Category Archives: Northumberland and Durham

Posts predominantly related to Northumberland and County Durham

Holding a nearly 2,000 year old Roman shoe at Vindolanda

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve been so busy with my tours that I haven’t had a day off since April 16th and so my blog posts are currently a bit shorter than usual. Even last week when I would be walking for up to … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Northumberland and Durham, Travel | Tagged Archeology, castles, Hadrians Wall, Ro, Roman, Roman Empire, Shoes, Vindolanda | 8 Comments

I met perhaps the most famous tree in the world at Sycamore Gap

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

If you think of how many trees are famous; there are quite a few of them but compared to the countless billions of trees on the planet they are really few and far between. Some famous trees are no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, history, Movies and Films, Northumberland and Durham, Travel | Tagged charity, Hadrians Wall, Northumberland, outdoors, Robin Hood, Romans, Sycamore Gap | 3 Comments

Walking Hadrian’s Wall For Cancer Research

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

A different sort of post just for a change. This week is the birthday of my Mother whose death occurred almost 5 years ago. She suffered from cancer on several occasions and so my wife, uncle and I have decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumbria & The Lake District, Life, Northumberland and Durham, Travel | Tagged Cancer Research, charity, Grief, Hadrians Wall, Just Giving, Mama, Susan Liddell, Wallsend | 1 Comment

A Quick Guide To Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

My football team Newcastle United won promotion to the English Premier League last night and as a coincidence, I came across this great post about the city I consider to be my home. Now a top destination for the finer … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Culture, Life, Northumberland and Durham, Photography, Travel | Tagged Life, Newcastle, Newcastle United, nostalgia, Sir Edward Grey, Tyne, Tyne Bridge | Leave a comment

Barnard Castle and the Silver Swan at The Bowes Museum

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Some of you may remember back in October I went on holiday to the north of England and made a number of popular posts on my trip into old mines, behind waterfalls and along Hadrians Wall amongst other places. I … Continue reading →

Image | Posted on December 15, 2015 by Stephen Liddell | Tagged Barnard Castle, Bowes Museum, castles, County Durham, history, holidays, Life, Photography, Silver Swan, Tours, Travel, vacation | 1 Comment

Sights from the moors

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

During our days out on holiday we spent quite a lot of time just driving around. The weather was entirely perfect every day and we all enjoyed just being somewhere where there were no people and often no birds or … Continue reading →

Posted in Northumberland and Durham, Photography, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Culture, Heritage, history, holidays, Industry, Mining, Moors, North Pennines AONB, Photography, ruins, Tours, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | 9 Comments

Visiting the magical land behind a waterfall and underground caving!

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

So far on our holiday no two days had been the same and this was to be no different. After doing a soot of shopping in Alston, the highest market town in England, we headed east over the Peninnes and … Continue reading →