A Belated Christmas Present To Share with You All [part one]

Wonderful surprise for you...
King Simon looks very regal ! ;o)

What a lovey and thoughtful christmas gift and enjoyable blog.

Ooh, what a lovely present for you all. I have never been to that part of the world. It looks very beautiful, if cold. The hotel both looks and sounds wonderful too! I think I shall have to add this to my faves for future reference Carole! Thanks for sharing!

My fave. part of the country there Pp. I love this castle and especially the coast line, so clean and beautiful. What a wonderful gift, so thoughtful and I am so glad you had a wonderful time. Look forward to part 2.

What a lovely place to visit, and so nice of Simon and Clare to have thought of such a surprise. Glad you enjoyed it...who wouldn't have? Harry looks well wrapped up, but the sun shone down on you all, hotel looked lovely. Thanks for sharing it it with us.... look forward to part 2... don't be too long sharing it, you've wetted my appetite! :-)

Fantastic present Pp....Great blog...:>)

Brilliant blog and it brought back the memories of our camping out somewhere near Bamburgh Castle what an amazing view it was. Thanks for bringing back the memories :O) Lovely Christmas present. :O)

Lovely blog, very enjoyable. I love hammerbeam roofs.

What a wonderful surprise Carole, a magical Christmas present for you to tuck away in your memory box.

We enjoyed the view of an illuminated castle when we stayed in our caravan on a site near by.
Great blog!

What a treat Pp ; a wonderful present .

Lovely pictures. A very imaginative gift! We(Julie and I ) will be using our Xmas present from our son ,Lloyd, in 3 weeks time.A National Trust package these sort of gifts are so much better than a box of chocolates or smellies!!

Lovely blog and pics,Carole..nice to see them on here..although we did hear all about your lovely thoughtful gift from Simon and Clare :o) such a wonderful place,I would love to revisit at some point..it seems ages since we were last there..Don't forget your camera next week ! Lol..x

We went a few years ago to Bamburgh beautiful part of the country, loved seeing your photos brought back happy memories :o)

wow PP that is a present and a half!!! what an incredible christmas surprise.

i love that north east coast ~ it is just beautiful, the castle looks magnificent.

i can just imagine a painting of that last but one photo with the castle in the distance and the photo before that as well with the seagull gliding ~ you could just pop the rest of your family into the picture and there you are memories that will last forever!!

Thanks to everyone for all your lovely comments;

Thanks Terra, Scotcat and Karen, Yes it was a lovely present, the best ever, Karen you would love the Hotel great service, food,atomosphere and such friendly staff would highly recommend it!

Thanks Grandage its my favourite part of the country too, Thanks Val the weather of a little chilly but lots of sunshine too, but whose bothered about the cold with such lovely scenery to enjoy, I will start part 2 after next weeks holiday, promise you will love it too!

Thanks Motinot,Olive, and Dianne pleased you enjoyed it and it brought back memories for you;0)

Thanks Stroller yes it was certainly magical and one for the memory box;0)

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Eirlys pleased youhave also experienced the Beautiful illuminated castle, we left our bedroom curtains open each night,, was such a treat!

Thanks Driad and Paul it was such a wonderful treat, hope you enjoy your Christmas National Trust presents too paul;0)

Hi Sandra, perhaphs its somewhere we should put on our wish list for a future braek, dont worry I will be bringing my camera next week x

Thanks Sewingkiller pleased it brought back happy memories for you;0)

Thanks Stickie for your lovely comments, the pictures are great and I have certainly lots of inspiration for more painting, [more to follow to in part 2 when we visit [magical Lindisfarne and Craster] ;0))

cant wait to see the paintings and very much looking forward to the lindisfarne photos ~ i loved it there

Thank you for sharing and the stroll down memory lane. My OH used to drop the kids and I near the beach on his way to visit clients and then come back to enjoy the rest of the day out with us. We visited Bamburgh Castle and my lasting memory is of delicate looking furniture that my daughter aged 5 thought was made for princesses. I can still smell the sea which seemed more salty than the seaside of my childhood in Morayshire. Happy days. Many an hour spent in the Grace Darling museum too. I'm looking forward to Part two.

A lovely Blog ,What a fantastic gift Carole , it was so well thought out by your Simon and Clare ,they know how to please you,it was all the more exciting when it came as a complete surprise , it looks a beautiful area with so many interesting places to visit it will have to go on my wish list of places to visit :o))

Thanks Sticky Lindisfarne is my most loved place, and hope when I do get round to painting I can capture the atmosphere of this very special place!

Thanks Scots pleased you enjoyed your trip down memory lane, your daughter must have tought she was in a very magical place in the Castle surrounded with all the riches and beautiful treasures;0)

Thanks Amy you and Tony must pay Bamburgh a visit you will love it and dont forget Lindisfarne too if you do get there and do try the Lord Crewe Hotel Im sure you will love it [ I sound like a travel agent dont I lol]

Im sure you will PP!

what a fab present carole, lovely lovely place to go and so scenic, so enjoyed seeing your photos, looks like you had pretty good weather to, blue skies makes things look so much nicer, look forward to next part :o)) x

You lucky couple - fabulous surprise gift for you from Simon and Clare - that's a part of the country I have never had the pleasure to visit - perhaps I'll get there one day! Looking forward to the next episode ... :o)

Thanks Sandra and Shirley pleased you enjoyed;0))

Oh Wow!!!!! Thats was a fabulous present Pansy and they even arranged blue skies, I've never visited that part of the country, the castle looks grand, our historical places are always top of my list when visiting new places. I'm pleased you had a good time and cannot wait to see part two ...
Great blog, really appreciate you adding the historical facts and your photo's are lovely, I really enjoyed it, thankyou for sharing your special gift......