We spent a week in Northumberland many years ago, when eldest teen was a toddler. My enduring memory of that trip is of beaches and castles.
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England road trip: day 8 – Northumberland
A driving day, albeit a relatively short one, from inland Northumberland to the coast.
England road trip: day 7 – Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland
Another day discovering Hadrian’s Wall country. Whilst I would happily visit every Roman attraction youngest teen was already muttering we’d done too much ‘Hadrian’ (i.e. one museum, one walk beside the wall).
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England road trip: day 6 – Cumbria to Northumberland
On to Northumberland, and Hadrian’s Wall, one of the attractions I was looking forward to the most.
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England road trip: day 2 – Alton Towers, Staffordshire
Whilst I love to plan holidays I did ask the family for their input into our road trip. Eldest teen decided on Alton Towers; requested as we’d evidently deprived them of a childhood by never visiting any of the Disney empires.
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England road trip: day 1 – Oxfordshire to Staffordshire
We were supposed to be in the French Alps, enjoying the mountains and sunshine we postponed in 2020. But, once again, thanks to Covid-19, it wasn’t to be. Fortunately I’d had my suspicions earlier in the year and booked a back-up holiday; a road trip around the north of England. No PCR tests or quarantine required.
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