We set off from home, leaving my brother, Philip, in charge of the house, Minnow Cat and Connie Chicken. The rain was pouring down, not boding well for the week ahead!
Our first stop was at Alnmouth in Northumberland. It is an attractive village with a long area of sandy beach, with a few small shops, cafes, hotels and pubs. We parked at the beach car park and walked along to the dog-friendly cafe, The Village Tea Rooms. Brock decided to jump into several very deep pools of stagnant sea water for some reason. He doesn't like water normally, so it was quite a surprise to all of us. Although it was misty, the rain had passed over and it was dry for our walk.
Brock running on the beach at Alnmouth
Alnmouth main street
Our next stop was the wonderful Barter Books at Alnwick Station. It has a cafe, and thousands of books: new, second-hand and antiquarian. There is lots of comfy seating scattered about; a train runs around the top of the book shelves in the first room, where there is often an open fire burning; and dogs are allowed in (apart from the buffet area). Parking on site is limited and very busy.
Barter Books - main room
Display of antique childrens' books
Berwick-upon-Tweed was our next stop of the day. We walked all around the city walls, enjoying the views of the sea and town.
The allotments at Berwick-upon-Tweed
The house that L S Lowry stayed in on his visits to the town
Views over the Tweed to the railway viaduct
We drove on to the flat we were staying at in North Berwick and were glad to have a rest after our busy first day.
View from the holiday flat's sitting room window: a minute's walk from the sea!
Our first stop was at Alnmouth in Northumberland. It is an attractive village with a long area of sandy beach, with a few small shops, cafes, hotels and pubs. We parked at the beach car park and walked along to the dog-friendly cafe, The Village Tea Rooms. Brock decided to jump into several very deep pools of stagnant sea water for some reason. He doesn't like water normally, so it was quite a surprise to all of us. Although it was misty, the rain had passed over and it was dry for our walk.
Our next stop was the wonderful Barter Books at Alnwick Station. It has a cafe, and thousands of books: new, second-hand and antiquarian. There is lots of comfy seating scattered about; a train runs around the top of the book shelves in the first room, where there is often an open fire burning; and dogs are allowed in (apart from the buffet area). Parking on site is limited and very busy.
Berwick-upon-Tweed was our next stop of the day. We walked all around the city walls, enjoying the views of the sea and town.
We drove on to the flat we were staying at in North Berwick and were glad to have a rest after our busy first day.
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