Well, against the advice of everyone here, I thought I’d try it for myself and see how rubbish it was. So we’re just back from 2 nights camper-van camping in Belford.
Alnwick- what a joke! OK, so its got the world’s cutest second-hand bookshop, great weather, relaxed parking, friendly people, some interesting shops- and also some nice places to eat.
Where was the Tesco Metro?? Its almost as if civilisation hasn’t caught up with it. Thankfully we found the Greggs, tucked away somewhere.
Belford itself. Well- its just trying too hard. The pretty environs, interesting and slightly boheme pubs, and obvious community kinship clearly screamed out ‘No Londis!’ to us, but they were trying so hard that we pretended to admire it.
Finally, Bamburgh Castle, and the surrounding coastal area. Well! Its a Norman castle in the foreground, with the origins of British Christianity in the background, near a pristine beach while some locals played cricket close by.
Ten a penny. I’m falling over that kind of thing in South Lanarkshire. Something unique would have been nice.
Oh, and I got mild facial sunburn in the last week of September. Its dead to me. Never again.
