Scotland XIII b: Castles

Later Tuesday we spent time at the huge and wonderful Bamburgh Castle, an impressive 11th century structure that could serve as an example of everything a proper castle should be: Mighty exterior, scenic surroundings and an awe-inspiring interior. For once, Heidi and I were in complete agreement: We loved the place.



View from the ramparts:





Can you imagine being a kid (or a dog - the two are quite similar in terms of what entertains them) and getting to play here? Wooo hooo!



We then drove on to Chillingham Castle, originally a 12th century monastery. The place fell into disrepair after the war, and the restoration work has been somewhat patchy, to put it very mildly. To be brutally honest it looks like some madman has scattered centuries of accumulated kitch randomly around the place. It's not worth the exorbitant £6.75 they charge you to get in.