Today's travel was a wet and windy trip from Northumberland through the border areas and into Scotland. The first dose of culture for the day was a visit to the Roman town ruins and display centre at Corbridge. It was wet and very windy and although much of the town was visible from behind panoramic glass windows, I did venture a quick trip outside to walk among the ruins, a very quick trip. Just down the road was a fortified manor house called Aydon Castle, a...

Here I am at this flash golfers heaven in the wilds of Northumberland. It is 8pm and I can still see the poor tragics playing from my window. This must have been the only place in the Hexham area that my agent could find for me. Very nice all the same. Today I drove up from Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. What a delightful part of the world! My hosts at Malham run a B&B which is actually a converted railway siding on the main line to Carlisle. Every now...

Wednesday was a big walking day. I drove from Padstow to Barnstaple and thought I'd have a quick visit to Port Isaac and to Tintagel on the way through. Ha, nothing quick about it! Driving in to Port Isaac was like driving through a maze of country lanes, none of which seemed to be the right one, till finally I arrived at the Atlantic Ocean. I squirmed into a parking space and then the rain came down. Not to be deterred I donned my wet weather gear and set of...

Today has been a leisurely day in Padstow. Lots of mature aged folk enjoying a day out and about and lots of eateries and drinkeries of course. Lots of dogs on leads in the town and very little doggie doo to be seen. I have seen lots of chocolate labradors in this part of the world and quite a few Jack Russells....I'm not joking." The first thing that hits you when you walk into the shopping area by the water is the smell of freshly baked pasties. A genuin...

Sunday here in Falmouth was hot and full of walking (for me anyway). As I lurched out of my guest house this morning I was confronted by ten thousand Cornish women all in pink and running/strolling/waddling in aid of breast cancer. Moving against the flow of the huge pink mass I eventually made it to Pendennis Castle for my history lesson for today. It was built by Henry number 8 (not personally) to protect the right bank of the Falmouth harbor from unruly riv...