For Mother’s Day my family and I decided it would
be a good idea to get away for the weekend to spend some time together. We
found a cheap caravan park right by Cresswell Seaside which is only a 45 min
drive from where I live yet I had never been.
We headed in the afternoon on Friday, once we had
all finished work/ uni so arrived with plenty of time to unpack and have tea
before heading to the rather cringey club house for the kid’s entertainment (we
promised my little brothers we would). It wasn't exactly the most fun night I
have ever had but the twins definitely enjoyed it!
On the Saturday morning Jamie and I woke up bright
and early to go for an explore, we were blessed with the first sunny weather we
have had this year which put us in a great mood. Unfortunately, my Mam wasn't
every well so spent the morning in the caravan while the Twins and their Dad
went swimming.
Because it was such beautiful weather me and Jamie stuck to our plans and headed out at around 10am to find the beach which was actually only a few mins walk away. It was absolutely gorgeous, we started off by hunting through the rock pools finding many craps and little sea creatures. Jamie tried to show off running across the rocks which ended with him flat on his face and me standing over him saying "I told you so". We then took a long stroll across the full beach before heading back for some lunch and a little rest, who knew exploring would be so tiring?!
Because it was such beautiful weather me and Jamie stuck to our plans and headed out at around 10am to find the beach which was actually only a few mins walk away. It was absolutely gorgeous, we started off by hunting through the rock pools finding many craps and little sea creatures. Jamie tried to show off running across the rocks which ended with him flat on his face and me standing over him saying "I told you so". We then took a long stroll across the full beach before heading back for some lunch and a little rest, who knew exploring would be so tiring?!
In the afternoon we set off out again but this time
in a different direction toward some farmer’s fields where we found a foot path
through possibly the biggest crop field I have ever seen! I always find long
walks are where the best contestations happen as your mind is not engrossed in
technology, you and the person you are with can both give each other your full
attention and focus on the here and now. While exploring we came across some
huge abandoned ruins of what looked like it used to be a manor of some sort.
Jamie persuaded me to be brave enough to climb through the bushes to
investigate inside. What we found was pretty amazing, a lot of the inside of
the abandoned building was still there, Jamie climbed up some steps that were
beginning to rust away while I found many camp fires. We started to creep
ourselves out thinking we could hear noises so left shortly afterward.
As for Sunday we had planned to stop off at Dunstanburgh
Castle for a long walk with the family for Mother’s Day, thankfully my Mam was
fully much better by Sunday. This ended up being possibly the most beautiful
walk I have ever been on in the UK; I would highly recommend it! The walk took
us about an hour there and back which was perfect considering we had two 5-year-old
with us, there as so much room for them to run around on the fields yet so much
for them to see. We explored the rock pools and even spotted some seals far out
at sea. We had to get back to Newcastle for 4pm or we would have stayed for
hours, especially with is being so hot.
All in all, the trip away was just what we all needed, some time to
relax and to spend some quality time together.
