Arrived in Hexham, Northumberland A little less than 2 1/2 hours after leaving Glyn & Marjie’s, we all arrived safely at our rented holiday home in Hexham, which for the next two weeks will be our base for exploring the county of Northumberland. With only 1 wrong turn into the driveway of a property close to our destination, we found the country lane that we were looking for and the entrance to “Orchard Cottage.” Although in a rural setting, the cott...

First week in Hexham One of the best known and most popular attractions in Northumberland is the Beamish Museum, which we visited at the beginning of our first week in Hexham. Less than an hours drive from our home-base, this open air museum is an example of everyday life in urban and rural north-east England in the early 20th century - when industrialization was at its height. The museum has successfully achieved its purpose without being Disney-like, and sin...

More from Yorkshire We spent our 2nd week in Yorkshire enjoying the local area and continuing our regular visits to Trevor’s mum, who remains in great spirits. We did, of course, spend some more time in Wentworth.....having such a picture perfect village close to “home” we find that it’s hard not to visit on a regular basis.....even when it rains! While in Wentworth this week we did have some rain - but sunshine too......anyone who has spent time in th...

Second week in Yorkshire The first full week in Yorkshire ended with a weekend of social activities and outings. Continuing that most civilized of British traditions, I had afternoon tea with Anne in Wentworth - our favourite local village. Tea is served in a small “summer house” hidden away in Wentworth Garden Centre, which itself occupies just part of the grounds of Wentworth Woodhouse. The first evidence of a garden here comes from a 16th Century paint...

Bloy travels 2018.....Yorkshire We’re back in Yorkshire and ready to begin our summer travels. Adrian and Kate, who continue to share their home with us, kindly drove us to Montreal airport to send us off on our 2018 adventures.....so with big hugs to them and Indy (the best dog in the world) we were off! Two planes, a train ride and 16 hours later we were happy to see our Yorkshire family - Glyn & Marjie - and to be with them and their much-loved dog, M...