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The Morning
Our final day, and time to go home. But not immediately. It was the time for older daughter to start looking at universities, and Newcastle University had an open day where we could have a guided tour around the site.
So we packed up the cases, loaded everything into the car, and set off for Newcastle. We took the whole shebang because it would be way easier to drive straight home from the city. Anyway, Newcastle has a decent amount of parking, not that I can remember where we parked. At the Baltic Centre, I think.
Ambling Around
I was in the “not doing the tour” crew along with Minimus. So I can’t comment on the tour, but I hear it was good.
Minimus and me walked along the Quayside and ultimately up to the castle after which the city is named. We off course went inside and climbed to the top. The view is quite good, even though on this day the weather was mediocre. Technically, the only remaining bit of the castle is the old keep. But you could convince yourself that the keep and the castle are synonymous, if you’re not too picky about medieval military architecture.
Lunch and Home
There was another version of The Stack in central Newcastle, so we went there for another adequate lunch. From there we walked back to the car and set off back down the A1 to home. The house was where we’d left it, which is always good.
Summing Up
It had been a good holiday all-in-all, after not being able to go anywhere in 2020. The Lake District was a little weird, because many places hadn’t quite got themselves up and running properly after the COVID shutdowns. Booking restaurants was tricky and a few things were just closed. It’s a good job that the Lake District’s best bits are all outdoors.