We love the historic town of Alnwick which is just a short walk from the site. We have visited the beautiful Alnwick Gardens on previous occasions. I was a bit worried about how much Kim took notice in the poison gardens; I hope she wasn't getting too many ideas from the guided talk of poisonous plants and murderers! On a hot day the water features were a welcome sight and very cleverly created.
At Alnwick there is also the Castle where Harry Potter was filmed. There are usually some kind of themed activities going on. There was a Owl and falcon display when we were there. We also managed to get a personal tour guide to show and explain the history of the castle and that included some of the history of the Percy family. Very interesting!
Our hosts for this rally were Neil and Jo who did a fantastic job. They challenged everyone with a town quiz, which meant we spent the day searching every bit of the town centre for the answers to their clues! We managed to stop for coffee though.
On Saturday evening Neil and Jo did a great twist with a Bar room Brawl game. I have never seen so many of our disabled members throw away their walking sticks to get to the 'bar' to try and claim a free bottle. Great fun!
Jeff and Judith came for a visit and brought some very welcome supper snacks for the members, which was really appreciated by all. Many thanks to them both. They are usually busy with their pub at The Masons Arms, Walkworth which they offer a warm welcome to their patrons! Jeff was showing his finally finished van conversion which was excellent.
It was lovely to see members who have not been out for a while due to ill health, you know who you are and take care to keep happy.
Thirty one Northern Counties Vans attended the rally. Well I say all Northern Counties but one of our members moved to Spain and they are officially a Spanish group member but of course are honorary Northern counties members when they rally with us.
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