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 itself became fully fortified in 1344 [...]
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 coastline. We [...]
The Market Cross at Barnard Castle is a central focus of the town separating the market place from The Bank. The former Kings Head where Charles Dickens stayed whilst researching information for his novel Nickolas Nickleby in February 1838.
