27 July 2026 Harrogate

An interesting fact for you.

Thomas Eshelby: The surgeon who amputated Nelson’s right arm was born in Thirsk.

Had a walkabout in Thirsk before leaving for Harrogate did a bit more Blue Plaque spotting

This one I nearly missed.

I think you would have to be a KNIT to ride this bike (lovely)

The shower on the Thirsk campsite

I received lots of information about what to do on race days on the site (totally irrelevant) as I arrived after the racing. but they did not tell me about how close to my pitch the works were all day ?

On arrival at Harrogate coffee with friends and a good catch up.

27-28 July 2026 Harrogate

Campervan arrives towing a tractor instead of a car cool eh!

Coffee with friends then a cycle up into Harrogate town brown plaque here?

Met with friend again for coffee in the afternoon then an other cycle in the evening tempted to have a cycle round the track below above the showground.

Love the below.

25 July 2026 Thirsk

Cycle towards Durham but on looking at the sky RAIN approaching UGH I stopped at Belmont Starbucks as you can see from below the picture was ready for the rain.

Good drive down A1 all the way on arrival a walk into town to see if any changes. A few new Yarn Bombs.

26 July 2026 Thirsk

Next morning walk about and coffee in town lunch.

Another walk about the number of Blue plaques here is amazing.

After lunch a cycle out to The Garden centre via Sowerby  a friend told me they do a lovely coffee may try tomorrow as busy this afternoon

23-24 July 2026 Durham

Cycle up into Tynemouth before moving down to Durham a good drive down no problems through the Tyne tunnel.

On arrival had a cycle into town then next morning Market day so bus into  town for coffee n cake.

walked up one of the Vennels

The difference from last time I put this picture is the lovely blue sky.

On my way into the indoor market spotted these.

And on the way out spotted this bear wow.

In the afternoon another cycle into Durham. Spotted the Lamas out today.

22 July 2026 Old Hartley

Bus into town again for coffee n cake then back for the bike and a cycle up to Tynemouth its a lovely time of the year for flowers

Will have another evening cycle like yesterday. Time for the rabbits.

 

While stood in Greggs yesterday the staff rushed out from behind the counter to try and catch A SHOPLIFTER It’s a good job it was not the one in my picture below. click on image for BIG

 

21 July 2026 Old Hartley

Will leave the rabbit trail until tomorrow incase I see some more.

I heard this flower say “when I grow up I want to bee like you mum”

This one said “you will love”

Bet the prices on these machines on top of a car park could bee sky high.

Coffee and walk about in Whitley then a cycle about in Blyth some interesting houses ?

Same shipping company as in Berwick filling up with grain.

Thought this was an octopus from a distance

20 July 2026 Old Hartley

Bus into town for coffee and a walkabout noticed one of the charity shops a BIG one has closed down! still looking around for the bunnies will put some more up tomorrow.

Lots of golf clubs in this charity shop WOW

In the afternoon another cycle to New Hartley to do a bit more research into the terrible mine tragedy and a look at the memorial gardens they are lovely.

Cycled back through the village and down to Blyth for a coffee n cake

WOW my order has arrived that’s all for today.

In the evening another cycle down to Whitley and back via the lighthouse another lovely day and very HOT.

18 July 2026 Old Hartley

Coffee before leaving Seahouses. The picture below shows where the delivery wagons arrive near my pitch 0130 this morning. Good drive down and some washing this afternoon good machines here.

19 July 2026 Old Hartley

Bus into town this morning for coffee stopped to get a friend some poppies seeds but they have killed them all

There is a bunny trail on around Tynemouth so will start to look for some the one below is covered in money in the Thistle centre.

cycle in the afternoon stopped to see if anyone in the swimming pool. NO?

Interesting blue plaque.

Fish pictures.

A very windy day but turned out nice n warm.

17 July 2026 Seahouses

Some more problems on this £60.00 a night site traffic moving on site at 1o’clock in the morning out of the 3 wash basins in the shower block only 1 has cold water? the other taps are broke. Moving pitch today to the one near the Ocean club where I have been woken before by deliveries to the club at 3. 30 and 0630 in the morning. I love Seahouses but have had enough of this site.

Walk down to the harbour early to see the sea lovely and calming.

Back up into the quiet town passed the Old Ship Pub

Bike out for a cold windy cycle down to the Courtyard Cafe at Beadnell.

Love the writing on th seat by the old kilns.

After lunch up to Bambrough to St Aiden’s Church  to see Grace Darlings grave.

Just outside the church door noticed this all I could find about it on the internet was.

As you can see the head stone has all the hallmarks of a pirate.  It has a very prominent skull and cross bones and there is what looks like a sword of the variety popularly assumed to be used by pirates and various other unusual paraphernalia.

Could it be a pirate?  It’s certainly possible and the gold earrings that pirates wore were in the hope that if they died in some foreign land, the locals would take pity on them and use the gold earring to pay for a simple Christian burial… despite their criminal activities.

15 July 2026 Seahouses

Cycle about in Berwick before leaving for Seahouses noticed a new statue has appeared this morning the original of this guy was vandalised in 1955 and the town council has decided to make a new one.

I have been waiting a few years to see what was happening here and had a look at where the seafront of your new house would be not impressed.

Very busy in Seahouses lots of buses for people going to the Farne Islands.

Not seen one of these in a caravan before!

Nice to sea the Yarn bombing again.

This campsite is a good place to enjoy Seahouses but with only 2 showers/toilets and £60 a night for 22 pitches not ideal.

Had a couple of walk abouts in town and down to the harbour.

 

14 July 2026 Berwick

Shopping this morning TESCO  two sets of traffic light one not working? got there no salads fridge broke O goody  another 3 mile cycle up to Morrisons had a coffee then cycled along to the coast watch.

Strange circles on the shore line below here very interesting asked a local didn’t know so checked it out.

Ladies Skerrs is a dome of sandstones, mudstones and limestones. Limestones and sandstones are more resistant to erosion by the sea than mudstones so they stand proud on the rocky foreshore. You can see the direction in which the beds of rock slope away from the centre of the dome (arrows on Photo A). The rocks were deposited on a horizontal sea bed during the Carboniferous period about 330 million years ago and were domed during plate tectonic activity 30 million years later.

Shame I am going to miss the below

Love these old style seats on Spittle prom.

Starting to load the ships.

Funny hour at 1 o ‘clock yesterday one person just drove past the bollards they did make he wait while they booked in the 2 behind him.

Another cycle about in the afternoon.

The Granary (which is situated on Dewar’s Lane) has recently^[ been strapped (as it has a tilt greater than the Leaning Tower Of Pisa) and transformed into a Youth Hostel, Bistro, Major Art Gallery and Public Meeting Rooms. The restored building is not only accessible from street level but also has access from both Berwick’s Elizabethan Walls and Historic Quayside. This £5ml renovation will now remove what was considered to be the largest eyesore in the town

Below lovely car.

The waves on the sea front are a bit green due to seaweed.

While looking at the reviews a while back I noticed one that said their was pot holes on the entry road to the site at Berwick so I thought I would show him how they got there