More August holiday! and it’s now December!

I know I am way behind on posting what we did on holiday – time just seems to run away from me at the moment!

Saturday evening we went ten pin bowling as my sister purchased a deal from LivingSocial which included a hot dog each – we had a lot of fun.  Instead of cooking we stopped at the chip shop to buy our supper.

   

On the Sunday we visited Seaton Delaval Hall – which has just been on Antiques Road Show.  It was a busy day as there was a Dog Show on too. 

Cars were parked on the grass at the front of the Hall.  This photo shows the frontage of the Hall.  We had a tour of the Hall first then went to view the other parts.

Above are the stables and to the right the rear of the Hall.

Below you can see where they are restoring the main part of the Hall and also the memorial to one of the family who died when his horse threw him and dragged him along The Avenue – it is said the memorial was erected where he died which is a good way from the Hall down in the fields.

This is the side of the Hall and some statues, a lily pond and a fountain in the gardens.

          

When we went around the front again we went into the Tea Room and then had a look around the Cellars which also housed the staff, and included the Butler’s Pantry, Wine Cellar etc.  The floors were very uneven.

 

They have their own little Chapel and there are only about 6 headstones in the graveyard.  On the way back we drove along the coast and stopped for an ice cream at Blyth beach as they wanted to show us how much the area had been improved.  I took a photo of the lighthouse which leads into the harbour where a small boat was going in, the beach and also one of St. Mary’s Lighthouse which is at Whitley Bay on an Island which can only be reached by boat at high tide.   I had to take the one of St. Mary’s using the zoom as it was a long way off.

 

We had a lovely weekend.

 

Jordiegirl.

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