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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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Sunderland Illuminations 2014

When I was young we visited Roker Park in Sunderland for it’s annual illuminations every year without fail.  In 1994 the illuminations were withdrawn due to issues with funding that was it. I grew up and…

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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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North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland

If I’m honest I didn’t know the North East Aircraft Museum existed even though it’s only a 10 minute drive from our house.  I was a little reluctant to visit because if I’m honest, aircrafts…

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Causey Arch, Stanley, County Durham

We’ve been making the most of the sunny weather recently and trying to cram in as many days out as possible before it either snows or floods!   This week one of the places we’ve…

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