Ingram Valley was one of my favourite days out from the last couple of months, and one of the easiest from Newcastle. The weather is on the up for this coming weekend, and although the bars, restaurants and pubs are reopening, it’s still nice to get out into the countryside occasionally, and is ...
This popular walk on the Northumberland coastline is a favourite of so many, but up until last week I’d never done it myself. Known for being a relatively easy, flat walk along a grassy path, from the picturesque coastal village of Craster to Dunstanburgh Castle and back, it seemed the perfect ...
My impulse buy a couple of weeks ago was a good one. When it became very apparent we wouldn’t be going abroad anywhere, and that outside activities are likely to be the only ones we can really do this summer I decided to invest in a picnic hamper. The weather was incredible, and we were ...
Staying in one of Westfield Farm’s Shepherd Huts for the weekend is right up there in my list of favourite things I’ve done so far this year. Our 2 night stay in Eyebright, was the most relaxing, gorgeous little getaway and one that I really needed. Located up in Northumberland, a ...
This was something we looked at doing when we were in the Lake District last month, but couldn’t get booked on to, so when the invite to visit Go Ape at Matfen Hall landed in my inbox we were signed up and booked on within about ten minutes. We went along to Go Ape Treetop Challenge at Matfen ...
Ahead of my visit to St Mary’s Inn at the weekend, I knew two things. The first, they apparently do a lovely Sunday dinner, and secondly, it’s a converted hospital turned pub that’s currently being built around by a new housing estate. I was invited to try their rustic ...