Cumbria | Caffie

We drove up via Cumbria/Northumbria to stay by Hadrian’s Wall, but surely the strangest part of the trip was the Lonach Highland Games. We were particularly taken by the Qualifying Heavies.

Bandsman and what used to be a big cat, Lonach Highland Games

Qualifying Heavies, Lonach Highland Games

Yes, our famous tour of the frozen North. Winter is coming… if only we’d known.

First we went to Durham (this was before the snow) and stayed in the fantastic Victoria Inn. The snow started falling while we were in Edinburgh. Things were serious by the time we reached Aberdeenshire.

Even in the snow, Huntly Farmers’ Market was great.

There was an informal folk session at Lynn and Richard’s Christmas Party – more of this at the Tin Hut in Gartly.

Back in England it wasn’t much less snowy. We stayed at the Mardale Inn, which features in Withnail & I, of course.