Sunday, 15 April 2012

Piercebridge Northumberland












We are on a short holiday.
After Mass this morning, we headed south. The weather was beautiful, the roads quite quiet.
We were in no rush.

We stopped for coffee on the motorway, and then continued our journey, arriving here at the George Inn at Piercebridge.

We stayed here once before. It was at one time a coaching inn. It stands beside the River Tees. Just below the hotel lie the remains of a Roman Bridge. On the opposite bank, there are the ruins of a Roman Fort. These lie along the line of Dere Street, a Roman road linking York to Scotland.

We had an interesting meal here. Nice, tasty, but the service was very slow. Nearly 2 hours for a 2 course meal. But we were not in a hurry.

Tomorrow after breakfast, we will continue south to our destination in Filey.
And tomorrow, schools re-open in Scotland.

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