With staycation and glamping holidays in higher demand than ever over the summer I was very surprised when I got a cancellation for a two night stay at Shepherds Retreat in Beadnell at relatively short notice. They offer two shepherd huts, The Sanderling that sleeps two and The Sandpiper that ...
A few weeks ago before our glamping trip to Beadnell, I asked Instagram for recommendations on where to eat nearby. It’s been so long since I visit Beadnell, Seahouses and Bamburgh but I know so many people who go regularly I thought I’d see what came back. The Potted Lobster Bamburgh was ...
It’s not often I get the metro along the coast, preferring instead to walk it, or if I’m on the metro it’s heading straight up to town. After a visit to Platform 2 at Tynemouth station with the girls a few weeks ago I knew Kieran would love it so planned a visit for us last weekend. The North ...
I’d never even heard of Raby Castle until we passed it on our way to glamping at Hill Top Huts back in September, and I saw loads of deer on the lawns in front of the castle which is viewable from the main road. I’ve wanted to go back and visit properly ever since, and we finally got round to ...
I haven’t been able to get this hotel out of my head since I stayed there last weekend. I’ve told so many people about it and have spent the last week pricing up a stay for over the festive season. Just an hours drive from both Newcastle and Edinburgh, Schloss Roxburghe is the perfect hotel for ...
Glamping is quite obviously more popular than ever this year, the year of the staycation, but it’s popularity was on the rise anyway as an alternative UK break. Along with some friends we decided to do a Glamping trip for a joint birthday celebration, and were quite surprised that with only a ...