Walking: Berwick-upon-Tweed

 

Walking: Foulden, St Abbs Head & village

Made our way to the Borders, & the wee-but-striking village of Foulden, a few miles north of Berwick... a single linear development, including the Kirk & ancient tithe barn, it is stunning in it's simplicity & placement (looking south across the Northumberland Plain to the Cheviots)... a dozen listed, mainly domestic, buildings!

Shepherd's Rest is a stunning eco-campsite: birdsong, dark skies, & peace!

Took a while to get the feel of the local byways, so exploring'em was limited...

but there seems much wanderblick & fun to be had!

A few miles along back-country roads, St Abbs Head!

We walked around a lot... because it was absolutely beautiful!

St Abbs village weren't so much - & all the better for it!

A wee working port, you can scuba, snorkel, & do other holiday-sea-shit, 

but folk live here, & do everyday things...

 

Photography: Manchester & Magic

Got out on the trams & did some stuff for a change!

Life in The North 70s-80s 

(British Culture Archive exhibition, Bury Art Museum)

Some other good stuff...

Helmut Schober: Time with no Beginning 2

Jill Furmanovsky exhibition (Manchester Central Library)

Jumped off tram at Stretford to walk along the Bridgewater...

& lovely it was too!  Improved with a pint to two...

Then we moved...

Ta!

A long wander around the top of Gateshead was instructive... lots of green space: Windy Nook & Whitehills nature parks; St Albans churchyard, a community 'garden' project for the past 8 years, encouraging nature, beauty, & shared space. 

Then it was on to the meat of the weekend...

loadsa rugby league!

... & surprisingly few beers!