Tag: Newcastle England
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May 18, 2025 – Newcastle, England
Went on a coast and castles tour by car north of Newcastle led by Lee, his wife Helen, and their son, Joel. Scenic coast punctuated by impressive castles. Saw five castles, Lindisfarne, Bamburgh, Alnwick, Dunstanburgh, Warkworth. Hadn’t realized there were so many castles in this part of England. Cheers
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May 7, 2025 – Newcastle to Carlisle, England
My friend Lee drove me across the country to Carlisle where I will start walking the middle section of Hadrian’s Wall Path tomorrow morning. My walk will be 40 miles in four days, from inn to inn and visiting the historic Roman wall remains. The Wall was built around 122 AD. The wall was the…
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May 6, 2025 – Newcastle Upon-Tyne
Packed a lot in today. Took the Metro to Wallsend to the east of Newcastle where Hadrian’s Wall ended, thus the name. There’s a museum and the remains of the foundation of a Roman fort. It’s called Segedunum. The museum had artifacts and information on the wall and a lot more. Then, back on the…
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May 6, 2025 – Newcastle Upon-Tyne
Full English breakfast at Blake’s this morning. Plus, a scone with clotted cream and jam. Enough calories for a week. Cheers
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May 5, 2025 – Newcastle Upon-Tyne
Arrived in Newcastle, England about midday. It’s a old city of about 300,000 people on the north side of the Tyne River in northeast England. Newcastle has lots of old buildings and bridges, a lot of character. There’s one pub where people have been drinking for over a thousand years. I’d say they’ve had about…
