Bamburgh

Today we set off for Edinburgh via Bamburgh and other points north. Arriving early at the castle, we had time to walk along the walls, although it was extremely windy, and we saw people on the long, golden sands beach walking their dogs and having waves of sand blown into their faces.

Inside the castle are magnificent high ceilinged rooms full of treasures, and down in the basement there are wonderful kitchens including various strange objects such as a very early vacuum cleaner. 

Our next stop was Berwick with its Elizabethan walls and viaducts enclosing the original town. We took the self-guided walk around the walls, reading the plaques full of interesting information. One was all about a certain L.S.Lowry who spent many summers living in a house just by the walls with lovely views across the water.

Three bridges - the furthest is Royal Border Viaduct

House where L S Lowry spent summers

 We also saw the Royal Border Bridge built in the late 1840s that is a railway viaduct - although not quite at the English/Scottish border. That is about 3 miles further north.

After suitable refreshments we drove on along the coast and made Edinburgh in time to stretch our legs a little before the celebrations.