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Day 66 12th JUNE 2011

First walk over the scary bailey bridge. Crossing the bailey bridge is quite a shoogily noisy experience, i got a good view of the river from it though. I reckon I might avoid crossing this bridge while there is vehicles, especially lorries using it..... might have to get used to it though as I need to cross it twice daily!

Day 65 11th June 2011

Simonside from Whitton, looking for  another view of Simonside but it was raining so I took it from the dryness of the car, hence the wing mirror in the shot........ well surely you didn't expect me to get out the car and get wet!

Day 64 10th June 2011

Armstrong Cottages is a very neat and tidy group of Alms houses which make a picturesque entrance to our lovely village of Rothbury

Day 61 9th May 2011

Rothbury Wines a fantastic independant wine shop where you can buy wines from Rothbury Estates (Australia) and you can buy Black Rory and Coquet Whisky, you can also satisfy your Sweet tooth with delicious Galloway Ice Cream.

Day 60 8th May 2011

Bridgedale Antiques is one of Coccuveda's neighbours in Bridge St Rothbury, it is one of those shops that always manages to grab your attention, i pass it a couple of times a day and always spot something that I have never spotted before but they very rarely actually change the window. It is definitely a great asset to Rothbury

Day 59 7th June 2011

Rothbury has quite a few long established independant shops that help make Rothbury a unique and special place to shop, Rogerson shoe shop is a fine example of this I am not sure exactly when it first opened but I do know that people come from far and wide to buy their shoes here and quite often buy a few pairs at a time.

day 58 6th June 2011

 Rhododendrons and posh cars! Cragside in Rothbury is quite a colourful spectacle at this time of the year when the Rhododendrons are in full bloom. this is quite an isolated bush but not in Cragside but in an equally stunning setting. Rothbury at the moment seems to have quite a few visiting interesting cars, I spotted this one today just outside Rothbury visitor centre.

Day 57 5th June 2011

Rothbury fish and chip shop and of course Chinese takeaway, it definitely stands the test of time as the chip shop has been here in Rohbury longer than I have,  I have been here 24 years.

Day 56 4th June 2011

This is our main road bridge in Rothbury of the river Coquet. It won't look like this again for quite some time as it is just about to under go a major strengthening job.

Day 55 3rd June 2011

Sometimes in Rothbury you get the odd surprise, isn't this a lovely vehicle it looks well loved

Day 54 2nd June 2011

 

Simonside  Our "Sacred Mountain" one of the most popular places for walkers coming to Rothbury. The views of Simonside and the views from Simonside are absolutely stunning, walkers are well rewarded for the effort.

Day 53 1st June 2011

 Lady's Bridge from up a height, you can't see the swans from up here but you can see that Rothbury has lots of green wide open spaces and still some spectacular bluebells.

Day 52 31st May 2011

Here is the non-camera shy swans again, this time they were further up stream by Ladies Bridge, i suppose that is a bit of an assumption that they are the same swans I snapped a couple of weeks ago but who knows swans all look the same..... don't they?

Day 51 30th May 2011

Rothbury Street Fair day, this was the setting up stage in the morning, note the damp and the grey sky, unfortunately i didn't get anymore photos as i was at work, yes even on a bank holiday. When i finished about 5.20pm it was all virtually packed away and do you know what? the sun was shining!

Day 50 29TH May 2011

Tea on the terrace at Rothbury House today, I heard that the shortbread was particularly delicious! Rothbury House is a very impressive old building, formerly the County Hotel, the gardens are quite spectacular too, I just love all the poppies.

Day 49 28th May 2011

A lovely wedding in Rothbury today, such a beautiful dress on a beautiful bride, I reckon she was oblivious to her train on the wet ground and the wind having fun with her veil, her bridesmaids were trying their best to keep it under control.

Day 48 27th May 2011

Rothbury has a very active tennis club, so today i thought i would head down there and take a photo of some tennis activity..... but today there was nobody there so i turned round and took a photo of the old mart which is just over the other side of the river from the tennis club.

Day 47 26th May 2011

The Coquetvale Hotel
This is one of the best places to have a meal in Rothbury, nice food, nice staff, nice wine and a nice atmosphere.

Day 46 25th May 2011

Photo of the day today is the bumble bee garden outside Rothbury visitor centre, no bumble bees to be seen today though, I reckon it might have been just a wee bit too chilly for them.

Day 45 24th May 2011

Lots of bits of tree around today in random places in Rothbury, you definitely had to watch where you were going. Yes, that is my hand trying to keep warm in gloves, the sun might have been shining but it was still blooming cold!

Day 44 23rd May 2011

Stormy Stormy day in Rothbury, unfortunately the first picture doesn't really show how much the branches of the tree were blowing around in fact it looks like a nice quiet Rothbury scene...... but the camera has lied it was very wild as you can see from photo number 2, this tree was not up to the battering it got, I daresay there will be a few more around like this

Day 43 22nd May 2011

Peaceful doves enjoying a quiet Sunday morning forage around the memorial cross little did they know how wild the rest of the day was going to turn out

Day 42 21st May 2011

Saturday night in Rothbury!

Takeaway curry it was not, I peeled and chopped and cooked it all, it might look like a dogs dinner but it was quite tasty and did taste much better than it looks. The wine was quite acceptable too, half price bargain at the Co-op!

Day 41 20th May 2011

Nice place for an Americano, shortbread and free wi-fi

Day 40 19th May 2011

Sometimes when going about your normal daily routine you spot something that,  strikes a chord. I spotted this message on the notice board outside the United Reformed Church, it certainly made me have a ponderous moment or two.

Day 39 18th May 2011

Here is another des-res these chickens look more than content with their abode they are not even spooked by being right next to the cemetery

day 38 17th May 2011

If you look closely at the tree you might just make out a couple of bat boxes, I wonder if that is a des res for the bats while there is bridge works going on. I think it is quite an interesting photo, although any photographers out there might think differently, but I like it.

Day 37 16th May 2011

I hope that you won't get bored with another bluebell photo but I couldn't resist this stunning view over towards Simonside and bluebells will be finished before too much longer so we may as well enjoy them while we can.

Day 36 15th may 2011

May is beautiful bluebell time! On my hunt for some, Wagtail Road did not disappoint I didn't have to search for too long before I found a colourful patch

Day 35 14th May 2011

Those of you who don't know Rothbury might look at this picture and think "What on earth is that? Is that a bus shelter? What a funny place to put a bus shelter!" In fact it is a "youth Shelter" Rothbury doesn't actually have a bus shelter anywhere, so when the north wind is blowing and the rain is lashing down and you want to go off to Morpeth or Newcastle on the bus don't expect to wait on the bus with any protection from the elements!

Rothbury Daily: Day 32 11TH MAY 2011

Rothbury Daily: Day 32 11TH MAY 2011: "Not one to be put of with yesterdays lack of wildlife, on the way to open up Coccuveda i decided to go the long way over the footbridge at t..."

Day 34 13TH May 2011

Everyday I pass this old care home that is now up for sale, I can't help thinking of the possibilities...... could this be a new home for the family with the bottom floor being a new home for Coccuveda?

Day 33 12th May 2011

Jacobs ladder in Rothbury first photo from the top and second from the bottom, don't ask me how many steps there are as I lost count after the first 10

Day 32 11TH MAY 2011

Not one to be put of with yesterdays lack of wildlife, on the way to open up Coccuveda i decided to go the long way over the footbridge at the Cow Haugh carpark, there I came across a pair of very cooperative swans, just wish I had some bread to reward them with