This Christmas we've decided to go away from home for a change. We're staying with some family up the coast in the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland. Now some of the UK folks will have heard of Bamburgh, some may not and I'm fairly sure you fine folk on the other side of the Atlantic will not have come across it. It is a tiny village which has one of the best preserved castles in the UK. The castle has been used in a few films, the most famous was probably El Cid (Chuck Heston at his best). See link below for a taster (if you like castles that is...) -
http://www.bamburghcastle.com/index.php
Geographically it's not far from Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island - http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lindisfarne-castle/
and Alnwick Castle - http://www.alnwickcastle.com/ used in the Harry Potter movies. It's hard to travel 5 minuets in Northumberland without passing a castle !
http://www.bamburghcastle.com/index.php
Geographically it's not far from Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island - http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lindisfarne-castle/
and Alnwick Castle - http://www.alnwickcastle.com/ used in the Harry Potter movies. It's hard to travel 5 minuets in Northumberland without passing a castle !