I did go north briefly from North Yorkshire to meet up with Sandy & Rita who were spending the week in a cottage in Newtonn, on the Northumbrian coast between Beadnell and Craster.
I had a chance to revisit some of my favourite places: Lindisfarne Castle, remodelled by Lutyens and filmed in one of Polanski’s greatest films, Cul de Sac.
Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne Castle with Bamburgh Castle in the background
Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne Castle
Lutyens’ door furniture
Brick and stone flooring
Lindisfarne harbour from the castle
The Gertrude Jekyl walled garden
In the evening we walked down to the pub at Low Newton. It brews its own beer which is very nice, just a shame that the people behind the bar are rude and unhelpful.
Dunstanburgh Castle from Low Newton.
The brewery
The following day we got the bus to Craster and walked back along the coast past Dunstanburgh Castle, which is in my top ten of castles.
Simon & I once spent a memorable Christmas in a cottage near Rothbury (which we almost didn’t get to because of the snow) and on Christmas Day we walked along this shore , memorable and Santa Clause waved at us as he flew overhead in a helicopter.
Sandy & Rita
Two sorts of war defenses
Two sorts of coastal seating
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