Northumberland

Next leg, Wooler to Whitby via the Northumberland coast. The catch phrase of the trip was “If this was a clear day…” as in “if this was a clear day, the view of the sea would be amazing.” Or, “if this was a clear day you could see Bamburgh Castle from here.” Yes, I’m afraid to say the visual delights of the Northumberland coast were somewhat marred by a drifting sea fog. But as I have mentioned before, we are British so we were not going to let a silly thing like being unable to see your hand in front of your face stop us.  

The first stop was Beadnell. Anne was very excited, she thought I said we were going to visit Ian Beale. Then on to Lower Newton by the Sea, I think Ian Beale visited there once. And finally Craster for a one-mile walk along the rugged shore to Dunstanburgh Castle (which in fine weather would really be worth a visit). On the walk to the Castle, we passed through a cow field, Anne was a little pensive. The cows were particularly unruly running as a herd after the farmer’s tractor on the other side of the field. On our return trip, the cows had moved to our path, we had to walk along the rocks with minutes to spare before the tide came in. Would you rather be trampled in a stampede or washed out to sea in the fog? 

I’m sure you will be delighted to hear we made it back to Craster. Lunch time. The local favorite is ‘kipper-in-a-bun’, well when in Craster as they say, why not? Two kippers in a bun, please. “Do you mean two kippers in a bun or two kippers in a bun?” said the kipper-in-a bun kiosk owner. Not such a daft question when you think about it. We ended up with one kipper in a bun, twice.

Onward to Whitby

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