It was a stormy Sunday afternoon in Northumberland and we were looking for a peaceful retreat. We certainly found that at Hexham Abbey's new exhibit On Angel Wings. We had seen it on Facebook last week and we were desperate to see it in real life. According to Hexham Abbey On Angel Wings is an installation that [...]
This blog is inspired by a You Tube Video that made me smile . It made me appreciate the places where I live as lockdown has allowed us to explore the hidden gems in which we live. No matter if it the North East, Northumberland, Newcastle, Sunderland, South or North Tyneside, as a region as [...]
I was watching a BBC TV Programme by travel journalist Amar Latif, Amar is blind which means he has a totally different experience on travel. Watching the programme I was really motivated to his outlook on life, it was so refreshing. He was abseiling, walking up mountains, walking with a lama and sailing on a [...]
I have never been to Craster and as a Northumberland lass, that is appalling. So when we had a good weather day we headed over to Craster. It was beautiful, it took us an hour to get there from Prudhoe. We parked in the visitor parking area and started to explore Craster. As you can [...]
I have always wanted to find the Gruffalo but never known where to find him, thanks to a fellow blogger Nomipalony, I knew just where to go. The Gruffalo and his friends are hidden in the woods of Keilder Castle along with the Dukes (dark blue arrow) trail. It is 1.5 miles of beautiful lush green [...]
Gemma's Journey 