Holiday snap time. I woke last Sunday morning to the barking that blights our nation, as Durham’s doggies set off for their daily dose of coast. One positive to emerge from the Lockdown has been folk clinging to their right to “exercise”, and there must have been a hundred walkers, joggers and cyclists out on… Continue reading NOSE’S POINT
Tag: Seaham
(LOOKING FOR) THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT
You left me in the Coalhouse, the Seaham micropub you CAN visit and get a pink tick. They were playing “Heart of Saturday Night”. It was a Tom Waits sorta bar. I hit the town. It was closed. I’m afraid there’s not a wealth of cask in Seaham. The next pint of real ale is… Continue reading (LOOKING FOR) THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT
SEAHAM – FROM THE COALFACE TO THE COALHOUSE
There’s two main options if you’re staying over in Seaham tonight. Seaham Hall is no doubt the choice of my discerning readers like Pauline and Stafford Paul. Nice views; Or you could save £525 and park up for free at Nose’s Point, and have views like these from your window; A 20 minute walk into… Continue reading SEAHAM – FROM THE COALFACE TO THE COALHOUSE
EASINGTON – NO JEDI KNIGHTS OR POPES, BUT EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
I’d parked up just south of Sunderland on Durham’s mining coast. It was a vibrant place before BRAPA went to the University of Sun’land in the late ’90s. This is the coast that pashmina’d Guardian readers DON’T go to, instead heading on to Northumberland with its Potter castles and smoked kippers. I’ve stopped off here… Continue reading EASINGTON – NO JEDI KNIGHTS OR POPES, BUT EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
