The Farmhouse At Shieldhall ........ And Castle Visits ...

Here`s the lovely farm house in Northumberland , near Kirkhale , called Shieldhall , where we stayed , set in a courtyard with out buildings made into bedrooms for people to stay ..... Very rural setting , but gorgeous scenery ........

Our room on the end with a bench to sit out .......

Three other bedrooms . .. With a workshop on the left hand side , as the owner was a carpenter .....

Our view sat on the bench ........

Our bedroom .......

This was on the lawn part outside our window ...... but i`m not sure what it`s called !! It looked like some sort of grinder machine with a handle on the side ......

Inside the farmhouse , there were vintage items everywhere ! I didn`t know where to look first ...... All totally gorgeous .....

These were on our breakfast tables both mornings ......

Old bottles , watches , chains , spoons , thimbles , wine labels ..... all in silver .......

A statue on top of an old oak dresser ........

While away ... we always try to visit places of interest , like castles .......

This is Alnwick Castle ...... The best one i have visited this year !

The walk up to the castle .........

There were some birds of prey inside ......

This is Willow ... A south African owl ... Which you could stroke ... He was so soft ... and very cute ! ....

Various views from inside the grounds of the castle .......