Rothbury

Rothbury is another village that I had wanted to visit for a while - but the only time I'd been in the area was when Finn and I were walking the Pennine Way and it's just not feasible to go and look round some villages when you have the most anxious dog in the world refusing to be tied up outside shops!   At least with two of you and two dogs, one of you can stand outside with Finn and Sid while the other goes and has a little mooch.

The weather had been getting progressively worse during our holiday and we weren't exactly running out of places to visit, but the day we went to Rothbury was definitely not a day that we wanted to be standing on an exposed stretch of beach!   Blimey, it was a bit grim!   So, instead, we went out for a drive to see where we'd end up.  

Rothbury lived up to its promise - we parked a little way out of town and walked along the river to give the boys a bit of exercise and had a very nice lunch in one of the high street's pubs.   We had intended to sit outside in the garden, but it was a little damp for that!   Very interesting little place and I'm glad I finally got to see it.