Northumbrian Holiday - Page 2

p5tgc · 29th June 2010, 19:53

Visit Bamburgh, see the castle and the Grace Darling Museum, then on to Lindisfarne & Holy Island. Check tide times BEFORE you cross the causeway!

Ford & Etal very good, use the narrow guage train to get to Etal.

Berwick also worth a visit.

bse1966 · 29th June 2010, 20:05

also visit woodhorn museum in ashington for history on the mining industry and as others said try alnwick gardens

Pumpwater · 30th June 2010, 09:26

Newcastle Quayside, cross the millenium bridge & go the the baltic centre, good for a wet day.
Beamish museum, an hours drive from Kielder but a great day out
Belsay Hall, just a shell but the quarry garden is superb
Farne Islands boat trip from Seahouses, see the puffins
Drive the coastal route from (near) Ashington, stop at Warkworth (castle), Craster (for kippers & Dunstanburgh castle (NT)), Alnmouth & Embleton
Hadrians Wall, Vindolanda & Housteads fort
Lots to do in the north east, hope the weathers good

Roeprahs · 30th June 2010, 20:30

Loads of good places already mentioned, but try and get to Cragside the home of Lord Armstrong the great engineer. See his personal hydrolectric power station generating electricity for his house etc etc. Loads more to see for the whole family, educational but not boring.
Best bit it's free for National Trust members.

Simondi · 30th June 2010, 23:04

Cheers guys, lots to see and do, thanks.
It looks like we should have a really good time

Andyd358 · 1st July 2010, 22:00

bit further away but Hartlepool marina is worth a visit. If you go go down the A68 its a nice drive and avoids the Metro Centre on the A1.

Simondi · 1st July 2010, 22:05

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Originally Posted by Andyd358

bit further away but Hartlepool marina is worth a visit. If you go go down the A68 its a nice drive and avoids the Metro Centre on the A1.

My sister in law lives in Stockton and when we were down at Easter we went to Hartlpool for the day. The docks and Navy sailing ship is brilliant. As you say well worth a visit.

Andyd358 · 1st July 2010, 22:12

Could always have a night on the ale in Newcastle and watch how little the women wear on a night out round there!!!!!

The wear even less in the winter for some reason lol

Simondi · 1st July 2010, 22:16

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Originally Posted by Andyd358

Could always have a night on the ale in Newcastle and watch how little the women wear on a night out round there!!!!!

The wear even less in the winter for some reason lol

Now that sounds like a plan

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Pumpwater Loves to post Rover 75 CDTi Firefrost Red Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Durham Posts: 470 Thanks: 96 Thanked 55 Times in 38 Posts	Newcastle Quayside, cross the millenium bridge & go the the baltic centre, good for a wet day. Beamish museum, an hours drive from Kielder but a great day out Belsay Hall, just a shell but the quarry garden is superb Farne Islands boat trip from Seahouses, see the puffins Drive the coastal route from (near) Ashington, stop at Warkworth (castle), Craster (for kippers & Dunstanburgh castle (NT)), Alnmouth & Embleton Hadrians Wall, Vindolanda & Housteads fort Lots to do in the north east, hope the weathers good

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Roeprahs Newbie 75 1.8T Contemporey SE Tourer Join Date: May 2009 Location: Leamington Spa Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Loads of good places already mentioned, but try and get to Cragside the home of Lord Armstrong the great engineer. See his personal hydrolectric power station generating electricity for his house etc etc. Loads more to see for the whole family, educational but not boring. Best bit it's free for National Trust members.