This omnibus collection of local walks covers the whole of Northumberland and is designed to appeal to those wishing to go on family outings. The book...
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The sandstone of Northumberland offers some of the best bouldering in the Country, often in a remote and beautiful setting. Sometimes you don't need to...
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The sandstone of Northumberland offers some of the best bouldering in the Country, often in a remote and beautiful setting. Sometimes you don't need to...
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Coverage area&Scale: Northern England - Region 4 - OS Landranger 1:50,000 Plus Aerial Photography Coverage by County: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire,...
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The O.S. Explorer Outdoor Leisure 42 covers the area of Kielder Water and Forest, Bellingham and Simonside Hills (showing part of the Northumberland...
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The O.S. Explorer Outdoor Leisure 42 covers the area of Kielder Water and Forest, Bellingham and Simonside Hills (showing part of the Northumberland...
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Advantages: Historic town set in lush valley Disadvantages: No free parking
...Morpeth is 15 miles north of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the county of Northumberland. It is situated on a loop of the river Wansbeck which runs through the town.
Travelling north from Newcastle ,on the A1 and then on to the A197, will take you onto a tree lined street which leads down into Morpeth town centre.. On the left hand side is the golf club with the Cottage Hospital opposite. Carrying further on you will see the St Marys Church dating from the 14th century which contains some of the most important stained glass in Northumberland and it is also the burial place of the suffragette, Emily Davidson. Underneath the church are remains dated from the 13th century and there is also a watch house which was built in 1831 to protect the cemetary against grave robbers. Morpeth, being conveniently situated on the Edinburgh coach road, made...
...~ History of Ashington and of the Museum ~
Ashington is a town in North-east England. It has a population of approximately 28,000, which grew from a few farms in the early 19th Century to a large Coal mining village once coal was discovered. Ashington was once known as "The largest mining village in the world" but despite this historic claim, Ashington has no remaining deep mines. Woodhorn Colliery lies in South-east Northumberland close to the town of Ashington. It was a working pit for more than 80 years, from 1894 until it closed in 1981.
Woodhorn Colliery Museum, first opened in 1989, is the only coal mining museum in Northumberland. Part of the museum is housed in some of the original colliery buildings. It has been closed to visitors for over two years while developments were taking place but it reopened in October 2006. I...
...A few years ago I decided that our family should become members of English heritage. The main reason for this decision was to be able to visit Belsay hall and gardens in Northumberland whenever we wanted to without having to fork out vast sums of cash each time we visited!
What is at Belsay?
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With a population of 450, Belsay village is more of a hamlet. The village was once part of the Belsay hall estate and now provides an attractive backdrop. Belsay hall itself consists of a 19th century manor house and a 14th century ruined castle all set in 30 acres of stunning, magical gardens. For over 600 hundred years Belsay was the home of the Middleton family.
How to get there.
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Belsay feels very much as if it's in the middle of nowhere. However it is only 14 miles north west of Newcastle...
Advantages: Ease of use and price Disadvantages: None
...Having used a Tom Tom Go 700 for a number of years, I decided to update the maps of Western Europe. Tom Tom uses software called Tom Tom Home which is used to download the updated maps. Having connected Tom Tom Go 700 to my PC, via a USB cable, it was a simple matter of clicling on the relevant icon on the Home Software, paying for the maps, and downloading them over the internet.
Payment was straight forward. It is undertaken electronically either by credit or debit card, and the down load commenced.
Because of the size of the map file, it took a little time to download (I do have broadband running at 8mb band width, so I suppose a lesser bandwith will take longer.
Use of the system is simplicity itself. You are given a choice of country, and then you select address, or point of interest....
Advantages: Everything you need is on site. Disadvantages: The list is a long one.
...We usually go to Lynton and Lynmouth, North Devon for our family holidays. This year I thought we would try something new. After spending weeks agonising over where to go. We finally made a decision. Haggerston Castle, Northumberland near Berwick-Upon-Tweed, staying in a Silver 3 bedroom caravan which sleeps 8 people. We managed to bag a good deal, the price was £366 inc bedlinen, and funworks passes for the whole family, a bargain I thought. Normally the price would have been double this amount. The week booked was for August the 11th 2007 to August 18th 2007. We chose this site because it promised lots of on site entertainment, amusement arcades, clubs, bands, restaurants, convenience store, Burger king, fish and chip shop, even a Chinese restaurant, and activities for all the family, plus lots more, whatever the weather. It also had...
Advantages: McRaes usual thought-provoking lyrics Disadvantages: Not as easy to get absrobed into as previous albums
...All Maps Welcome is the third album from Tom McRae, after his self-titled album, Tom McRe, and then Just Like Blood. I first heard this album when I was given a free taster to it, which played about 30 seconds of each song; this then led me to buy the full album. I was already a fan, and was looking forward to seeing him when he toured last year. His dark lyrics and melancholy melodies really blew me away, and I wanted to hear more.
In this album, he uses assistance from members of Beck?s backing band. It took only three weeks to record, and the album itself deals with the break up of a long term relationship. His lyrics are just as deep as in other albums, but with hints of self-pity never seen before.
I never really connected with this album as much as the previous ones, and I am still sceptical with some of the songs on Just...
Advantages: Helps guide you around other countries. Easy to install Disadvantages: None as yet
...TomTom Map of the USA and Canada Maps
TomTom Maps are a 2gb SD card with route maps stored on them that are made to work with the TomTom satellite navigation system. They originally come with UK/Europe maps so these are a brilliant upgrade if you are considering taking your car abroad or hiring a car and driving over there. These are a lot easier than using a standard map when you are visiting another country and make getting around easy.
We have just bought one of these as we are planning a trip to the USA and decided one of these would be useful. I have never been abroad so certainly wont know my way around.
It was very easy to install onto the TomTom. We also decided the points of interest feature would be really useful as we use the UK based one on our current maps a lot.
It has lots of features that include...
...I first came across MultiMap.com through the use of Lycos. They must have some sort of partnetship with Lycos where the Lycos website used part of the MultiMap site and you were able to look at street maps on the Lycos website. Since then I have used this website whenever I want to find a place that I want to go.
~~The Services~~
The services that MultiMap.com offers, without sound too thick hopefully, are all to do with displaying maps for you. There are many different types of maps you can view, here is a short list of the major types of maps and services available for you to look at.
~ Street Maps and Travel Directions for the UK and Europe.
~ Detailed Maps of the Wolrd.
~ Aerial Photos of London and other UK Cities.
~ An Interactive London Tube Map.
~ Local Information to complement their UK and European Maps.
~ Links...
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Review of multi map .com
Advantages: Comprehensive coverage. Disadvantages: Er! Let me think....
...Well, you can call me a geek, anorak or nerd but I don`t mind admitting that I am mad about maps!
Before a visit, during a visit or after a visit, you can find me absorbed in these multi-coloured sheets of paper, studying and reading them like a book. Although I have thousands already, I always welcome one brought home for me from someone`s holiday or trip and if I`m going myself, the first item on my list is always…MAPS!
So call me an anorak then!
Almost every house will have maps of some description, be they Ordnance Survey , Michelin, Collins or A-Z. Most of us that travel a lot by car will have lots of them, stuffed into glove or door pockets or maybe just chucked carelessly onto the back seat. Whatever the publishers, at some time or another they are indispensable.
Geographers` A-Z Company produce some...
Advantages: Lucsious pop Disadvantages: Flat in places
...Maps is a lad called James Chapman who works in his bed-room and splices sounds together on a 16-track recorder rather than using a computer. The result is a semi glorious pop album, in the style of bands like Grandaddy and the Postal Service, or maybe Death Cab for Cutie or even Moby ? gentle, luscious pop.
The positive side is that in its good moments, the luscious, rich sounds make you drift off into a happy place as the electronic sounds wash around inside your head. This happens enough that I could recommend the album.
The downside is that in some places the album is a little flat. It does sound like Moby in parts (particularly his last album) but of course Moby didn?t learn in his bedroom, he went to techno raves and learned the power of a groove, which this album lacks.
The opening couple of tracks are ok but track three...
