Northumberland - Friday 11th July - Day 1

We arrived just a little after 9pm after a six hour journey from home (with a stop for tea and sandwiches). We have chosen to spend our summer holiday week in the Harbour Master's Cottage in Craster - which is a lovely fishing village on the Northumberland coast.


Harbour Master's House - Craster & Embleton from Spacedust Property Films on Vimeo.

Our first impressions were very good. We liked the quirky layout and my 10 year old son liked the choice of having a double bed or the kids bedroom (he opted for the double bed to start with!). He thought the dressing up box was cute - but for 'younger kids' you understand! The master bedroom upstairs is cosy and we like the exposed beams and shuttered windows with views out to sea.

Instead of unpacking, we went next door to the pub. And it is literally next door as well! The Jolly Fisherman has been refurbished since we last visited Craster in 2007 and is now what we might call a gastro pub from where we are from. It has a decent selection of beers, and a pretty up-market menu in the evening. The famous crab sandwich is still served, to the relief of Mrs B! We ordered a couple of local beers and a lemonade for Master B and watched the waves crash against the shore from the balcony window. Most pleasant!

We wandered the 20 seconds back to our cottage where we went on to the balcony to watch the sun disappear....