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Prudhoe Castle

After the excitement of a first castle visit in far too long Jan and I had a chance to visit one further north. Having popped up for Easter we had a trip vaguely in mind but ended up going almost by accident on the Sunday, having headed to the Metrocentre only to discover it’s about the one day of the year it’s closed. Luckily the transport links were still running (cinema open if nothing else) so we could get a bus into Prudhoe just along the Tyne.

The castle itself isn’t the most spectacular, but provides an interesting mix of the original and restoration/updating (the bailey is now dominated by a nineteenth century house, though it does blend in nicely). It did feel a little strange to walk down a hill to reach a castle for once, though I suppose its position reflects the proximity to the Tyne and the changing layout of Prudhoe.

As well as the castle we did have the chance to wander into to a christening party at the local pub (the rather bizarely title Dr Syntax). The bus didn’t come then, so we had to have a drink in the other pub (the rather more commonly named Fox and Hounds). So all in all not bad