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Belsay Hall, castle and gardens, Northumberland

We woke up last Sunday to a beautiful, crisp sunny morning in Durham so decided to head out for the day. As we’re now fully fledged English Heritage members we thought we’d pay our first…

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Beamish : The Living Museum of the North

We were at a loose end last week, and we”re lucky enough to live not more than a 15 minute walk away from Beamish Museum we decided to pay a visit. For those of you who haven’t…

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WWT Washington Wetland Centre, Washington

After our trip to the Aircraft Museum it was still quite early in the day so we decided on a visit to Washinton Wetland Centre which is just along the road in Washington. It’s easily located and…

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Endcliffe Park, Sheffield

One our recent little jaunt away we visited the beautiful Endcliffe Park in Sheffield. It was about a ten minute walk along Fulwood Road (where our hotel was) and down through the beautiful, leafy streets,…

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Saltwell Park, Gateshead

Saltwell Park is in Gateshead, it’s about a 20 minute car ride from where we live. Until today it’d been a long time since I’d been so I wasn’t sure about what to expect. I’d…

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