Day 2 Anniv. weekend - Beautiful day on the Northumberland coast visiting 2 castles, one being famous Bamburgh Castle, NE England

15th March 2008

Here is Day 2 of our anniversary getaway. It was a very busy day as you will see when you view the photos.

Saturday morning, our actual anniversary date - March 15th, we got up and enjoyed the nice view out the window. Ken did very well choosing a B&B and surprising me. When we got ready, we went into the dining room to eat a hearty breakfast. Ken had his hearty breakfast of orange juice, fresh kippers, scrambled eggs, toast with honey & a cuppa tea. I had my UNhealthy treat of a breakfast: orange juice, 3 small Scottish style pancakes with maple syrup, a danish with chocolate inside, bacon, & a cuppa tea. We then left for a full day out.

We headed to the small village of Craster on the Northumberland Coast and enjoyed taking a few photos there and then headed on the 3 mile round-trip walk to the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle. We took our time and enjoyed the walk along the coast all the way to the castle. As you will see, there were sheep and pretty views. I enjoyed that walk as much as anything else we did. Altho it had rained just a bit when we first started out this morning, it turned nice and stayed that way the rest of our weekend. We were very thankful and happy.

When we got back to the village of Craster, tired but still smiling, we drove on to Bamburgh Castle and Village not too far on up the coast. I have seen this castle on TV many times and had mentioned that I would love to see it. It is very famous for its view and was voted by the British people to be one of Britain's Best Views. It is! Also it is still lived in and would you believe you can rent an apartment in it? Wouldn't mind living there with that view but can't imagine what the rent must be!! Whoohoo!!! The views from the beach below are the best, just gorgeous! We also went into the village of Bamburgh. It's a charming little village that I would NOT mind living in at all!!! Simply beautiful village right next to the castle and coast - a dream place to live!!! Can ya imagine??

By the time we finished at Bamburgh, the sun was just starting to go down but we stopped for a few minutes in the coastal fishing village of Seahouses and took a few pics. Then we were off back to the B&B to get ready for our anniversary meal. Ken had reservations at a little Bistro in the village, so we got dressed and walked there. We had a great meal which you can see in the photos. haha....we were hungry and it was delicious!!!!

Hope ya enjoy the photos. Remember, click on first photo and then Next and away ya go. Also as you are viewing the photos, you can click on any photo to get the full size to see or read it better.

Janie & Ken

VIEW FROM OUR ROOM OF THE ESTUARY WHERE RIVER ALN MEETS THE SEA	READY TO LEAVE FOR THE VILLAGE OF CRASTER & THEN A WALK ALONG THE COAST TO A CASTLE - FUN!	CRASTER HARBOUR	CRASTER HARBOUR
VIEW OF SEA FROM CRASTER	CRASTER HARBOUR	STARTING OUR WALK ALONG THE COAST TO DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE	ON OUR WALK TO DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE
JANIE HAVING A REST....HAHA!	VIEW OF DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE RUINS
	DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE RUINS
THERE'S KEN!	TRYING TO MAKE A FRIEND!! LOL	STARTING OUR WALK BACK TO CRASTER	OYSTER CATCHERS ON THE ROCKS BY THE SEA
CRASTER IN THE DISTANCE (3 MILE ROUND TRIP TO AND FROM CASTLE)	WALKING BACK INTO CRASTER	ROW OF HOUSES IN CRASTER	MORE HOUSES IN CRASTER - ON OUR WAY TO THE CAR PARK
FIRST VIEW OF BAMBURGH CASTLE	VIEW OF BAMBURGH CASTLE AS WE APPROACHED IT	BAMBURGH CASTLE	ENTRANCE TO BAMBURGH CASTLE
VIEW FROM INSIDE BAMBURGH CASTLE	VIEWS FROM BAMBURGH CASTLE	KEN AT THE TEA ROOM IN THE CASTLE	JUST ENJOYING THE VIEW
IN THE CASTLE TEA ROOM	KEN AND OUR LUNCH - HE HAD A HAM & CHEESE TOASTIE	JANIE WITH HER LUNCH - JACKET POTATO WITH PRAWNS & MARIE SAUCE
MENU AT THE CASTLE TEA ROOM	BAMBURGH CASTLE	JANIE & KEN AT BAMBURGH CASTLE........THE SEA VIEWS WERE SO PRETTY!	BAMBURGH CASTLE
BAMBURGH CASTLE	VIEW OF BAMBURGH VILLAGE FROM THE CASTLE	VILLAGE GREEN	BAMBURGH VILLAGE CHURCH
	BAMBURGH POST OFFICE & VILLAGE SHOP	BAMBURGH VILLAGE	BAMBURGH VILLAGE GREEN
BAMBURGH VILLAGE	BAMBURGH CASTLE FROM THE BEACH	BAMBURGH CASTLE FROM THE BEACH	JANIE & KEN ON THE BEACH OUT FROM BAMBURGH CASTLE
IN THE FAR DISTANCE HOLY ISLAND, WHERE WE WENT THE 3rd DAY	DUCK OR IS IT A BIRD AT SEAHOUSES! :)	SEAHOUSES HARBOUR	SEAHOUSES
SEAHOUSES	STREET IN SEAHOUSES	CUTE DOGGIE AT SEAHOUSES	LITTLE SHOP WE WENT IN AT SEAHOUSES - THEY HAD A BIT OF EVERYTHING!! LOL
VIEW OF FARNE ISLANDS FROM SEAHOUSES - ZOOMED IN A BIT	KEN EATING HIS STARTER - A CRAB DISH	JANIE & HER ANTIPASTO STARTER	HAVING OUR ANNIVERSARY MEAL - KEN HAD DUCK & I HAD A NICE BEEF DISH - VERY YUMMY!!!
WE HAD YUMMY CABBAGE & CARROTS TO GO WITH OUR MEALS, ALONG WITH POTATOES ON OUR PLATES - SCRUMPTIOUS MEAL!!!!