Trip number 5 Beadnell Bay

Friday 25th - Sunday 27th July 2008

Day one
As usual not much happens on day one - we set off for Northumberland after work and pitched up at Beadnell bay. The weather was fantastic so we sat outside and enjoyed the fresh sea air. Beadnell Bay camping and caravanning club site is perfect for a ling weekend - no electric hook up is available but it is across the road from the beach - you can't ask for more!
Day two.
It was a hot day but plenty of sea fog. We decided to take the bikes and cycle to seahouses to explore. We then dutifully joined the national trust again and hopped on a boat for the Farne Islands. It was AMAZING! Matt took lots of great photos and I was like a little kid so excited at seeing so many puffins and shags close up. On the way back Matt got lens envy and a rather trusting woman allowed him to have a go on her professional series lens worth a couple of grand eek. I wonder how long before he anounces he is buying one himself? I shouldn't complain he got some great shots of seals steaming on the rocks! After arriving back in Seahouses we bough some langoustines from the quayside and cycled back to the van. The evening was spent cooking our langoustines on the cobb grill and enjoying a bottle of wine in the evening sun - perfect.
Day three
What a scorcher! we packed up the van and decided to go to Cragside National trust porperty on our way home. It was so hot we had to change into our shorts before wandering around the grounds. It's a fantastic place to explore and we would have loved to have spent the whole day there but we had a long journey back so we had an ice cream and then headed home in the afternoon.

Details for those who are interested!

Cost: £14.98 per night (high season)
Website: http://www.siteseeker.co.uk/aspx/details.aspx?id=8010
Glad Tidings tours of the Farne Islands: http://www.farne-islands.com/
Cragside: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-cragsidehousegardenandestate