With the air show season on its last knockings, its off to another Time Line event, this time at East Kirby for a Lancaster Bomber sunset/night shoot. Royal Air Force East Kirby is a former Royal Air Force station near the village of East Kirby, south of Horncastle in Lincolnshire, just off the A155. The airfield in… Read More »
Pt-7 This is my final blog from my Northeast tour 19, and a good trip was had by all. Early doors was the name of the game with pack up and out of the digs by 10-00am, with one more last look at the sea front before making the long drive home, then a thought of a… Read More »
Pt-6 This is my final full day in the north east, stayed local and visited Blyth. Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, it lies on the coast, to the south of the river Blyth and is about 12 miles northeast of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Up early for the short journey along… Read More »
Pt-5 In this blog I take a look at the lighthouse at St Mary’s Island. St Mary’s Island is a small sandstone island near the seaside resort of Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England. The island itself was originally called Bates Island, Hartley Bates or Bates Hill as it was originally owned by the Bates family. The… Read More »
Pt-4 Were off to Newcastle City Centre for another exiting day in the land of wi-i man, alright pet and ok bonny lad. Newcastle Upon Tyne, commonly know as Newcastle is a city in Tyne and Wear ,north east England and is the most populous city in the north east and forms the core or the… Read More »
Pt 3 After leaving Durham it was the short journey to our temporary home base for the rest of our tour, Whitley Bay. Whitley Bay is a seaside town on the north east coast of England. Historically in Northumberland, 8 miles west of Newcastle Upon Tyne, it is administered as part of North Tyneside in Tyne… Read More »
Pt 2 of my tour takes us to The County of Durham, or locally known as the County of the Prince Bishops. So it was up early to have a tasty breakfast, pack our bags and check out of our B&B accommodation and make tracks to our next destination, which happens to be a 30… Read More »