Leaving Hedgeley, Northumberland behind and heading off to Scotland. A lovely beautiful site with electric hook up but nothing else.
Of course we always discover some interesting corner and Hatherslaw & Etal villages were no exception especially when there was a railway to ride!
Quite keen on local brews but not too sure about the marmalade
You learn something new every day!
Definitely an exciting journey
Etal proved to be a charming village
And so time to hit the road for Glasgow
The campsite was easy to locate and well kept but was at the junction of several major routes so there was constant background noise. It didn’t prove too much of a problem as we were out and about every day
Glasgow proved to be quite a smart city with many handsome buildings. I can understand why the COP 2 talks were held here.
We took a bus tour after arriving by train, and the hopped on & off. Our first hop off was at the Riverside Museum.
This is probably the best transport museum I have ever seen and I loved the cars on the walls and the sailing ship beautifully reflected in the windows.
The following day we decided to follow the River Clyde downstream to Gourock. Needless to say we got distracted by another museum! We were intrigued by the window cleaners.
Science experiment outside. The whole riverside area seemed to still be under development. I was so impressed by this museum with the hundreds of hands on exhibits for children. Sadly a school party had been booked in at the same time as our visit so we didn’t get to play as much as we had wished!
We even found a reference to the amazing Waverley Paddle Steamer. I remember taking Lia for a day trip on her in 1986 when she visited Bristol
As we progressed downstream we saw a huge cruise ship not at all attractive to us. How does that block of small flats say afloat in rough weather??
Slightly different to “Our” Newark on Trent
And finally we reached Gourock
In need of tea we had a table window and the Caledonian McBrayne Ferry
And a very smart Marina & Village completed our day trip.
Whilst in Scotland I just had to Visit the House of Bruar, an upmarket store. It lived up to expectations and relieved me of a few groats! Think of it as a Scottish Harrods.
Ready to shop!
Choose your whisky:
An amusing corner of the garden centre
And I only came out with one bag!! But may have to return next year!
I the afternoon we visited Blair Castle -fantastic house with history. The entrance hall is pretty impressive, but then the whole house is.
On the road again this time destination Morecambe. We called in at T Bay services and later took a little detour to the Lancaster canal.
A National Trust property with delightful grounds and gardens, particularly the kitchen garden that has a dedicated group of volunteers.
The interior
Finally we arrived at Archers Farm campsite Morecambe quite a steep sloping site but we had one of the best pitches at the top and this was the view
Morrisons store puffins- they definitely made me smile!
All you have ever wanted to know about eels!
Sunset in Morecambe the end of this trip in Henry.