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England's Most Romantic Ruin

This turned out to be one of those perfect Northumberland days, with clear light, warm sunshine and a sky the colour of which you usually only see much further south.



We'd spent the morning at Warkworth Castle and had lunch at Alnmouth. The weather was grey, with the odd ray of sunshine through the clouds.

The beach at Alnmouth sported a thin layer of mist that swirled no higher than your knees and you could literally wade through. One of the strangest sights I've ever seen.

Then suddenly the wind picked up a little, the mist disappeared and the sun came out. Within half an hour the sky was cloudless and the light amazing.

We drove up the coast to Craster and walked along the cliffs to Dunstanburgh Castle. And yes, the sky really was that colour!

Dunstanburgh Castle has its own page on this site.

But here, I'd just like to share my memories of a perfect afternoon, wandering from Craster towards Embleton, soaking up the peace and the sun and revelling in that amazing light that makes Northumberland such as special place for holidays.

Not bad for mid September in north-east England, is it?

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