Featherstone Castle

We're staying at a caravan site near Haltwhistle and very pleasant it is.  We strolled along the South Tyne river for a couple of miles and happened upon Featherstone, whereupon Mrs B remembered having turned down a Colony Holidays here, preferring to go to Skye to another site instead.

On the way we found Featherstone Bridge, a rather special structure over the South Tyne (Extra).

The weather was gorgeous (despite the occasional rumbles of thunder) and the people friendly and talkative.  From them we gathered that the Black Bull in Haltwhistle was worth a visit (Extra).  So we visited, and tasted Allendale beer for the first time – Golden Plover.

Finally, the Internet connections seem to be working, so I've switched comments back on.