I woke up in the early hours, sheets soaked with sweat. Am I coming down with something or just the hot curry last night? Regardless, I’m back in Amble before dawn, the weather a little less hostile than yesterday. The […]
Day 217: Amble to Embleton Read More »
Previous day Before returning to Northumberland, there’s one final gap to fill, the eight miles from Seaham to Sunderland. The train platform at Middlesborough is thronged with Christmas parties heading for Newcastle. There are more antlers here than I saw
Day 216: Newbiggin-by-the-Sea to Amble Read More »
Due to the strike by Northern Trains, my day begins with a 90-minute two-bus journey from Scarborough to Sandsend, so I’m the first person outside Greggs waiting for the door to open. Despite three years of pre-dawn breakfasts, I’ve only
Day 215: Sandsend to Saltburn-by-the-Sea Read More »
The trains are cancelled beyond Edinburgh due to adverse weather conditions — heavy rain and strong winds are forecast all day. Travelling up from home, it’s already 1 pm when I arrive at Filey, so there’s no chance of making
Day 214: Filey to Scarborough Read More »
Low tide reveals the causeway to the charming St Mary’s Lighthouse (1898). The expanse of dunes at Seaton Sluice, where I ran up and down as a child, is watched over by two replica naval guns at Blyth Battery. A
Day 213: Whitley Bay to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Read More »
Crossing the River Wear, Shadows In Another Light is framed against a gorgeous blue sky. It’s constructed from the parts of a crane that stood in the same location. There are several sculptures to enjoy on the path to the
Day 212: Sunderland to Whitley Bay Read More »
It’s a drizzly morning, but the absence of a biting wind is a huge improvement from yesterday, encouraging me to explore the nearby dock, home to HMS Trincomalee, now over 200 years old. Andy Capp, drawn by Reg Smythe from
Day 211: Hartlepool to Seaham Read More »
My phone flashes — 7:30 am — 13 hours asleep! Sometimes you have to listen to your body. I take the train to Saltburn-by-the-Sea and part company with the Cleveland Way, which sensibly chooses the open moors over the Teesside
Days 209 & 210: Saltburn-by-the-Sea to Hartlepool Read More »
Scarborough is demure in the pre-dawn light, the flashing lights and clattering coins of amusement arcades replaced by the silent glow of ornate street lamps. Whitby lies 23 miles north, the port where Bram Stoker’s Dracula first arrived to these
Days 207 & 208: Scarborough to Sandsend Read More »
It’s been a year since I visited Yorkshire. I’m back for a nine-day journey north to my home county of Northumberland. Stepping off the train at Hull, I’m certainly back in the north, feeling a sharp chill in the air.
Days 205 & 206: Hornsea to Filey Read More »