Preston Tower is a small fortified keep, or pele, that was built in 1392 along the English and Scottish border in Northumberland. We’d driven past it a couple of times while we were staying in the area and finding ourselves with a few hours to spare decided to take a closer look.
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Berwick-upon-Tweed Barracks and Main Guard
Berwick-upon-Tweed Barracks and Main Guard is an English Heritage property which was built in the early 18th century as a barracks and was one of the first in England to be purpose built.
Categories: Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, Northumberland
Tags: army, barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed, english heritage, medals, military history, photo post, sooty, uniforms
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Alnmouth Beach
Alnmouth is a village in Northumberland located at the mouth of the River Aln that was established in around 1152 and is notable for its lovely beach which we stopped off to explore after our visit to Alnwick Castle.
Categories: Alnmouth, England, Northumberland
Tags: Alnmouth Beach, at the beach, beach, dunes, photo post, River Aln, sea
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Bamburgh Dunes
The Bamburgh Dunes sit below Bamburgh Castle and we took one of the routes down to the beach from the castle’s car park – which proved to be rather a steep endeavour!
Categories: Bamburgh, England, Northumberland
Tags: Bamburgh, Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh Dunes, beach, dunes, Northumberland, photo post, sea
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Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh Castle is another of Northumberland’s impressive castles, notable for its position on a rocky outcrop allowing for some wonderful views of the surrounding coastline. The area has been occupied for over 10,000 years and there’s been a building there since at least 547 with successive owners from the Normans, Anglo-Saxons and Victorians adding to the castle’s structure.
Categories: Bamburgh, England, Northumberland
Tags: Bamburgh, Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh Dunes, cannon, castle, Northumberland, photo post
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Alnwick Castle
One of the largest still inhabited castles in the country, Alnwick Castle has been the home of the Percy family for over 700 years. In 1309 Henry Percy purchased a Norman style castle and converted it into a border fortress – over the following years the Scots did mount raids against the castle – and since then it has been extended and rebuilt, and faced other threats such as during the War of the Roses and the Civil War.
Categories: Alnwick, England, Northumberland
Tags: Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, castle, museum, photo post
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The Alnwick Garden
We had assumed when booking a combined ticket for Alnwick Castle and garden, that the gardens were part of the castle, but in fact they are also an attraction in their own right and a registered charity created by the Duchess of Northumberland.
Categories: Alnwick, England, Northumberland
Tags: Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick Garden, Beauty and the Beast, butterfly, flowers, gardens, photo post, robin, The Frog Prince
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St Maurice’s Church, Ellingham
On a recent holiday in Northumberland we based ourselves in the village of Ellingham, staying at the Pack Horse Inn (highly recommended – lovely staff, fantastic food). After checking in we decided to take a walk through the very small village and came across St Maurice’s Church.
Categories: Ellingham, England, Northumberland
Tags: church, Ellingham, Northumberland, photo post, St Maurice's Church, stained glass window
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