We got up early this morning prepaired to do some self-guided touring. So we got our list of sights to see in line and headed out.
We had planned to see:
1. Alnwick Castle
2. Bamburgh Castle
3. Holy Island
4. Melrose Abbey
5. Roslyn Chapel
Driving today was much more comfortable. We took our first large motorway (the A7) which was a new experience.
Our first stop was Holy Island, which is a castle, brewery, etc out on a small island. Unfortunately, the road out to the island becomes covered with seawater at high tide, and of course we arrived just as it got too high.
So we headed south to Bamburgh Castle. We took a small tour of the castle and looked around. Beautiful architecture, as expected, and amazing craftsmanship.
It was getting late as we left, so we skipped Alnwich castle and headed to Melrose Abbey. We rolled into the village of Melrose and grabbed a parking space. We stopped in a small tea house for lunch. It turned out to be a great little shop and we had some great food.
After refilling our bellies, we jumped in the car and drove around the corner to walk around the abbey. Melrose Abbey is AMAZING. We realized, as it was getting darker and darker, that we really could have spent a lot more time here. We couldn’t take pictures fast enough. There was so much neat stuff to see.
As we left Melrose and headed to Roslyn chapel, we realized that it was officially night time. We drove on some amazingly narrow roads and really tested our UK driving. We arrived at Roslyn, about 30m after it closed, so we could only peek over the fence. What we saw was extremely enticing. If only we had another half day we could gave seen it.
We headed back over to the supermarket, and got more groceries for dinner. I’m really glad that we’ve had most of our meals at home.
Another long day, which is fantastic.
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