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Helmsley, is a market town that nestles on the southern edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.
As a small market town it can get very busy during the height of the tourist season, but visiting early one Saturday morning in September I had no problem getting parked in [...]
Continue Reading →There’s something special about the Isle of Mull.
From the moment I landed at Craignure from the ferry from Oban you could just feel it in the air. Life is a little slower. The island only has one crossroads. The biggest cause of road traffic accidents are deer straying on to the roads at night. [...]
Continue Reading →Last night I went with a group of friends on the Chillingham Castle Ghost Tour.
Chillingham castle was built in the 12 century, and as our guide informed us, originally it had a round tower but this was subsequently replaced by the square design you see today. The castle [...]
Continue Reading →Standing dramatically on the cliff tops between Craster and Embleton in Northumberland is Dunstanburgh Castle. The Castle is now largely ruinous although it rated at one time among the largest and grandest castles in the North of England.
Today the only way to reach Dunstanburgh Castle is on foot along the exposed Northumberland [...]
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