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2025.10 UK & More – Castlerigg Stone Circle & Lake District

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2025.10 UK & More – Castlerigg Stone Circle & Lake District

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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2025.10 UK & More – Alnwick Gardens & Corbridge Roman Town

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2025.10 UK & More – Alnwick Gardens & Corbridge Roman Town

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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2025.10 UK & More – Hardwick Hall

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2025.10 UK & More – Hardwick Hall

With a British Heritage membership in our pocket from visiting Dover Castle, it was time to make use of it.  Along the route north from Silverstone to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, there were three places that were close to the highway.  Due to timing we only visited one, and it was totally worth the visit, Hardwick Hall.

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