I stayed at the EasyHotel 6 years ago. Clean, large, inexpensive room with a great pub next door, many more within walking distance and near the Quayside. I heard them before I saw them. Kittiwakes. Usually found on wee cliff outcroppings, the buildings in Newcastle were ideal to creaet the largest inland colony in the world. Wear a hat! But sitting at the Redhouse outside I noticed that the type of stone the buildings were made of seemed to effect the occupancy by the kittiwakes.
The white stuff on the ground is quano. Kittiwake poop.
Zoom in and you can see how packed they are on the ledges yet not on the adjacent building?!
The red bridge is a swing bridge
Gregg’s always has a queue. Cheap (£1.25 ) tasty sausage roll
Saw this. Owner & restorer said 1971 Chevy
Bridge Tavern was close to the hotel
Nice, local chocolate stout
Remember to look up as statuary on old buildings are often hidden gems
I don’t normally go to Wetherspoons but the rule isn’t hard fast. Especially when on the waterside
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Close up to the RL Stevenson memorial
Some mugless guy on a building
This apparent road blocker stunned me considering its seems to be a Roman marker .
More of the castle can be found on my June 29, 2017 post
Last time I had a magnificent steak & ale pie here. New owners don’t serve food. But the customers produced good craic
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