I could claim that collecting loyalty points was one of the reasons we stayed in two different hotels while in Amsterdam. But the truth was that one hotel was significantly more affordable than the other. If visiting Amsterdam outside of peak season, the Doubletree at NDSM Amsterdam is definitely budget friendly.
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While making our return from “The NORTH” towards the Isle of Wight, we spent a second night enroute. This evening’s stop was in Manchester at our second Hilton Garden Inn that was attached to a sporting venue. This one was at Old Trafford cricket grounds.
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After packing up and checking out of our hotel in Penrith we headed west into the Lake District. When driving west from Penrith there is an old stone circle just as you enter Keswick (KESS-ic, this time the W and second K are just there for show, not pronunciation). Although I thought we were traveling during a quiet period, somehow this day was the start or continuation of school holidays. Instead of quiet towns to stop in at, they were overflowing with visitors. Parking was at a premium, so we enjoyed the scenery and skipped visiting the towns as we headed south through the district.
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North of Newcastle upon Tyne is Alnwick (pronounced An-nick, yes the L and W were cut from the pronunciation list), home to an interesting garden, and just west of Newcastle is Corbridge, a Roman era town.
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While we made our way south from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, we wanted to check out different parts of the country. After traveling west along Hadrian’s Wall we stopped for the night in Penrith to make the most of the light the next day.