Bridges on the Tyne

Off Across the Tops and "Home"

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June 1st 2006
Part VII 1st June - Thursday Goodbye Liz and Lucy and thank you so much for the hospitality. Off across ‘the tops’ or the Pennines to the northeast of England and “home” for Linda today. Howard got a short piece of the M6 motorway to start the day and then we were heading inland to Appleby-in-Westmorland Appleby Fair, held each June in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, is p ... read more

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