Holyrood park

Wee Scottish hiking and biking adventure

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May 30th 2021
Scotland trip My first proper holiday in well over a year started with a relaxing train ride up from London during the afternoon, so I had the benefit of wonderful scenery, particularly north of Newcastle when the tracks hug the Northumberland coast with views of the slate grey North Sea pounding the beaches and weather beaten castles interspersed on promontories and headlands. On arrival ... read more

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