NORTHUMBERLAND CAMPERVAN GUIDE Northumberland is an absolutely stunning part of the UK which is very often overlooked. It has endless miles of beautiful coastline with white sandy beaches w… Read More

, United Kingdom.Welcome to Tynemouth Priory and Castle Today, the headland at Tynemouth is empty and its buildings are ruined. But 500 years ago this area was home to a community of monks… Read More

One of the places we’ve been wanting to visit since we got our English Heritage membership last year is Tynemouth Priory which is billed on the website as being a perfect place for a f… Read More

This is March's painting - although I've realised that I never blogged about February's painting! I did paint one in Feb but I love this one so much that I'll show it first.A view of Tynemou… Read More

So, 2020 is over now. It's history. History, for real. We thought that 9/11 was the beginning of the 21st century, the year that redefined our world and brought a slow transition to a new er… Read More

… Read More

at the end of Hadrian’s Wall For the next week, give or take a day, my wife and I will be hobbling along the full 135km length of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, pork pie… Read More

A year ago we went along to a local priory for a quick look around and ended up signing up for an English Heritage annual family membership. The decision to join English Heritage was defini… Read More

Currently underway is the demolition of the ancient residences of Via Riccardus Fillius on the site of what is now Newcastle University; known in the modern tongue as the Rick… Read More