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Exciting Edinburgh: The most historical city in Scotland

Edinburgh might be the most historical city in Scotland, but it also has a ton of contemporary life! If there is one city in Scotland that you need to visit, it is Edinburgh.

Dundee and Perth: From the City of Discovery to the Fair City

After Glasgow and Edinburgh, Dundee is probably the third best-known city in Scotland. Dundee is a go-ahead industrial city called the 'City of Discovery'. Some thirty kilometres or twenty miles up the river Tay lies Perth, the 'Fair City' and former capital of Scotland. Perth is also the site of Balhousie Castle, the historical home of the famous former regiment known as the Black Watch.

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne

Like Camelot or Shangri-La, Lindisfarne has a magical name, yet it is a real place, amid the beautiful Northumberland Coast

The Farne Islands: Once holy, and the home of Grace Darling, now a famous nature sanctuary

This post is about my trip to the Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland, England, in May 2022. It starts with the huge castle at Bamburgh, and then proceeds to the port of Seahouses, my boat ride, and the Inner Farne Island bird sanctuary, which also features a lighthouse erected in 1809, the 1300s-vintage chapel of St Cuthbert, and Prior Castell's Tower from the years either side of 1500.

Alnwick: Gateway to the beautiful Northumberland Coast

A small but pretty and historic town in Northumberland, where I stayed while exploring the nearby coast���s outstanding beauty. Alnwick also has an amazing secondhand bookshop!

The Sill and Hadrian's Wall: A visit to Rome's northernmost Frontier

Roughly halfway between Carlisle and Newcastle, I discover a remarkable spot called the Sill, a natural rampart on which the remains of Hadrian's Wall run. There are the remains of several old Roman forts in the area as well. In its day, this wall was comparable to the most touristy part of the Great Wall of China.

Carlisle, the Capital of Cumbria

If I were going to live in England, it would be��here. Hard on the border with Scotland, Carlisle has a citadel, a castle, and a 900-year-old cathedral as well as the nearby scenic attractions of the Solway Coast and the Lake District. Carlisle is also the capital of Cumbria, the most north-western ceremonial county (i.e., historical region) of England.

Through the Yorkshire Dales to Scafell Pike

A journey into the West! I travel west from Helmsley, through the Yorkshire Dales and into Cumbria and the wild Lake District, where I scale the highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike, which is only 978 metres high (3,209 feet) but very exposed, and with breathtaking views if you get a clear day.

Scarborough and the North York Moors (Part 2)

In which I am introduced to ruined abbeys, old bridges, wild forests and the Hole of Horcum, a scenic railway, and the National Centre for Birds of��Prey.

Scarborough and the North York Moors (Part��1)

A trip to the seaside turns up unexpected connections with geology, Captain Cook, Dracula, and the��Bront��s!