Hexham Abbey
On our way home from Jarrow we decided to extend the holiday and made a visit to Hexham Abbey. Last time we called they were in the throes of building work for the cafe and so this time we were able to enjoy a welcome bowl of leek and potato soup with oat cakes. Before entering the Abbey cafe we took part in a #stopbrexit rally and added our dot, the kids were also given stick on badges with the #bollockstobrexit and it sparked one fruitful conversation in the cafe!
In addition to the cafe the Abbey also boasts a really interesting and informative hands on display that delves into the history of this beautiful building. Pip had loads of fun dressing up and we both enjoyed having a go at calligraphy, she faired way better than me since I was sent to the turnip patch!
" Off with her head!"
I do love brass rubbings!
Almost recreating this scene from way back when, missing the ice creams though!
Pantasaph Shrine
Dave and I had the bank holiday weekend to ourselves, Pip stopped with Dave's Mum and Dad and Ben stayed with Sara and Tom. Our original Saturday plans fell through at the last minute so we did a hare brained thing and travelled to North Wales! The journey going was 3 hours but returning home was thankfully half the time! We had a most welcome lunch in the shrine cafe accompanied by a mega cafetiere of coffee, it was sorely needed for the driver! We also managed to spend some quiet time in the Padre Pio garden and attended mass in St David's church. The shrine shop had some lovely prayer cards and a marvellous second hand book shop, I came home with a stack of reading material just for me :-)
Clitheroe Castle
Mary stopped with us last week. The girls attended Beacon Fell Adventures forest school camp on the first two days, we had a day at Fleetwood shopping centre to buy art supplies, jumpers and wellies and our last day was at Clitheroe. It was definitely the best day for an indoor activity as the rain was teeming!
Pip not sure about the 'feely cupboard'
An animal height chart.
Making a finger puppet.
Listening to a story about the littlest knight.
Just before leaving the sun came out and we climbed to the top to look out over the town and it's surrounding hills and dales, it was pretty impressive.
" Hello from up here, to you Dad down there!"
It's our first week back in the home school classroom and all I can say is, " Lord, deliver us!!!"
8 comments:
Wow look how they have grown! I think Ben and Cameron had a conversation at Summer camp back in June, he mentioned that he had seen him, I didn't manage to bump into him. Looks like you have had a lovely busy summer out and about visiting some really interesting places.
Yes Ben really enjoyed their chat :-). If you ever want to visit you are more than welcome x
San, oh it all looks like such lovely doings, out and about. So glad you had the opportunity :-)
Peace & Prayers to you! xox
You are so lucky to have such wonderful churches close by! It reminds me of our day in St. Albans. Is it an Anglican church now? Looks like they also had a lovely museum there (with activities for children). And that old photo of Pip and Ben is just grand!
Happy evening knitting!
Yes the Abbey is Anglican. It was fun finding that old photo of the two of them, sometimes I occasionally want to rewind the clock 🙂
It was good to finally document our summer on here. We enjoyed our mini breaks and they were great for me, minimal packing and planning 😀
What lovely times! Too funny about the turnip patch! It looked like fun having Mary Grace along on an outing too. The pic of Ben and Pip is incredibly sweet, as is the one of you and Pip and Ben on the bench :)
Lovely to see your lovely family in Hexham! I am so sad that we didn't come to Northumberland in the end (due to needing to take my Mum to physio because of her knee replacement and then it not being really worth it for 3 days...)- it would have been lovely to meet you! So sweet seeing them on that bench so long ago! I love Hexham Abbey-it is such a lovely place and the Refectory is always great for a meal! The other cafe looks beautiful!
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