Our last full day in Northumberland and there is just one direction we haven't been in...North. We started the morning on Wooler Common. We found a dog loop and then lost the trail, then ended up on St Cuthberts way, then a bridleway. None of which were planned but we found some lovely views and then woodland walk again. Our next stop was Berwick Upon Tweed, an Elizabethan walled town. We found a beach on the town side of Berwick which was full of sea weed and we got beach envy looking across the estuary to a lovely golden sand beach so we left and went to Spittal instead.
We can't go on a British seaside holiday without sitting on the beach in raincoats. So that's what we did. We ate our picnic, on the beach, in raincoats. Funnily enough, we were the only people on the beach. We had a lovely walk and then back to the car for a scenic drive before the rain starts.
At this point we were only 2.5 miles from Scotland so why not visit. We stopped at the border, then turned around at the next exit to take pictures of the English border and then continued on our way. We like to give the doggies new experiences and this was their first visit to Scotland. For all of about 2 minutes. It was rather strange that the car park for the Scotland flag had loads of visitors and it was just us on the English side.
Onwards for our scenic drive in the rain. First to Coldstream, where the Coldstream Guards originated. Then onto Etal to see the castle and while in the car park a car drove through the river out to the other side of the road. Not something we would do. I planned a lovely drive to see the Cheviot Hills but alas all we saw was lots of rain. Back to the cottage early to pack for a long journey south.
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