The Angel of the North

The Angel of the North is a sculpture that is situated near Newcastle on the A1 on the site of an old mine.  It is very dramatic and appealing.  It is enormous and dramatic yet not overawing - it draws people to look at it and touch it.  It is made from steel and is a burnished brown colour.  We sometimes stop to stand and stare at it when we are on the way to Gateshead, we've even stopped on the way back from Newcastle at 2am.
Angel of the North

Our cat Cleo

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Durham

Durham is a beautiful historic city in north east England. It has a magnificent cathedral and many other historic buildings including the castle and university. The river loops round and through the city under a number of bridges.






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Saltburn

Saltburn is a seaside town on the north east coast. It's about 25 miles from where I live and we visit quite often. You have to drive or walk down a steep bank from the town to the beach. There is a cliff lift, a funicular, which is quite famous and interesting. There is a great pier - one of the few in the country.
Great cafes and fish & chips.














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Edinburgh

In February half term Ben & I had a day trip to Edinburgh. We travelled by train first class from Durham. During the day we visited the National Gallery, the University, the Castle, the Scottish Parliament and Jenners.



















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Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

The Telegraph Museum at Porthcurno is a really interesting place to visit. It is in a beautiful location right next to the beach off a small road which is busy during the summer as it also leafs to the Minack Theatre.
The museum gardens are beautiful with lawns and flowers but also have some out of the ordinary since based sculptures. The museum itself is medium sized with lots of information which it is easy to wander round and look at. This is in the main building - in the second building there are some of the room and tunnels that were used during the war. There is an exit which leads up lots of stairs out on to the roof.