"The grim isolation of Dunstanburgh Castle" Topic
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| Warspite1 | 20 Nov 2022 4:53 p.m. PST |
Standing on a volcanic outcrop overlooking the North Sea Dunstanburgh is one of the four great castles of Northumberland. A new photo album of the castle which changed hands several times during the so-called Wars of the Roses: link |
| advocate | 21 Nov 2022 12:41 a.m. PST |
I love Dunstanburgh. Some 40 years ago I walked there up the coast from Alnmouth on a lovely day: we could see it from several miles away, and it felt anything but Grim, or even isolated. Fast forward to just a few years ago and we did much the same walk. The weather was grim indeed… |
| 4DJones | 21 Nov 2022 12:48 a.m. PST |
Warspite: if you're in and around Northumberland, try to visit Aydon Castle, just north of Corbridge. A fine example of a fortified manor. |
| Warspite1 | 21 Nov 2022 4:53 a.m. PST |
Thank you both.
I actually live in Norfolk, England, but Northumberland had always eluded me until this year due to health and the distance. I now have a co-driver! :) :) :) My nearest sites are Castle Acre, Castle Rising and Baconsthorpe Castle. Barry |
79thPA  | 21 Nov 2022 12:55 p.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing. I bet it gets cold there in the winter. |
| Warspite1 | 21 Nov 2022 3:18 p.m. PST |
@79thPA:
It was pretty cold that day with a stiff breeze coming off the North Sea.
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