potter Exhibition
We then headed to our hotel, only to be told when we arrived that they haven’t had guests for two years, and are constantly asking hotel booking agents to remove them from their listings. The guy gave us the email to get a refund, and told us it happens all the time. We then had to find another hotel, and have ended up at a fancy pants golf club
The view from our room
We have been getting up and on the road early, but we’ve decided that we’re going to have a sleep in tomorrow before heading further south
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