It feels as if I have been in the UK quite a lot recently but it is great to have the opportunity to go and visit my parents as much as possible.
One of the highlights of the journey to where they live, Darlington, is the train trip from Kings Cross as train travel has to be the best method of travel that there is and this train and route is particularly nice and is just over 2 hours. Mum and Dad were waiting for me at the station which was lovely too.
I spent 3 weeks with my parents so we managed to get out and about quite a lot to some lovely English villages and castles. The countryside around Darlington is lovely too so I made the most of it be going for quite a few walks in preparation for our French Camino.
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| Raby Castle, one of the most impressive and intact castles in the UK |
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| Raby Castle, which is quite incredible inside as we saw on the guided tour |
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| Mum and Dad on our visit to the Darlington Railway Museum |
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| Hardy English swimming in the river at Richmond, North Yorkshire |
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| Walworth Castle where we stayed when Tony joined us in Darlington |
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| Whitton Castle, Bishop Auckland, complete with Fish and Chip shop! |
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| The start of our Camino adventure - Tony waiting to catch the train at Darlington |
The start of our train journey to Southern France
- Darlington to Kings Cross
- St Pancreas to Paris du Nord on the Eurostar
- Paris Gare de Lyon to St-Etienne Chateaucreux (TGV)
- St-Etienne Chateaucreux to Le Puy-en Velay
Approximately 8 hours on the train and we were only 2 mins late to arrive at Le Puy-en-Velay!
