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Bridge elegance
Most of our visitors to Alnwick have experienced really lovely weather (even ones who visited in February last year!). Sadly this wasn't the case when our friends Rob & Barbara paid us a flying visit last November. The cloud-base was barely above the hilltops and sometimes even lower, with occasional outbreaks of rain. Thus a coast walk/visit to Lindisfarne wasn't on the cards.
However Rob & Barbara are both engineers, and less than 15 mins drive from us is the wonderful National Trust Cragside property. This is most famous as being the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity, introduced by its owner William /Armstrong - who was first and foremost a pioneering engineer. Thus we spent a fascinating, albeit damp, few hours exploring some of the grounds and buildings. This is the lovely footbridge which spans the gorge just below the main house.
Bridge elegance
Most of our visitors to Alnwick have experienced really lovely weather (even ones who visited in February last year!). Sadly this wasn't the case when our friends Rob & Barbara paid us a flying visit last November. The cloud-base was barely above the hilltops and sometimes even lower, with occasional outbreaks of rain. Thus a coast walk/visit to Lindisfarne wasn't on the cards.
However Rob & Barbara are both engineers, and less than 15 mins drive from us is the wonderful National Trust Cragside property. This is most famous as being the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity, introduced by its owner William /Armstrong - who was first and foremost a pioneering engineer. Thus we spent a fascinating, albeit damp, few hours exploring some of the grounds and buildings. This is the lovely footbridge which spans the gorge just below the main house.