Tree huggers and a dog named Dig

Last week, we had a week in a cottage up in Northumberland with Claire and Darren. We had not been up there before so we were not too sure what to expect but we thought it was absolutely superb. We could not get over the scale of the landscapes - you really can see for miles and miles! There are also lots of things to see and do. We managed to squeeze in trips to Hadrian's wall, Bamburgh Castle, Lindisfarne, Alnwick, Craster, Cragside and Kielder Water (all highly recommended). We did some good walks with Mr Digs, and Claire and Darren did a couple of bike rides. There are more castles up there than you can shake a stick at (it's those marauding Jocks, you know) and some really nice little market towns like Corbridge. The whole thing was topped off by some really nice autumnal weather (it only rained once). I am sure we will be going back but with fishing rods and bikes, next time.

The first pic is sycamore gap on Hadrian's wall and there really are tree huggers although you can only see two of them. The next one is not far from there but it shows a bit more of the extensive landscape.