Our final destination for this trip was Edinburgh but, en route, we stopped off a various places including an overnight stop in Northumberland.
After checking in at the dog-friendly Amble Inn, we took advantage of the good weather to visit Alnmouth and Amble Harbour.
The next day we called at Seahouses, but skipped Bamburgh which is always heaving with tourists since it has been voted UK’s favourite seaside town in a recent Which survey, and took advantage of our Historic Houses Association membership to visit Paxton House on the English/Scottish border near Berwick-on-Tweed where we had lunch.
After a quick look at the picturesque fishing village of St Abbs, we drove on to Edinburgh. In heavy rain the SatNav directed us to our hotel via Holyrood Park which is closed to traffic on weekends. We then had to make a detour in heavy traffic and the pouring rain and eventually arrived at our hotel. The Britannia Hotel is situated across from one of Edinburgh’s 144 parks which houses a famous art gallery. These green spaces are a blessing, especially for dog owners, as few of the residences in the centre of the city have gardens.
The hotel restaurant was closed so we drove in the pouring rain to a dog-friendly pub, fortunately with underground parking nearby, where we ate a pleasant meal. On returning to the hotel, we found guests had order food through Deliveroo and Uber eats. Why didn’t we think of that? Maybe it’s a generational thing.
The following day the weather had improved and we made our way to celebrate the birthday of my daughter who was staying at Mortonhall Caravan Park. The traffic was heavy with many sets of lights which allowed us to take in some of the sights and appreciate the architecture. While they were visiting Arthur’s Seat, we took advantage of the caravan site with its walks, garden centre and Stables Restaurant
We spent the afternoon at Portobello, which had re-invented itself from the tired seaside resort we had visited decades ago. The beach and promenades were thronging with holidaymakers and the bay was busy with small sailing vessels from the Portobello Sailing, Kayaking and Rowing Club . The food at the TheBeach House (thebeachhousecafe.co.uk) adjacent to the beach was delicious.
On the return journey we stopped Noses Point on the Durham coast at Seaham with its interesting history where we walked along the cliff top and watched a pod of dolphins in the bay.
So, we managed to visit many places of interest in just a few days away.
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You really saw and did a lot in a few days!
ReplyDeleteAs for ordering food from outside to be delivered to a hotel room, I am not sure how happy the hotel would have been about that - there is the smell of food in the room, and the risk of stains. Good job you found a dog-friendly place that served good food!
If you ever visit Ripon and want a meal, I can recommend Oliver‘s Pantry. They LOVE dogs there, and the food is very nice and reasonably priced.